Diane Bell

World War II paratrooper to leap again at age 100

August 13, 2021 at 10:42 a.m.

SAN DIEGO – What better way to celebrate a 100th birthday than on the beach in front of the Hotel del Coronado — even if you jump out of a...

In 1996, marijuana legislation took a major step forward thanks to California. The Golden State became the first in the union to legalize medical marijuana via the Compassionate Use Act.

Column: California colleges are going to pot

August 10, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

Higher education is getting even higher. The legalization of marijuana for medicinal use in 33 states and for recreational use in 11, including California, is giving birth to a cannabis...

Paramedics transport a man believed to be Hong Kong's first coronavirus patient to a hospital on Jan. 22, 2020.

Commentary: Coronavirus crisis victims in China aren’t just humans

March 3, 2020 at 12:38 p.m.

The human toll that the coronavirus is taking in China is repeatedly updated in news reports. But there are a growing number of victims that we hear little about who...

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