Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán
This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles by San Diego Free Press and OB Rag regulars, irregulars, columnists, and at-large contributors (except for The Starting Line’s columnist Doug Porter who was on vacation in the Land of Enchantment, no, not Disneyland) on giving thanks, Thankstaking, Blackout Black Friday, the Ferguson protests, Logan Heights history, a bike conference, cheers for Obama and jeers for Congress, spotting fake online reviews and a handful of OB news and views.
San Diego Free Press Regular Columns:
Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
Thanks for Nothing (and Everything): On Walmart, Black Friday, and Thich Nhat Hanh
From the Soul by Ernie McCray
Feeling Grateful and Giving Thanks
City Heights: Up Close & Personal by Anna Daniels
Whose Park? City Heights Struggles to Define “Our” Park
Ferguson’s Smoldering Fires
The Ferguson Missouri Public Library: A Clean Well-Lighted Place within the Chaos
Junco’s Jabs by Junco Canché
Senator Ted Cruz Channels His Inner Cicero
Happy Thankstaking
El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
See No 43. Hear No 43. Speak No 43.
Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Geo-Poetic Spaces: River’s Reflections
The History of the Neighborhood House by Maria Garcia
The History of Neighborhood House in Logan Heights: Tortilla’s Army – Defending Logan Heights
Looking Back at the Week by Brent E. Beltrán
Looking Back at the Week at SDFP and OB Rag: November 16-22
San Diego Free Press Regular and At-Large Contributors:
National Bicycle Tourism Conference Kicked Off in San Diego
By Dave Rice
Temporary Legal Protection for Some Immigrants A Good Beginning But Not At the Expense of Border Communities
By American Friends Service Committee
UCSD Administration Plans Ché Café Eviction Over Thanksgiving?
By Ché Café
Two Cheers for President Obama. Bronx Cheers for Congressional Republicans
By John Lawrence
(Not) Making Sense of Ferguson
By Will Falk
Video of Nov. 25 City Heights Rally to Demand Justice for Michael Brown
By Anna Prouty
What to Do When Black Friday Isn’t Your Thing
By Debbie Forward
No Justice, No Profits! Ferguson Protests Move to Stores on Black Friday
By Anna Daniels
How to Spot a Fake Online Review
By Oliver James
OB Rag Contributors:
Models of Aborted Fetuses on the OB Pier
By Frank Gormlie
Readers – Both Residents and Visitors – Voted Overwhelmingly to Keep “Hippie Floral” Design on OB Hostel
By Frank Gormlie
New OB Rag Poll: What do you think about a “round-about” at West Pt Loma and Bacon?
By OB Rag Staff
Dog Beach Dog Wash Washes Their 500,000th Dog
By OB Rag Staff
Point Loma Robbery Suspect Arrested
By OB Rag Staff
In Solidarity With Ferguson, San Diego Protesters Shut Down 2 Freeways
By Frank Gormlie
Midway Construction Project Will See 190 Units on Former Barnard School Land
By Frank Gormlie