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READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP MUST BE STOPPED
By Jeanne Fleetwood Photo: C-Span screenshot of Donald Trump rallying supporters at the Capitol ellipse, moments before they marched to attack the Capitol. January 6, 2023 (El Cajon)
READER’s EDITORIAL: CEASE FIRE? OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES
By Mel Gurtov November 17, 2023 (San Diego) — Appeals for a cease fire in Israel’s war with Hamas are growing louder. Along with many governments and international and nongovernmental
READER’S EDITORIAL: THE THREAT SMALL BUSINESSES FACE IN CALIFORNIA
By Michelle Rains September 29, 2023 (Ramona)– As the owner of a bar and restaurant in Ramona, I can personally attest to how difficult California’s business environment can
READER’S EDITORIAL: GEORGIA HAS SPOKEN—DONALD TRUMP IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW
By Brenda Thompson, La Mesa Photo: Trump ‘s mugshot, via Fulton County, Georgia Sheriff’s department September 21, 2023 (La Mesa) — By now, we’ve all heard the news
READER’S EDITORIAL: THE LEGISLATURE MUST STOP UTILITY MONOPOLIES FROM GREEDY TACTICS
By Cheri Ippolito, El Cajon August 26, 2023 (El Cajon) — PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E are trying to pull a fast one on us, and there hasn’t been nearly
EDITORIAL: REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOULD STOP DENYING CLIMATE CHANGE
View United Nations 2023 video on climate change: https://youtu.be/I1Vx_a6F57Q By Roger Coppock August 26, 2023 (La Mesa) –Before this week’s GOP ‘debate,’ I used to give Republicans a
READER’S EDITORIAL: BRING BACK ALARM SIRENS TO ALERT SAN DIEGANS DURING EMERGENCIES
By Alicia A. Degracia August 22, 2023 (San Diego) — With what happened in Maui, I wonder if San Diego can reinstate the alarm system they had back in the’40s,‘50s,
READER’S EDITORIAL: PARAQUAT EXPOSURE CONTRIBUTING TO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE AMONG LATINO FARMWORKERS AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES
By Miguel Leyva Photo: Farmworkers, CC-NC via Bing August 4, 2023 (San Diego) — Systemic racism affects nearly every facet of life for people of color. Across the country, there
READER’S EDITORIAL: DIGITAL BILLBOARD PLAN LA MESA CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER TUESDAY COULD ENDANGER MOTORISTS, SPARK LAWSUITS
By Don Woods, La Mesa Image: Rendering of a proposed digital billboard created by Clear Channel, via City of La Mesa documents July 22, 2023 (La Mesa) — The La
EDITORIAL: A SAD DAY FOR SAN DIEGO — HELP SAVE LOCAL JOURNALISM
By Miriam Raftery July 10,2023 (San Diego) — Today is a sad day for journalism in San Diego. The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper has been sold to Media News Group,
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READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP MUST BE STOPPED
By Jeanne Fleetwood Photo: C-Span screenshot of Donald Trump rallying supporters at the Capitol ellipse, moments before they marched to attack the Capitol. January 6, 2023 (El Cajon)
READER’s EDITORIAL: CEASE FIRE? OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES
By Mel Gurtov November 17, 2023 (San Diego) — Appeals for a cease fire in Israel’s war with Hamas are growing louder. Along with many governments and international and nongovernmental
READER’S EDITORIAL: THE THREAT SMALL BUSINESSES FACE IN CALIFORNIA
By Michelle Rains September 29, 2023 (Ramona)– As the owner of a bar and restaurant in Ramona, I can personally attest to how difficult California’s business environment can
READER’S EDITORIAL: GEORGIA HAS SPOKEN—DONALD TRUMP IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW
By Brenda Thompson, La Mesa Photo: Trump ‘s mugshot, via Fulton County, Georgia Sheriff’s department September 21, 2023 (La Mesa) — By now, we’ve all heard the news
READER’S EDITORIAL: THE LEGISLATURE MUST STOP UTILITY MONOPOLIES FROM GREEDY TACTICS
By Cheri Ippolito, El Cajon August 26, 2023 (El Cajon) — PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E are trying to pull a fast one on us, and there hasn’t been nearly
EDITORIAL: REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOULD STOP DENYING CLIMATE CHANGE
View United Nations 2023 video on climate change: https://youtu.be/I1Vx_a6F57Q By Roger Coppock August 26, 2023 (La Mesa) –Before this week’s GOP ‘debate,’ I used to give Republicans a
READER’S EDITORIAL: BRING BACK ALARM SIRENS TO ALERT SAN DIEGANS DURING EMERGENCIES
By Alicia A. Degracia August 22, 2023 (San Diego) — With what happened in Maui, I wonder if San Diego can reinstate the alarm system they had back in the’40s,‘50s,
READER’S EDITORIAL: PARAQUAT EXPOSURE CONTRIBUTING TO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE AMONG LATINO FARMWORKERS AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES
By Miguel Leyva Photo: Farmworkers, CC-NC via Bing August 4, 2023 (San Diego) — Systemic racism affects nearly every facet of life for people of color. Across the country, there
READER’S EDITORIAL: DIGITAL BILLBOARD PLAN LA MESA CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER TUESDAY COULD ENDANGER MOTORISTS, SPARK LAWSUITS
By Don Woods, La Mesa Image: Rendering of a proposed digital billboard created by Clear Channel, via City of La Mesa documents July 22, 2023 (La Mesa) — The La
EDITORIAL: A SAD DAY FOR SAN DIEGO — HELP SAVE LOCAL JOURNALISM
By Miriam Raftery July 10,2023 (San Diego) — Today is a sad day for journalism in San Diego. The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper has been sold to Media News Group,
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