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MARKETING MATTERS: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS AND GROWTH
Printer-friendly versionYour #1 Marketing Tool By Rama Beerfas April 1, 2009 (San Diego’s East County) – Clients often ask me, “What is the number one most effective marketing tool?” My
Good Money – How to Survive a Bear Market, “Armchair Quarterback” Analysis
Printer-friendly versionYour guide to profitable and socially responsible investing By Judith L. Seid, CFP ® April 1, 2009 (La Mesa)–I thought you would all appreciate this “armchair quarterback" analysis, done
MEDIA WATCH: DEMISE OF NEWSPAPERS, INCREASED MEDIA CONSOLIDATION THREATEN DEMOCRACY, WARN MEDIA EXPERTS AT LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EVENT
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery “If we don’t find a way to save investigative journalism, our democracy will not only suffer, it will die." – Jeanne Brown, vice president, San Diego
VOTER’S WATCHDOG: ELECTION OFFICIALS ARRESTED FOR RIGGING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES; PLUS DIEBOLD ATM MACHINES FOUND TO CONTAIN SECRET ID-STEALING SOFTWARE
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery April 1, 2009 (La Mesa)—The prospect of election-rigging via electronic vote machines is no longer a theory. In Kentucky, election officials have been arrested for reportedly
VOTER’S WATCHDOG: CIA WARNS E-VOTING NOT SECURE; PROOF EMERGES THAT CA’S DIEBOLD VOTING MACHINES DROP VOTES & AUDIT LOGS ALLOW DELETION OF VOTING RECORDS
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery March 28, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)—In testimony before the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in Florida, CIA cyber security expert Steven Stigall said that voting equipment
PEARLS – PARALLEL PASSIONS
Printer-friendly version By Charlavan Baker Hart April 1, 2009 (El Cajon)– I spend part of each week and sometimes a portion of each day doing what I call ‘social cancer
LOCAL ARTIST AND AUTHOR CHARLAVAN PUBLISHES BOOK FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery April 1, 2009 (El Cajon)—The indomitable spirit of Charlavan Baker Hart shines like a beacon of hope in her new book, Tit Tatts: Life After Breast
Excerpt from Tit Tatts: Life After Breast Cancer
Printer-friendly version PRELUDE Little girls can hardly wait to have boobies. When I was about 13 I started to notice a difference in my body. I wasn’t all LITTLE GIRL
YOU’RE INVITED! JOIN US AT “ON THE ROAD WITH THE EAST COUNTY EATER” APRIL 20 AT THE VINE WINE BAR & BISTRO IN ALPINE
Printer-friendly versionApril 7, 2009 (Alpine)—East County Magazine invites our readers to join us in a festive culinary experience—and the unmasking of our very own East County Eater restaurant reviewer. For
THE BARREL ROOM: A WINETASTER’S TREAT IN RANCHO BERNARDO
Printer-friendly version A column for East County wine and beer enthusiasts 16765 Bernardo Center Dr., San Diego CA 92128 (858) 673-7512; www.thebarrelroomsandiego.com By J.J. Gold, guest columnist April
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ON THE SILVER SCREEN: COFFIN LEAVES PLENTY OF ROOM FOR CHILLS IN CLAUSTROPHOBIC THRILLER “BURIED”
Printer-friendly versionBy Brian Lafferty October 3, 2010 (San Diego)–Claustrophobia seems to be a popular theme in the last two months. Lebanon took place entirely within a tank populated by
MARKETING MATTERS: NOW IS THE TIME TO DEVELOP YOUR MARKETING PLAN FOR 2011
Printer-friendly version Tips and Tricks for Business Success and Growth By Rama Beerfas October 2, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – I recently had a conversation with a contact
JEREMY’S ON THE HILL SERVES UP FARM-FRESH FINE DINING IN JULIAN
Printer-friendly version Jeremy’s on the Hill California-style Bistro 4354 Highway 78 (between Santa Ysabel and Julian) (760)765-1587 www.jeremysonthehill.com By the East County Eater October 1, 2010 (Julian) –
EAST OF THE LINE: FIRING BACK AT BORDER FIRE, ROOTING OUT WILD PIGS, & A GARDEN PARTY IN POTRERO
Printer-friendly version By Billie Jo Jannen Firefighters shoot back at border fire September 29, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — A Mexican fire that threatened the border area
ON THE SILVER SCREEN: PROPAGANDA FILM MAY HAVE BEEN “UNFINISHED” BUT THE IMAGES STILL TELL OF HORRIFIC DETAIL BEHIND WARSAW GHETTO
Printer-friendly versionBy Brian Lafferty September 28, 2010 (San Diego)–Playing until Friday at the Ken Cinema is A Film Unfinished. The title refers to an uncompleted Nazi propaganda film shot in the
SYLVIA’S SOAPBOX: CARLY FIORINA’S PLAN TO CONTINUE TAX CUTS FOR THE SUPER-RICH & CREATE JOBS…IN INDIA
Printer-friendly version By Sylvia Hampton September 26, 2010 (San Diego) — As the CEO of Hewlett Packard, Carly Fiorina told the world that giving high-tech jobs to foreign workers using H-1B status
ON THE SILVER SCREEN: “BRAN NUE DAE” SINGS AND DANCES TO A GRATING BEAT
Printer-friendly versionBy Brian Lafferty September 25, 2010 (San Diego)–Bran Nue Dae is a film so dreadful I felt embarrassed just watching it. Everything about it literally made me cringe.
ON THE SILVER SCREEN: “WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS” ON THE MONEY WITH FRESH SCRIPT
Printer-friendly versionBy Brian Lafferty September 25, 2010 (San Diego)–Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps opens with Gordon Gekko being released from a federal penitentiary in the year 2001. Among the
SYLVIA’S SOAPBOX: GET THE FACTS ON MEDICARE AND THE NEW HEALTH-REFORM LAW
Printer-friendly version DON’T BELIEVE DECEPTIVE POLITICAL ADS, FACTCHECK.ORG WARNS CONSUMERS By Sylvia Hampton September 24, 2010 (San Diego) — A friend in Wisconsin asked me if she would lose her doctor because of the new health-reform
ON THE SILVER SCREEN: MOVIE MAY BE CALLED “HEARTBREAKER” BUT IT MAY LEAVE YOU FEELING GOOD
Printer-friendly versionBy Brian Lafferty September 24, 2010 (San Diego)–My favorite scene in the French film Heartbreaker comes towards the end. Alex (Romain Duris), who is tasked with breaking up
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Lemon Grove Forward Club announces annual Sock Drive for November
Printer-friendly versionSource: Lemon Grove Forward Club November 4, 2025 (Lemon Grove) – The Lemon Grove Forward Club is kicking off its annual sock drive, “Socktober,” a tradition that has made a