When Dave Collins finished school he didn’t have ‘the grades or ability’ to become a pilot. Then a half-an-hour trip with a mate changed his life for good.
Coronavirus by the numbers
The San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency posts an updated list at 8 a.m. daily of coronavirus cases by ZIP code, including rates per 100,000 residents. Through May 2, ZIP code 92037 had 1,581 registered cases (up by nine from last week) and 3,652.5 per 100,000. ZIP code is the code of residence, which may not be the location of exposure.
The county also posts a list by ZIP code of the number of residents who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Through May 2, 26,497 residents of the 92037 ZIP code had received a vaccine.
7,850 pounds of medications returned in San Diego drug take-back
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency collected 7,850 pounds of unused, expired and unwanted medications in San Diego last week as part of a national event, a DEA spokeswoman announced Friday.
The DEA collected more than 829,500 pounds just over 419 tons of medications during its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 24, spokeswoman Rachel Crowley said in a statement.
More than 4,000 community partners contributed their time at 5,060 collection sites throughout the U.S., Crowley said.
John W. Callery, special agent in charge at the San Diego office, thanked county residents for helping out.
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“We asked you to do your part to get unused and unwanted medications out of your homes, and you did,” Callery said in a statement. “Through your efforts, we collected almost 8,000 pounds of medications that can no longer be misused, abused or stolen.”
Isolation, stress and anxiety in 2020 have exacerbated an already growing fentanyl crisis
Dubbed “Project Wave Breaker,” the initiative will build on strategies that have long been in play in San Diego, where border authorities got some of the earliest glimpses of the fentanyl trafficking trend that has since reshaped the illicit drug market.
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin just a little packs the same punch. It is also cheaper and easier to manufacture than heroin. The profit margin is a huge reason why major drug cartels and street-level dealers both have become overwhelmingly reliant on using fentanyl as the active ingredient in the drug supply either with or without the customer’s knowledge.
Top Tips from Laser Sailors
In this 60-minute interactive session, attendees can have their questions answered by a panel of adult and junior laser sailors, which includes:
Rachel Crowley (class captain of Dun Laoghaire’s adult Kindergarten)
Finn Walker (Ranked 5th in Ireland in Radial and recently transitioned to Standard)
Ali Robinson (recently started adult Radial sailor)
Brendan Hughes (class captain of Dublin Bay Laser fleet)
Rob Cage (chair of the UK Laser Association)
Irish Laser Association’s training co-ordinator Aisling Keller is encouraging anyone who is new to the Laser fleet to attend. “This is a not-to-be missed event for anyone thinking of getting involved with the Laser this season. It is a unique opportunity to have your questions answered by junior and adult Laser sailors from across Ireland,” says Keller.