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EDITORIAL: TIME FOR LEADING PLAYERS TO TAKE ACTION TOWARD REOPENING EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
By Miriam Raftery, Editor, East County Magazine April 23, 2013 (El Cajon) – This afternoon, the spotlight will shine on the El Cajon City Council as it considers whether
READER’S EDITORIAL: FATAL VALLEY CENTER ACCIDENT CRASH SHOWS NEED FOR SAFER ROADS
By Dorothea Boughdadly, Director, Hoofs and Woofs Animal Rescue, Valley Center April 18, 2013 (Valley Center) – It’s so sad that people die and it’s so preventable. Valley Center Road
READER’S EDITORIAL: SEQUESTRATION WILL LEAVE SENIORS HUNGRY
4 Million Senior Meals to be Cut Nationwide, 100,000 meals in San Diego Alone By Paul Downey, President/CEO, Senior Community Centers March 28, 2013 (San Diego)–Sometimes I am really glad
READER’S EDITORIAL: A DECISION IN YOUR FAVOR
Court rules that CA Public Records Act applies to public officials’ private e-mail accounts By Lou Russo March 24, 2013 (Alpine)–In a Superior Court in California on March 19,
READER’S EDITORIAL: DID YOU KNOW–CAL FIRE HIDDEN FUNDS AND NO OVERSIGHT FROM THE LEGISLATURE?
By Assemblyman Brian Jones March 20, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)–Did you know that Cal Fire bureaucrats have joined the ranks of state agencies hiding taxpayer dollars? It’s sad, but
MEDIA WATCH: OPPOSE PROPAGANDISTS AS MEDIA OWNERS; SIGN A PETITION ASKING THE L.A. TIMES NOT TO SELL TO THE KOCH BROTHERS
Sign petition: http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/latimeskoch/#1 By Miriam Raftery March 18, 2013 (San Diego) – For weeks, rumors have abounded that the respected Los Angeles Times newspaper and its parent Tribune Company may sell
READER’S EDITORIAL: HOURS LEFT TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY
By Fred Griesbach American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) March 19, 2013 (Washington D.C)–In a matter of hours, the Senate could vote to cut your Social Security benefits.
READER’S EDITORIAL: BETTER OPTIONS TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN EL CAJON INSTEAD OF RED LIGHT CAMERAS
By Jim Lissner March 9, 2013 (El Cajon)–Anyone who watches the crash videos circulated by the red light camera Industry will notice that most of the crashes occur many seconds
READER’S EDITORIAL: SEQUESTER HARMS SAN DIEGO; BIPARTISAN SOLUTION NEEDED
By Congressman Scott Peters (D-San Diego) March 12, 2013 — Two weeks before the sequester took effect, House leadership called a recess and sent us home. As a former Port
READER’S EDITORIAL: SMOKING BLUNDERBUSS—ILLEGAL FAILURE TO CONSULT WITH TRIBAL PEOPLES DOOMS GIANT SOLAR AND WIND PLANTS ACROSS WEST
By Robert Lundahl March 10, 2013 (Solana Beach) — Chris Clarke’s recent article deconstructs a video clip from the film, “Who Are My People?” http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/solar/filmmaker-blm-lax-on-native-consultation-over-solar-projects.html It is important for the public (us) to
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EDITORIAL: TIME FOR LEADING PLAYERS TO TAKE ACTION TOWARD REOPENING EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
By Miriam Raftery, Editor, East County Magazine April 23, 2013 (El Cajon) – This afternoon, the spotlight will shine on the El Cajon City Council as it considers whether
READER’S EDITORIAL: FATAL VALLEY CENTER ACCIDENT CRASH SHOWS NEED FOR SAFER ROADS
By Dorothea Boughdadly, Director, Hoofs and Woofs Animal Rescue, Valley Center April 18, 2013 (Valley Center) – It’s so sad that people die and it’s so preventable. Valley Center Road
READER’S EDITORIAL: SEQUESTRATION WILL LEAVE SENIORS HUNGRY
4 Million Senior Meals to be Cut Nationwide, 100,000 meals in San Diego Alone By Paul Downey, President/CEO, Senior Community Centers March 28, 2013 (San Diego)–Sometimes I am really glad
READER’S EDITORIAL: A DECISION IN YOUR FAVOR
Court rules that CA Public Records Act applies to public officials’ private e-mail accounts By Lou Russo March 24, 2013 (Alpine)–In a Superior Court in California on March 19,
READER’S EDITORIAL: DID YOU KNOW–CAL FIRE HIDDEN FUNDS AND NO OVERSIGHT FROM THE LEGISLATURE?
By Assemblyman Brian Jones March 20, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)–Did you know that Cal Fire bureaucrats have joined the ranks of state agencies hiding taxpayer dollars? It’s sad, but
MEDIA WATCH: OPPOSE PROPAGANDISTS AS MEDIA OWNERS; SIGN A PETITION ASKING THE L.A. TIMES NOT TO SELL TO THE KOCH BROTHERS
Sign petition: http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/latimeskoch/#1 By Miriam Raftery March 18, 2013 (San Diego) – For weeks, rumors have abounded that the respected Los Angeles Times newspaper and its parent Tribune Company may sell
READER’S EDITORIAL: HOURS LEFT TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY
By Fred Griesbach American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) March 19, 2013 (Washington D.C)–In a matter of hours, the Senate could vote to cut your Social Security benefits.
READER’S EDITORIAL: BETTER OPTIONS TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN EL CAJON INSTEAD OF RED LIGHT CAMERAS
By Jim Lissner March 9, 2013 (El Cajon)–Anyone who watches the crash videos circulated by the red light camera Industry will notice that most of the crashes occur many seconds
READER’S EDITORIAL: SEQUESTER HARMS SAN DIEGO; BIPARTISAN SOLUTION NEEDED
By Congressman Scott Peters (D-San Diego) March 12, 2013 — Two weeks before the sequester took effect, House leadership called a recess and sent us home. As a former Port
READER’S EDITORIAL: SMOKING BLUNDERBUSS—ILLEGAL FAILURE TO CONSULT WITH TRIBAL PEOPLES DOOMS GIANT SOLAR AND WIND PLANTS ACROSS WEST
By Robert Lundahl March 10, 2013 (Solana Beach) — Chris Clarke’s recent article deconstructs a video clip from the film, “Who Are My People?” http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/solar/filmmaker-blm-lax-on-native-consultation-over-solar-projects.html It is important for the public (us) to