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READER’S EDITORIAL: PRESIDENT OBAMA, IF TPP IS GOOD FOR HARD WORKING MEN AND WOMEN, WHY CAN’T WE READ IT?
By Mickey Kasparian, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 Mickey Kasparian, President of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 135 released the following statement after President

READER’S EDITORIAL: ARE SAN DIEGO COUNTY YMCA’S GRADUALLY LOSING THEIR HISTORICAL MISSION?
“Why did San Diego County YMCA’s board vote in 2013 to have all branches in our region stop issuing affordable youth memberships? Under the new policy, instead of paying

READER’S EDITORIAL: UNCERTAIN TIMES IN AND OUT OF SAN DIEGO
By Joe Gandelman, Editor-In-Chief , The Moderate Voice Reprinted with permission from The Moderate Voice http://themoderatevoice.com/205076/uncertain-times-in-and-out-of-san-diego/ May 16, 2015 (San Diego) — Uncertainty, thy name is San Diego. California’s jewel-like second

READER’S EDITORIAL: HARRIET TUBMAN A FITTING CHOICE FOR $20 BILL
By Leon Thompson May 14, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – A group that wants to kick Andrew Jackson off the $20 bill and replace him with a woman has, after

READER’S EDITORIAL: NEW REPORT SHOWS SAN DIEGO URGENTLY NEEDS MAJOR INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSIT
By Cleveland National Forest Foundation April 23, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)–As San Diego’s population grows, a new report finds that the region’s shifting demographics are driving an urgent

READER’S EDITORIAL: THOUGHTS ON AMBULANCE SERVICE FROM DEERHORN AND “OUTER JAMUL”
By Kim Hamilton, Editor, Deerhorn Valley Antler Editor’s note: A similar version of this letter was also sent to Supervisor Dianne Jacob’s office. April 12, 2015 (Deerhorn Valley) —

READER’S EDITORIAL: SEX AND THE CITY (OF EL CAJON)
By Robert Clark March 23, 2015 (El Cajon)– The headline in the San Diego Union-Tribune reads “Women’s sex-harassment suit accuses El Cajon cop.” The story, however, is not about the
READER’S EDITORIAL: ROY COOK FAREWELL
By Grey Feathers March 12th, 2015 (Viejas) – A huge throng of people from all over came to say goodbye to Roy Cook in the gym at the heart
READER’S EDITORIAL: DO NO SMOKING LAWS WORK?
By Robert Gehr March 2, 2015 (El Cajon)–In this writers’ opinion – No! The city where I live, El Cajon, adopted a ‘No Smoking policy’ effective since March of
READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO CHALDEANS, ASSYRIANS AND SYRIACS WORLWIDE
By Ben Kalasho, Founder and President, San Diego East County Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce March 1, 2015 (El Cajon)–When news broke six days ago of more than 200
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READER’S EDITORIAL: PRESIDENT OBAMA, IF TPP IS GOOD FOR HARD WORKING MEN AND WOMEN, WHY CAN’T WE READ IT?
By Mickey Kasparian, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 Mickey Kasparian, President of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 135 released the following statement after President

READER’S EDITORIAL: ARE SAN DIEGO COUNTY YMCA’S GRADUALLY LOSING THEIR HISTORICAL MISSION?
“Why did San Diego County YMCA’s board vote in 2013 to have all branches in our region stop issuing affordable youth memberships? Under the new policy, instead of paying

READER’S EDITORIAL: UNCERTAIN TIMES IN AND OUT OF SAN DIEGO
By Joe Gandelman, Editor-In-Chief , The Moderate Voice Reprinted with permission from The Moderate Voice http://themoderatevoice.com/205076/uncertain-times-in-and-out-of-san-diego/ May 16, 2015 (San Diego) — Uncertainty, thy name is San Diego. California’s jewel-like second

READER’S EDITORIAL: HARRIET TUBMAN A FITTING CHOICE FOR $20 BILL
By Leon Thompson May 14, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – A group that wants to kick Andrew Jackson off the $20 bill and replace him with a woman has, after

READER’S EDITORIAL: NEW REPORT SHOWS SAN DIEGO URGENTLY NEEDS MAJOR INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSIT
By Cleveland National Forest Foundation April 23, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)–As San Diego’s population grows, a new report finds that the region’s shifting demographics are driving an urgent

READER’S EDITORIAL: THOUGHTS ON AMBULANCE SERVICE FROM DEERHORN AND “OUTER JAMUL”
By Kim Hamilton, Editor, Deerhorn Valley Antler Editor’s note: A similar version of this letter was also sent to Supervisor Dianne Jacob’s office. April 12, 2015 (Deerhorn Valley) —

READER’S EDITORIAL: SEX AND THE CITY (OF EL CAJON)
By Robert Clark March 23, 2015 (El Cajon)– The headline in the San Diego Union-Tribune reads “Women’s sex-harassment suit accuses El Cajon cop.” The story, however, is not about the
READER’S EDITORIAL: ROY COOK FAREWELL
By Grey Feathers March 12th, 2015 (Viejas) – A huge throng of people from all over came to say goodbye to Roy Cook in the gym at the heart
READER’S EDITORIAL: DO NO SMOKING LAWS WORK?
By Robert Gehr March 2, 2015 (El Cajon)–In this writers’ opinion – No! The city where I live, El Cajon, adopted a ‘No Smoking policy’ effective since March of
READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO CHALDEANS, ASSYRIANS AND SYRIACS WORLWIDE
By Ben Kalasho, Founder and President, San Diego East County Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce March 1, 2015 (El Cajon)–When news broke six days ago of more than 200