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WITH CHALLENGE COMES CHANGE: FIRST PRIZE IN EAST COUNTY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’S COVID-19 ESSAY CONTEST
This essay won first prize ($1,000) in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic

FAMILY LIFE DURING COVID’S YEAR-AND-A-HALF: SECOND PRIZE IN EAST COUNTY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’S ESSAY CONTEST
This essay won second prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic
TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL – A CANDID ACCOUNT OF COVID-19
This essay shared third prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic Justice. By Maryam
NEW NORMAL
This essay shared third prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic Justice. By Merna
COVID AFFECTED US ALL
This essay shared third prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY EVERYONE SHOULD CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH, THE NEW FEDERAL HOLIDAY
By Donald H. Harrison, Editor, San Diego Jewish World, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal

READER’S EDITORIAL: IT’S TIME TO ABOLISH THE FILIBUSTER
By Patrick Cameron Image: Creative Commons image by SA via Bing Senate filibusters have been part of the U.S. Senate rules since 1806, used as a procedure for a minority

READER’S EDITORIAL: WARTIME CHAOS AND SPECULATION
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D., San Diego Jewish World, a member of the San Diego Online News Association. May 18, 2021 (Jerusalem) – Lots of missiles coming from Gaza to Israel. Lots of

READER’S EDITORIAL: THE PEOPLE VS. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS: THE COUNTY NEEDS TO DO ITS JOB
By Kathleen Hedberg, PE, MPH May 17, 2021 (San Diego) – Whenever there’s a news report that a sexually violent predator is proposed to be placed in a community, the neighbors
THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN WAR: A PERSONAL REFLECTION
By Don Harrison, San Diego Jewish World, a member of the San Diego Online News Association May 15, 2021 (San Diego) – A friend asked what is my reaction to the
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WITH CHALLENGE COMES CHANGE: FIRST PRIZE IN EAST COUNTY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’S COVID-19 ESSAY CONTEST
This essay won first prize ($1,000) in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic

FAMILY LIFE DURING COVID’S YEAR-AND-A-HALF: SECOND PRIZE IN EAST COUNTY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’S ESSAY CONTEST
This essay won second prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic
TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL – A CANDID ACCOUNT OF COVID-19
This essay shared third prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic Justice. By Maryam
NEW NORMAL
This essay shared third prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation for Economic Justice. By Merna
COVID AFFECTED US ALL
This essay shared third prize in the East County Leadership Council (ECLC) 2021 COVID-19 essay contest. Prize money has been provided through the generosity of ECLC donors and a grant from the Foundation

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY EVERYONE SHOULD CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH, THE NEW FEDERAL HOLIDAY
By Donald H. Harrison, Editor, San Diego Jewish World, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal

READER’S EDITORIAL: IT’S TIME TO ABOLISH THE FILIBUSTER
By Patrick Cameron Image: Creative Commons image by SA via Bing Senate filibusters have been part of the U.S. Senate rules since 1806, used as a procedure for a minority

READER’S EDITORIAL: WARTIME CHAOS AND SPECULATION
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D., San Diego Jewish World, a member of the San Diego Online News Association. May 18, 2021 (Jerusalem) – Lots of missiles coming from Gaza to Israel. Lots of

READER’S EDITORIAL: THE PEOPLE VS. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS: THE COUNTY NEEDS TO DO ITS JOB
By Kathleen Hedberg, PE, MPH May 17, 2021 (San Diego) – Whenever there’s a news report that a sexually violent predator is proposed to be placed in a community, the neighbors
THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN WAR: A PERSONAL REFLECTION
By Don Harrison, San Diego Jewish World, a member of the San Diego Online News Association May 15, 2021 (San Diego) – A friend asked what is my reaction to the