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READER’S EDITORIAL: FIRE CAPTAIN FLAMES RURAL FIREFIGHTERS
By Claudia Millebragg October 2, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – It saddened me to read the comments of San Diego Fire Captain Frank DeClercq which followed an article in
READER’S EDITORIAL: SHOCK, CONDOLENCES, AND PRAISE FOR EVENTS AND EFFORTS DURING THE SHOCKEY FIRE
By Ed and Donna Tisdale, Morning Star Ranch, Tierra Del Sol (Boulevard) September 25, 2012 (Boulevard)– As long-term residents of the Tierra Del Sol area of Boulevard (not Campo as
EDITORIAL: SUPERVISORS SEEK TO SQUELCH NOTICE OF PLANNING GROUP MEETINGS, HIDE AGENDAS FROM PUBLIC
By Miriam Raftery September 15, 2012 (San Diego) – Thanks to Valley Roadrunner editor David Ross for giving us a heads up on County Supervisors’ latest attempt to hide their
READER’S EDITORIAL: ROMNEY — THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN CANDIDATE
By Patrick Osio “By virtue of his father’s birth in Mexico where he was automatically a Mexican citizen by birth, makes US born Mitt Romney a second generation Mexican American.
READER’S EDITORIAL: TIME FOR OVERSIGHT OF PREDATOR DRONES
Unmaned predator drones are now used for surveillance here in the U.S. and abroad By Dave Patterson September 12, 2012 (Poway)–Every Thursday afternoon one can see a demonstration at the
READER’S EDITORIAL: DIVORCE? YES. FROM GUHSD? NO.
By Lou Russo September 11, 2012 (Alpine) — East County has recently been treated to columns by Bill Weaver and Sal Casamassima on the need for a “divorce” from the
READER’S EDITORIAL: IT’S TIME FOR A DIVORCE FROM GROSSMONT
By Sal Casamassima, Chair of the Alpine High School Citizens Committee September 3, 2012 (Alpine)–Divorce is a traumatic and difficult subject that many folks have to deal with in their
READER’S EDITORIAL: ALPINE & BLOSSOM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL— HS 12 – FIVE FOCUS AREAS
By Bill Weaver Alpine Blossom Valley High September 4,2012 (Alpine)–Let’s help to dispel ill-fated news on a 12th high school in Alpine (HS12) by a “Focus“, on the “Top Five HS12 Myths“, Let’s demystify the most
EDITORIAL: WHEN “GREEN” IS ONLY GREENWASHING
By Nadin Abbott August 25, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) — Watching activists defend “green wind energy” as if it was the only solution turns my stomach.
EDITORIAL: RESIDENTS COUNTYWIDE SHOULD URGE SUPERVISORS TO BAN WIND TURBINES IN FIRE-PRONE REGIONS
County Democrats gut fire protection resolution, while Republican supervisors also fail to protect County residents from wind turbine fires By Miriam Raftery August 24, 2012 (San Diego’s East County)–The
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READER’S EDITORIAL: FIRE CAPTAIN FLAMES RURAL FIREFIGHTERS
By Claudia Millebragg October 2, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – It saddened me to read the comments of San Diego Fire Captain Frank DeClercq which followed an article in
READER’S EDITORIAL: SHOCK, CONDOLENCES, AND PRAISE FOR EVENTS AND EFFORTS DURING THE SHOCKEY FIRE
By Ed and Donna Tisdale, Morning Star Ranch, Tierra Del Sol (Boulevard) September 25, 2012 (Boulevard)– As long-term residents of the Tierra Del Sol area of Boulevard (not Campo as
EDITORIAL: SUPERVISORS SEEK TO SQUELCH NOTICE OF PLANNING GROUP MEETINGS, HIDE AGENDAS FROM PUBLIC
By Miriam Raftery September 15, 2012 (San Diego) – Thanks to Valley Roadrunner editor David Ross for giving us a heads up on County Supervisors’ latest attempt to hide their
READER’S EDITORIAL: ROMNEY — THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN CANDIDATE
By Patrick Osio “By virtue of his father’s birth in Mexico where he was automatically a Mexican citizen by birth, makes US born Mitt Romney a second generation Mexican American.
READER’S EDITORIAL: TIME FOR OVERSIGHT OF PREDATOR DRONES
Unmaned predator drones are now used for surveillance here in the U.S. and abroad By Dave Patterson September 12, 2012 (Poway)–Every Thursday afternoon one can see a demonstration at the
READER’S EDITORIAL: DIVORCE? YES. FROM GUHSD? NO.
By Lou Russo September 11, 2012 (Alpine) — East County has recently been treated to columns by Bill Weaver and Sal Casamassima on the need for a “divorce” from the
READER’S EDITORIAL: IT’S TIME FOR A DIVORCE FROM GROSSMONT
By Sal Casamassima, Chair of the Alpine High School Citizens Committee September 3, 2012 (Alpine)–Divorce is a traumatic and difficult subject that many folks have to deal with in their
READER’S EDITORIAL: ALPINE & BLOSSOM VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL— HS 12 – FIVE FOCUS AREAS
By Bill Weaver Alpine Blossom Valley High September 4,2012 (Alpine)–Let’s help to dispel ill-fated news on a 12th high school in Alpine (HS12) by a “Focus“, on the “Top Five HS12 Myths“, Let’s demystify the most
EDITORIAL: WHEN “GREEN” IS ONLY GREENWASHING
By Nadin Abbott August 25, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) — Watching activists defend “green wind energy” as if it was the only solution turns my stomach.
EDITORIAL: RESIDENTS COUNTYWIDE SHOULD URGE SUPERVISORS TO BAN WIND TURBINES IN FIRE-PRONE REGIONS
County Democrats gut fire protection resolution, while Republican supervisors also fail to protect County residents from wind turbine fires By Miriam Raftery August 24, 2012 (San Diego’s East County)–The