INTRIGUING DRAMA ON TRIAL: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION AT POWPAC THROUGH AUGUST 13
Printer-friendly version By Kathy Carpenter July 25, 2023 (Poway) – In the hallowed halls of the Old Bailey, a tale of murder, lies, and the enigmatic “Witness for the Prosecution” begins to unfold, presented by PowPac Theatre in Poway. The audience is drawn into the case of Leonard Vole’s story and his subsequent arrest for murder. “Witness for the Prosecution” is a slow, deliberate, tantalizing tease. This gripping courtroom drama is set in 1950s London. The story revolves around Leonard Vole, a charming and enigmatic young man accused of murdering a wealthy widow. He finds himself in a precarious situation as the primary suspect in a crime he denies committing. Enter Sir Wilfrid Robarts, a brilliant and seasoned barrister who takes on Leonard’s case. Despite Leonard’s protestations of innocence, the evidence seems stacked against him. As the trial progresses, Sir Wilfrid’s legal skills are put to the test, and he must unravel a web of deception, betrayal, and unexpected twists. As the courtroom drama unfolds, the audience is taken on a rollercoaster ride of suspense and intrigue. Secrets are exposed and unexpected alliances are formed, leaving everyone questioning the truth and the true identity of the mysterious “witness for the prosecution.” During the climax, the truth finally emerges, turning the trial on its head and leaving the audience stunned. “Witness for the Prosecution” is a masterfully crafted play that keeps the audience engrossed from start to finish with its clever plot twists, compelling characters, and thought-provoking exploration of justice and deception. The cast invites us into the story and does a great job of keeping us guessing. Raymond Evans plays Leonard Vole, the man at the center of it all. Julie Clemmons impressively portrays Romaine Vole, expertly concealing her secrets. Amy Dell embodies Janet Mackenzie, showcasing her versatility as a character actress. The rest of the cast pulls us into the courtroom intrigue, skillfully mastering the unfolding story. With a slow-burning allure, “Witness for the Prosecution” lures theatergoers into a world of mystery and intrigue.A must – see for courtroom drama fans. Witness For the Prosecution PowPac Theatre Thru August 13, 2023 Boxoffice 858.679.8085 www.PowPac.org Up Next Passing Conversations A Drama By Brent A. Stringfield Sep.15 – Oct. 8, 20 Printer-friendly version
THE GUILDED PEN – NEW BEGINNINGS: SAN DIEGO WRITERS & EDITORS GUILD 2022 ANTHOLOGY
Printer-friendly version Reviewed by Pennell Paugh July 26, 2023 (San Diego) — The San Diego Writers & Editors Guild is a nonprofit, member-supported organization dedicated to promoting the writing arts for youth and adults in San Diego. The Guild has been publishing anthologies of its members’ short stories, essays, and poetry since 2012. The 2022 version, New Beginnings, is the Guild’s best collection of stories so far. “New Beginnings” is the anthology’s theme. The book contains 19 short stories, 13 poems, and 13 memoir essays. For instance, a neophyte rower wins a league medal for his school, a washed-up detective looks for that redeeming case, an ex-con questions his self-worth, a new bride has second thoughts, and the world is saved by changing the past. In the innovative entries, Guild authors have taken the “new beginnings” theme, spun it around, whipped it up, and turned it into something refreshing, stimulating, thought-provoking, soul-wrenching, or simply fun. his reviewer found the majority of stories to be polished, inspiring, profound, or funny; some had a combination of these qualities. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys originality and variety. Printer-friendly version
JAMIE WON’T SLUMBER FOCUSES ON CHILD’S STRUGGLES WITH SEPARATION ANXIETY
Printer-friendly version By Pennell Paugh July 26, 2023 (Santee) — Santee resident Jamie Roberts announced the release of her debut picture book, Jamie Won’t Slumber, on May 17. The delightful Illustrations were created by Amazon Book Associate. Jamie, who is 8 years old, has trouble sleeping away from home. She imagines disasters will happen to her home and family members while she is away. She should be home to protect the house and everyone in it. How will she overcome her fears? Does Jamie improve? Will she be able to sleep away from home? Find out in the paperback and ebook versions available on Amazon at this link. Printer-friendly version
“I AM SMOKE,” BY HENRY HERZ, AN ATMOSPHERE STORY
Printer-friendly versionReviewed by Pennell Paugh July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — San Diego resident Henry Herz’s latest picture book is titled I Am Smoke. Smoke is the narrator, relating how it has served humankind since prehistory for signaling, beekeeping, curing and flavoring food, religious rites, and fumigating insects. The book’s rhythmic narration is complemented by illustrations where swirling smoke is captured. The impressionistic images resonate with the text. The book invites the user to enjoy the words over and over, finding deeper meaning in each reading. “Flickering flames work their mysterious magic on burning branches. I am born a swirling, roiling mist of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and ash I am borne aloft in the heat’s embrace, soaring and spreading my wings I am smoke.” Herz is the author of 10 picture books. Look for his follow-up novel, I Am Gravity, which will be coming out in 2024. His children’s short stories have been published in Highlights for Children, Ladybug Magazine and in anthologies for Albert Whitman & Co. and Blackstone Publishing. Herz also writes adult science fiction and fantasy short stories. He holds a BS in Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Engineering from George Washington U, and an MA in Political Science from Georgetown U. He is a member of SCBWI and the San Diego Writers & Editors Guild. Visit him at www.henryherz.com. Printer-friendly version
BLACKWATER FOUNDER ERIK PRINCE INDICTED FOR ARMS SALES TO LIBYA
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery Photo, left: Erik Prince in 2015, cc-2.0 via Wikipedia July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — The name Erik Prince became familiar to many residents in San Diego’s East County when Blackwater, the private military contracting firm he founded, sought to build a paramilitary training camp in Potrero. Now Austria has indicted Prince for alleged arms trafficking to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo; at least one shipment of explosives reportedly went through Austria using an Austrian business, BNN reports. Prince is accused of organizing a covert military operation to supply Libyan warlord Khalifa Hafter with war equipment for rebellion against a government backed by the U.S. and the U.N. If convicted, Prince could face up to five years in prison. However, it is unclear whether or not he will be extradited to Austria; Prince holds residency in both the U.S. and Abu Dhabi. Prince has denied UN allegations of arms peddling to Libya. Photo, right: Potrero residents protested against Blackwater in June 2008 The local Potrero project drew massive opposition on environmental grounds as well as the many controversies involving Blackwater, which Prince was CEO and chairman of at the time. The Harris Fire in October 2007 displaced many residents, but that didn’t stop them from showing up to vote and recall all five community planning group members who had voted for the project, which sparked national news headlines. The 2007 firestorms scorched Round Potrero Valley, where Blackwater planned to store ammunition and a bunkhouse with 200 men in the box valley with only one exit. Blackwater ultimately dropped plans for the Potrero facility in 2008, ostensibly due to noise mediation requirements, although those had not changed since the project’s inception. Prince, a former Navy Seal before founding Blackwater in 2009, is no stranger to controversy. Three Blackwater guards were convicted in 2014 of manslaughter and another of murder in charges stemming from the massacre of civilians in Baghdad’s Nissour Square in 2007. In March 2009, Prince resigned as Blackwater’s CEO but remained chairman of the board until the company’s sale in late 2010. Blackwater’s successor company, Academi, was accused of arms trafficking in 2012 dating back to when Prince served as CEO and Chairman. Then in 2020, the FBI investigated Prince for arms trafficking involving crop duster planes converted for military use. He moved to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where he was hired by the crown prince to organize foreign troops for the UAE and formed a new firm called Reflect Responses, or R2. He later trained Somalis in anti-piracy operations with UAE funding. Prince also leads a private equity firm, Frontier Resources Group and until April 2021, chaired Frontier Services Group Ltd., which had various business dealings in Africa. Prince also drew controversy over revelations that he lied to the House Intelligence Committee in Nov. 2017 about his involvement in the Trump transition team and was at a Trump Tower meeting that allegedly had backchannel communications with a representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Special Counsel in 2018 found evidence contradicting Prince, the Washington Post reported. The House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department which announced in 2020 that it had opened an investigation into Prince’s alleged perjury during his testimony. Politically well connected, Prince is the sister of Betsy DeVos, former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, and has been a major donor to numerous Republican candidates and a Trump-aligned super-pac. He is also vice president of the Prince Foundation and founder of the Freiheit Foundation, a nonprofit charity funding conservative causes. The foundation lost over half its assets due to investment in Seligman New Technologies Fund, whose manager was accused of illegal market activities. Prince has engaged in some charitable endeavors, including building an orphanage in war-torn Afghanistan. He has been married three times; his current wife, Stacy DeLuke, is a former Blackwater spokesperson. Printer-friendly version
RABBI DETAILS ANTISEMITIC ATTACK NEAR SDSU: ‘I SAID HE IS GOING TO BURN IN HELL’
Printer-friendly version by Donald H. Harrison , Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Rabbi Aharon Shapiro said incident at this College Avenue 7-Eleven reflects hateful rhetoric by some political figures. Times of San Diego photo illustration July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — An Orthodox rabbi Wednesday said his tzitzits — ceremonial fringes — were torn from the woolen garment he wears under his shirt and thrown on the floor by a man who cussed Jews and Israel. Rabbi Aharon Shapiro, formerly of Cape Town, South Africa, said the incident Monday near San Diego State University is a reflection of the hateful rhetoric spouted by some American political figures and celebrities. “A wise person once taught me that fish smell from the head on down,” Shapiro said. “Unfortunately, we live in a country where our political leaders are not really friendly to Israel and we have enough simmering anti-Israel rhetoric and anti-Jewish rhetoric that is permeating America, so people pick up on it and want their five seconds of fame.” San Diego police Lt. Adam Sharki said Tuesday that the incident was being investigated as a hate crime. “SDPD stands united with our community against bigotry and aggressively investigates these types of incidents,” he said. The Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish Federation of San Diego issued a statement saying the assault was “reprehensible and another indicator of the hatred that exists toward the Jewish community. We are grateful that San Diego police are investigating this incident as a hate crime and call on local leaders to condemn this latest act of hate.” Shapiro, 65, wears a long white beard, tzitzit and a yarmulke (skull cap). He said he was followed into the 7-Eleven in the 5100 block of College Avenue by a White man about 5 foot 8 or 5-9 tall and about 30-35 years old, with shoulder-length curly brown hair, who asked to know whether he was Jewish. Despite his clearly identifying attire, Shapiro said he didn’t find the question unusual. Often, he said, people just want to verify that he is Jewish before asking him a question about religion. In this instance, however, the man “goes into a tirade, anti-Israel, antisemitic — ‘Jews all deserve to die!’ ‘Israel is killing people!’ ‘Israel doesn’t deserve to exist’ — and he is raising his voice, not screaming, but he is not taking a breath.” At one point, Shapiro responded to the man that “’Israel is ours because God gave it to us’ and then (the perpetrator) carried on, and I said, ‘Go read your Bible.’ During this time, I was walking to the refrigerator section” to buy two cans of Coke Zero, and “he obviously didn’t want to get completely into the store so he sort of stopped. … I went to the cash register to pay. “I put in my 7-Eleven number because they have an awards system. Once in a while you get $1 off and I put out my credit card. He was still by the door, either inside or outside, and he ran in, grabbed one of my tzitzits, pulled it off the garment, threw it on the floor, said something vile which I don’t remember, and he ran out the door.” Two female employees watched stunned, saying nothing, as the rabbi chased the man who was about half his age. “I couldn’t think what else to say on such short notice, so I said he is going to burn in hell, and then he had a few more F-bombs that he threw at me, and I told him he should find out what an adjective is, and then he ran across the street. His tone was pretty vile.” Rabbi Shapiro works for the Orthodox Union as a field representative in the southwestern United States and the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. His job as a mashgiach is to certify the kashrut of various food manufacturing plants. He makes his home in San Diego, where he typically prays at the Chabad House near San Diego State University, which has seen several incidents of people vandalizing its outdoor menorah. Shapiro said the congregation is protected by people with permits to carry concealed weapons. Reflecting on the incident during an interview, Shapiro said if the man simply had abused him verbally, he might not have reported it to police because “in general, it is just words; ‘sticks and stones will break our bones, and words will never harm you’” but this attack became intolerable when it became physical. Asked what penalty he thought the perpetrator should pay once he is caught, Shapiro responded, “I need to think about that; I haven’t thought that far. What can we do to show that this is completely unacceptable? We should be aware that these things happen pretty often, that they are not as isolated as people think and that there should be consequences.” Police obtained video from a 7-Eleven’s security camera, and Shapiro said an investigating officer told him he recognized the perpetrator, although it was not the person that the police officer said he initially thought it might be. “That means there are at least two of them” out there, the rabbi said. Shapiro said reporting a hate crime is far too complex and needs to be simplified. “That is something potentially the Jewish agencies could get changed,” he said. He said that Chalom Boudjnah of the Chabad at San Diego State University “gave me a website to fill out a report, but that was a report on antisemitism, not a police report. “Then he gave me the number of a Jewish policeman. When I called that number, they said he wasn’t available, and that you have to call another number. You call that number, and you get into a loop because there is no way of reporting a hate crime on the phone. So they send you to a website, and it says what you can report and
COVERED CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES BIGGEST INCREASE IN PREMIUMS SINCE 2018. HERE’S HOW MUCH
Printer-friendly versionBy Kristen Hwang, CalMatters CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters Image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay July 27, 2023 (San Diego) – Premiums for health insurance sold through the state marketplace will increase by nearly 10% next year, the highest rate hike since 2018, Covered California officials announced Tuesday. The projected 9.6% hike is the result of a “complicated time for health care,” Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman said during a media briefing, but many Californians will be shielded from the increases as a result of federal and state financial assistance. About 90% of enrollees qualify for some type of federal or state financial aid and 20% will see no change in their monthly premium, officials said. About 1.6 million Californians turn to the marketplace for health insurance, which offers plans that cost as little as $10 a month. The rate increase, however, represents the return of a troubling trend: runaway health care costs, experts said. “We’re seeing even larger increases in the private market. It’s worrisome,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a consumer advocate group. “Individual consumers need health coverage and they need help now.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, an influx of $3 billion from the federal government helped dampen the effect of rising health care costs in California. Covered California premium increases held below 2% between 2020 and 2022. The federal government extended assistance for two more years, but the 2024 increase reflects post-pandemic inflationary pressures, such as higher drug costs, more people going to see the doctor, labor shortages and wage costs, Altman said. The rate hikes vary by region, with more than one-third of enrollees potentially experiencing a double-digit increase, according to state data. Those who live in Mono, Inyo and Imperial counties may see the largest price increase at 15.8% compared to last year. Those same counties also experienced the largest increase last year. “We’re glad that Covered California has federal and state subsidies to provide immediate help now, but we do need policy makers to double down on containing the costs of health care long-term,” Wright said. “This is a clarion call for the overall cost of health care going forward.” Covered California waives deductibles for many Last week, the Covered California board voted to implement a plan that will make coverage more affordable for about 650,000 enrollees by eliminating their deductibles for the coming year. The vote capped a drawn-out budget battle between Gov. Gavin Newsom, legislators and health care consumer advocates who have criticized Newsom for repeatedly moving money intended for health care subsidies into the state’s general fund. Under the plan, deductibles will be eliminated for individuals earning as much as $33,975 annually and families earning up to $69,375 annually. Previously, people with those plans paid deductibles of up to $5,400. The new plan also significantly reduces out-of-pocket copays for doctor visits and prescription drugs. “Despite the rate increase, Californians who enroll in health care coverage through Covered California will benefit from the greatest level of financial support ever offered…as we head into 2024,” Altman said. ‘Hefty’ health insurance increase Christine Eibner, a senior economist with the RAND Corporation, a research and policy think tank, called the state’s projected premium increase “hefty.” “There will be some sliver of people who will have to pay the full cost,” Eibner said. “A lot of people are protected so maybe they don’t care, but who is paying? Ultimately it’s the taxpayer.” A significant number of people who are no longer eligible for Medi-Cal, the state’s public insurance program for very low-income individuals, also are expected to enroll in Covered California, which could drive future cost increases. “That population is relatively expensive,” Eibner said. “People who are lower income have more health care issues, and bringing them into the market may lead to higher premiums.” The state paused checking people for Medi-Cal eligibility during the federal COVID-19 public health emergency, but about 225,000 Californians have been kicked off since the state resumed monthly reviews this year. Covered California’s enrollment period runs from November through the end of January. Supported by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), which works to ensure that people have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. Visit www.chcf.org to learn more. CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters Printer-friendly version
HOW TO FACT-CHECK INFORMATION YOU HEAR OR SEE ONLINE
Printer-friendly version By Branda Gorgies Photo credit: CC by ND July 23, 2023 (East County) – The internet is truly a double-edged sword. While it’s helped spread a lot of information to all parts of the world, it also has its fair share of misleading and false information. Regardless, it’s important to know the truth and avoid being misled. In order to do so, fact-checking is a very useful tool. So here are some tips. Let’s start with a hypothetical. Say you heard a politician claim that the COVID-19 vaccine has caused heart issues in those that have received it. A good place to start would be to simply search “COVID-19 vaccine heart issues.” But, you have to be careful to avoid sources that aren’t credible. In general, a credible source shouldn’t be a social media meme without links to sources, or a corporate site or one containing bias. Avoid sources with a financial conflict of interest, such as relying only on a pharmaceutical company’s ads about its products, or claims about climate change funded by an oil company or wind energy company. If the topic is a complex one, such as medicine, then the source should be backed by research or written by an expert in the specific field. Timeliness is also a factor, as you don’t want old news or outdated research. You should use more than one source to see if the information provided by one is consistent with others. If we go back to our hypothetical, some good sources that show up are UC Davis Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the American Heart Association and Yale News. These articles range from September 2021 to May 2023. Some of the articles are written by medical professionals and the ones that aren’t cite credible studies.If we take a look at each one, the UC Davis Health article is written by a doctor specializing in cardiovascular medicine, the Memorial Sloan one is written by a cardiologist, and the American Heart Association and Yale articles link credible sources. In terms of information, each one states that there is a small risk with COVID-19 vaccinations when it comes to the heart condition myocarditis, but that the risk of the same type of heart problem is far greater from COVID-19 than from the vaccines, with generally more severe outcomes. Click the links above to learn more on this issue. An easier way to check for credible sources is websites such as Media Bias/Fact Check, All Sides and the interactive media bias chart by Ad Fontes. There are also sites where you can fact-check individual stories, like Factcheck.org, Politifact, AP Fact Check and Snopes.com. These sites fact-check rumors and questionable claims, which is helpful before forwarding memes or social media posts making outrageous or inflammatory claims. Printer-friendly version
COMIC-CON 2023: KUMEYAAY TRIBE INTROS COMIC BOOK PLANS, A FORMER SAN DIEGO CHARGER APPEARS, PLUS COMICS AND COSTUMES GALORE
Printer-friendly versionBy Rebecca Jefferis Williamson Photo, left: Comic Con attendees dressed up as ghosts ready to go to the Haunted Mansion. July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — San Diego Comic-Con returned to its roots – comics – after strikes by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federal of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) brought celebrity-stacked panels and appearances to a halt. Still costumes, Gaslamp Quarter happenings, the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park, and a multitude of other activities helped keep badge holders and non-badge holders happy. While it is considered a multi-genre entertainment event, celebrities in a different genre – cartoonists and illustrators—ruled, creating artwork for children and adults on the spot while highlighting that they, the artists, were the sources for the adventure films and cartoons that became films and tv shows. Up-and-coming artists and lesser-known cartoonists also drew in crowds. Tucked into all the events were a few celebrity sightings attached to books or comics, such as Jamie Lee Curtis and her book Mother Nature, or former San Diego Charger Sherman Augustus who co-authored with Tim Cogshell and other talent – the Daughters of Django comic book. They manned a booth for Genseven Comics. Augustus, who played for both the Chargers, and Minnesota Vikings, parlayed his sports career into a Hollywood career and now has expanded into comics. But this was not his first “rodeo” at the event. “This is my fourth Comic Con,” he said. He noted that he’s come down from Los Angeles before, but attached to other projects like Dark Horse Films. Photo: Former San Diego Charger Sherman Augustus (l) and one of several collaborators, Allen Ling (r), debuted their comic book at SDCC. Augustus co-authored the collaborative comic, Daughters of Django, which he created and plotted. It’s set in 1918, during the influenza pandemic. Allen Ling, the executive producer. described the teen-rated work as a “Wild West meets, Charlie’s Angels meets Steampunk comic” adapted from an original screenplay from a graphic novel by Chris Johnson, with Allen Ling as executive producer. Kumeyaay Tribal leaders announced during a Comic-Con panel a plan to launch a comic book project based on the history of the Kumeyaay tribe. The comic books are to serve as a resource for Kumeyaay children and adults to teach them, and others, about their culture. Photo, left: Kumeyaay tribal member,courtesy of Chris Stone, Times of San Diego “Our story is not being taught,” said Stanley Rodriguez, an instructor of Kumeyaay language and board member of the Kumeyaay Community College, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. “It’s important for our people to learn because if it’s not, it’s a romanticized lie.” The goal is to complete the comic book by 2024. Max Brooks, comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft’s son, was on hand for a book signing such as his book the Harlem Hellfighters. (photo, left) The late Stan Lee, one of the original comic book creators, such as Spider Man, Iron Man, and more, was honored with a show at the Comic Con Museum in Balboa Park. San Diego Comic Con attendees from years gone by will remember meeting and speaking to Stan Lee in previous appearances at many of his multiple in person showings. Corey Feldman, who has a long resume in TV and film ,signed The Lost Boys posters and more products, posed for selfies with attendees all part of Funko Pops 7BAP Signature Series’ Pop. (photo, right) Costumes and cosplay added, as usual, much to the event. From attendees who just wanted to dress up like it was Halloween or wear home-made costumes, to elaborate cosplay themed groups – the floor and hallways of the San Diego Convention Center provided visual fun throughout the four-day event. Cosplay, with Barbie outfits to superheroes, was immensely popular this year with non-actors and some actors; SAG-AFTRA got the clearance for some actors to appear in costume, according to national executive director of the actor’s union Duncan Crabtree-Ireland as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Some wore ribbons attached to their badges noting support for SAG-AFTRA and WGA. Hall H had events such as showings of cross-over episodes between the animated, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to name one. Hall H also saw interviews and previews with the likes of celebrated cartoon creator Robert Kirkman. Comic-Con has been around for 53 years, but the attendance was not always close to 135,000. It began with comic book enthusiasts, such as El Cajon City Council member Gary Kendrick and others, pulling together at various stages and growing the event into what it is now–even surviving a pandemic. Kendrick’s comic book collection in his youth turned into a business of selling comics, which paid for his college education and several houses.This year, Kendrick attended Comic-Con with his son, Daniel, now a senior vice president Printer-friendly version
ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES DROP FINALE
Printer-friendly versionStory by Liz Alper Photo via @padres on Twitter July 26, 2023 (San Diego) – The Padres and Pirates both vied for the series today. Johan Oviedo started for the Bucs against Seth Lugo. Ji-Man Choi kicked things off for the Pirates with a solo homer in the second and the Buccos led 1-0 after two. Manny Machado doubled in the third to score Ha-Seong Kim, but Bryan Reynolds hit the go-ahead homer in the fourth to give the Bucs a 2-1 lead after four. The Padres only managed one more run with the bases loaded in the ninth and the Buccos took the series with a 3-2 win after Carlos Santana’s homer in the ninth. UP NEXT After a day off, the Rangers come to town for the weekend. First pitch on Friday is at 6:40 p.m. Dane Dunning starts for Texas against Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove. Printer-friendly version