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Dr. Seuss and His San Diego Connection

Many of you may not know the name Theodor Seuss Geisel, but chances are you have read a book by Dr. Seuss. Geisel is the author who penned those miraculous and colorful youthful books that have stood the test of time. March 2nd would have been the famous author and cartoonist’s 110th birthday and the people in La Jolla plan on celebrating.

Theodor Geisel, along with his wife Audrey Geisel, lived out their end years in a quaint but lavish home in La Jolla on Mt. Soledad, affectionately deemed the “Seuss Home.” Their house, which still stands next to the Mt. Soledad cross overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is covered in art, Lorax statues and books. Geisel was so largely affected by SanThe White House on Saturday condemned China's efforts to control how U.S. airlines refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

Beijing has dismissed the White House's criticism of China's "Orwellian nonsense" demands that foreign airlines not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, saying foreign companies operating in China must respect the nation's sovereignty.

The Chinese foreign ministry said "whatever the U.S. says will never change the objective fact that there is only one China in the world and the Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan regions are an inalienable part of China's territory."

"Foreign enterprises operating in China should respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, abide by China's law and respect the national sentiment of the Chinese people," Geng Shuang, a ministry spokesman, said in a statement Sunday on the ministry's