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EDITORIAL: LEADERSHIP ON HEALTHCARE REFORM MEANS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM & WORKING FOR SOLUTIONS
By Tracy Emblem November 7, 2009 (San Diego)– Congressman Brian Bilbray says the health bill in Congress is expensive, bloated and wasteful and publicly asks us: "How will America pay
EDITORIAL: THE SHOW “NEEDS” TO GO ON
…"There is no disagreement over the present lack of qualified theatrical management at ECPAC. If the City of El Cajon were to seriously consider hiring a good management
EDITORIAL: SDSU PRESIDENT STEPHEN WEBER’S RECENT CHANGE TO ADMISSION POLICIES USES BUDGET CRISIS AS SHIELD
SDSU’s own internal documents reveal that the true purpose of many of the strategies we have seen over the past decade—from dual admission in 2002 to the current requirement
EDITORIAL: WILL LA MESA BAN BOOZE AT TUESDAY’S HEARING? CITY SHOWS ITS HYPOCRISY
By Joe Morris October 25, 2009 – On Tuesday, La Mesa’s City Council will vote on whether to ban drinking alcoholic beverages in public places—unless you fork over a $150
EDITORIAL: RENEWABLE ENERGY—A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH
By Tracy Emblem October 18, 2009 (San Diego)–No new nuclear power plants have been built in the United States since the late 1970’s. Recently however, Senator Lamar Alexander from
EDITORIAL: BALANCING HATE WITH HEALING
WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH PICKETING LOCAL SCHOOLS By J. Richards Editor’s note: Westboro Baptist Church, headed by Fred Phelps, has gained notoriety for protesting at funerals of gay individuals. In San Diego, however, on
EDITORIAL: THREE STRIKES:–THE IMPACT AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE…ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
By the Judicial Reform Commitee, United African-American Ministerial Action Council October 10, 2009 (San Diego)–The much ballyhooed Three Strikes laws have had a negligible impact on states’ imprisoned
EDITORIAL: BOLD NEXT STEPS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
By Congressman Bob Filner Democratic Representative from the 51st Congressional District The impacts of the climate crisis are already being seen around the world through increasing hurricane intensity, melting
EDITORIAL: GOVERNOR SHOULD SIGN BILL MAKING SURE NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS SUFFICIENT FIRE PROTECTION
By Assemblymember Dave Jones, Candidate, California Insurance Commissioner More than 2,300 San Diego County structures were destroyed in the Witch, Harris and Poomacha fires. The California Department of Fire
EDITORIAL: SMALL BUSINESSES NEED HEALTH REFORM NOW
Many politicians and pundits claim that efforts to reform our health system are moving too quickly. Yet for millions of small business owners like me, health reform cannot happen soon
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EDITORIAL: LEADERSHIP ON HEALTHCARE REFORM MEANS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM & WORKING FOR SOLUTIONS
By Tracy Emblem November 7, 2009 (San Diego)– Congressman Brian Bilbray says the health bill in Congress is expensive, bloated and wasteful and publicly asks us: "How will America pay
EDITORIAL: THE SHOW “NEEDS” TO GO ON
…"There is no disagreement over the present lack of qualified theatrical management at ECPAC. If the City of El Cajon were to seriously consider hiring a good management
EDITORIAL: SDSU PRESIDENT STEPHEN WEBER’S RECENT CHANGE TO ADMISSION POLICIES USES BUDGET CRISIS AS SHIELD
SDSU’s own internal documents reveal that the true purpose of many of the strategies we have seen over the past decade—from dual admission in 2002 to the current requirement
EDITORIAL: WILL LA MESA BAN BOOZE AT TUESDAY’S HEARING? CITY SHOWS ITS HYPOCRISY
By Joe Morris October 25, 2009 – On Tuesday, La Mesa’s City Council will vote on whether to ban drinking alcoholic beverages in public places—unless you fork over a $150
EDITORIAL: RENEWABLE ENERGY—A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH
By Tracy Emblem October 18, 2009 (San Diego)–No new nuclear power plants have been built in the United States since the late 1970’s. Recently however, Senator Lamar Alexander from
EDITORIAL: BALANCING HATE WITH HEALING
WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH PICKETING LOCAL SCHOOLS By J. Richards Editor’s note: Westboro Baptist Church, headed by Fred Phelps, has gained notoriety for protesting at funerals of gay individuals. In San Diego, however, on
EDITORIAL: THREE STRIKES:–THE IMPACT AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE…ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
By the Judicial Reform Commitee, United African-American Ministerial Action Council October 10, 2009 (San Diego)–The much ballyhooed Three Strikes laws have had a negligible impact on states’ imprisoned
EDITORIAL: BOLD NEXT STEPS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
By Congressman Bob Filner Democratic Representative from the 51st Congressional District The impacts of the climate crisis are already being seen around the world through increasing hurricane intensity, melting
EDITORIAL: GOVERNOR SHOULD SIGN BILL MAKING SURE NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS SUFFICIENT FIRE PROTECTION
By Assemblymember Dave Jones, Candidate, California Insurance Commissioner More than 2,300 San Diego County structures were destroyed in the Witch, Harris and Poomacha fires. The California Department of Fire
EDITORIAL: SMALL BUSINESSES NEED HEALTH REFORM NOW
Many politicians and pundits claim that efforts to reform our health system are moving too quickly. Yet for millions of small business owners like me, health reform cannot happen soon
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