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Reader’s Editorial: The Reverend Jesse Jackson
By Dennis Moore March 9, 2026 (San Diego) — As the former and retired Bookshelf Editor of the East County Magazine in San Diego, as…
Reader’s Editorial: The Each One Reach One strategy for No Kings, March 28
By Rob Okun March 18, 2026 (San Diego) – With the US feeling to many like it’s spiraling out of control—recklessly piloted by a White…
Reader’s Editorial: Cajon Valley’s compensation vote raises questions about priorities
By Alex Welling February 26, 2026 (El Cajon) — Last week, the Cajon Valley Union School District Board of Trustees voted to increase its monthly compensation from $630 to $2,000
Reader’s Editorial: What I saw and heard in the ICE detention facility in California City
By Senator Alex Padilla February 6, 2026 (San Diego) — People are dying in ICE custody. Medical care is routinely denied. Individuals held for weeks…
Reader’s Editorial: Venezuela could yield more profits from ecotourism than from oil
By Renee Owens, wildlife biologist Photo by Renee Owens: capybaras and sunset in Venezuela’s llanos January 7, 2026 (San Diego’s East County) — Having lived and worked in Venezuela, I can
Reader’s Editorial: Politicians don’t do prevention/How reactive leadership fuels our public health crises
By Aaron J. Byzak, MBA, Chief Strategist & Lead Consultant for Galvanized Strategies, Healthcare and Non-Profit Leader Nov. 17, 2025 (San Diego County) — We like to tell ourselves we value
Reader’s Editorial: CalRTA delivers — from pension power to Social Security fairness, retired teachers get it done
Source: California Retired Teachers Association November 2, 2025 (San Diego) – During this year’s Retired Teachers Week, we proudly look back to January when the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA)
Reader’s Editorial: Parkway Plaza and the promise of a 15-minute city
By Rich Riel, business owner, former candidate for mayor of San Diego October 27, 2025 (El Cajon) – Parkway Plaza is more than a mall—it’s a mirror. Once a bustling
Reader’s Editorial: Why I support the recall or resignation of the GUHSD Board majority
By Chris Fite, Trustee, Grossmont Union High School District board October 26, 2025 (El Cajon) — When the dust settles after all of the lawsuits and media stories and packed
Reader’s Editorial: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the antivaxxer Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH October 25, 2025 (San Diego) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr is an antivaxxer; but to the best of my knowledge has NEVER indicated
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Reader’s Editorial: The Reverend Jesse Jackson
By Dennis Moore March 9, 2026 (San Diego) — As the former and retired Bookshelf Editor of the East County Magazine in San Diego, as…
Reader’s Editorial: The Each One Reach One strategy for No Kings, March 28
By Rob Okun March 18, 2026 (San Diego) – With the US feeling to many like it’s spiraling out of control—recklessly piloted by a White…
Reader’s Editorial: Cajon Valley’s compensation vote raises questions about priorities
By Alex Welling February 26, 2026 (El Cajon) — Last week, the Cajon Valley Union School District Board of Trustees voted to increase its monthly compensation from $630 to $2,000
Reader’s Editorial: What I saw and heard in the ICE detention facility in California City
By Senator Alex Padilla February 6, 2026 (San Diego) — People are dying in ICE custody. Medical care is routinely denied. Individuals held for weeks…
Reader’s Editorial: Venezuela could yield more profits from ecotourism than from oil
By Renee Owens, wildlife biologist Photo by Renee Owens: capybaras and sunset in Venezuela’s llanos January 7, 2026 (San Diego’s East County) — Having lived and worked in Venezuela, I can
Reader’s Editorial: Politicians don’t do prevention/How reactive leadership fuels our public health crises
By Aaron J. Byzak, MBA, Chief Strategist & Lead Consultant for Galvanized Strategies, Healthcare and Non-Profit Leader Nov. 17, 2025 (San Diego County) — We like to tell ourselves we value
Reader’s Editorial: CalRTA delivers — from pension power to Social Security fairness, retired teachers get it done
Source: California Retired Teachers Association November 2, 2025 (San Diego) – During this year’s Retired Teachers Week, we proudly look back to January when the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA)
Reader’s Editorial: Parkway Plaza and the promise of a 15-minute city
By Rich Riel, business owner, former candidate for mayor of San Diego October 27, 2025 (El Cajon) – Parkway Plaza is more than a mall—it’s a mirror. Once a bustling
Reader’s Editorial: Why I support the recall or resignation of the GUHSD Board majority
By Chris Fite, Trustee, Grossmont Union High School District board October 26, 2025 (El Cajon) — When the dust settles after all of the lawsuits and media stories and packed
Reader’s Editorial: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the antivaxxer Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH October 25, 2025 (San Diego) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr is an antivaxxer; but to the best of my knowledge has NEVER indicated
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