Wait until next year JOHN GASTALDO / Union-Tribune Summer may not be over, but this season's Junior Lifeguard program is. Solana Beach lifeguard Jeff Cavaiola stored paddleboards yesterday near the station at Fletcher Cove. For most children, summer ended with the start of school this week even though there are more than three weeks until the start of fall. Click for larger image

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2008 VOTE: PRESIDENT

SAN DIEGO – Republican presidential candidate John McCain condemned overspending and corruption by Republicans in Congress as he raised money for his campaign in the district once represented by imprisoned former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham.

Not that long ago, a well-provisioned life required a few good maps. More than just a crumb-covered zoo map and a dog-eared Thomas Guide. More than those accordion-style road maps that turn into an IQ test when you fold them. Remember the 1970s, when the price of gold spiked? People rushed out to buy mining maps so they could try their hand at prospecting.

SAN DIEGO – A Los Angeles man shot to death by San Diego Harbor Police after jumping off a cruise ship last month tested positive for narcotics and was shot from behind, according to a toxicology report released yesterday.

For the third time in two years, voters rejected a bond measure that would have paid for an expansion program and state-mandated seismic upgrades at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside. Officials in the public health care district, which serves most of Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad, said last night that they were devastated by the results.

With prime fire season fast upon us, Just Fix It has seen a spike in calls about overgrown weeds. Laszlo de Borondy is worried about tall weeds growing along San Pasqual Road between the San Diego Ostrich Farm, which he owns, and the Orfila Winery.