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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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SYLVIA’S SOAPBOX: WHO BENEFITS MOST FROM OUTSOURCING, MR. DEMAIO?
Printer-friendly version July 7, 2010 (San Diego) — I think if it were possible to outsource firefighting to China some would say “go for it.” San Diego District 5 City
THE DOG BLOG: 4TH OF JULY TIPS TO PROTECT YOUR DOG
Printer-friendly version By Dawn Celapino July 4, 2010 (San Diego) — This holiday weekend, make sure your dog is in a secure environment, especially if you are leaving
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ON THE SILVER SCREEN: “CYRUS” HITS THE MOTHER LODE
Printer-friendly versionBy Brian Lafferty July 2, 2010 (San Diego’s East County)–There is a scene at the beginning of Cyrus in which John (John C. Reilly) tries to pick up
SIMPLE WISDOM: ARE YOU SCARED TO BE VULNERABLE?
Printer-friendly version By Penelope Andrade July 1, 2010 (San Diego) — Are you scared to be vulnerable? For many the v word (vulnerability) strikes fear in the façade of stylish
MARKETING MATTERS: DIRECT MAIL VS. INTERNET MARKETING PART 3–TRACKING RESULTS FOR INTERNET MARKETING
Printer-friendly version TIPS AND TRICKS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS By Rama Beerfas July 1, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – Last month, we looked at various internet marketing
ON THE SILVER SCREEN: “THE LAST AIRBENDER” RUNS OUT OF AIR
Printer-friendly versionBy Brian Lafferty July 1, 2010 (San Diego’s East County)–The Last Airbender is a movie that begs to be remade by a different director. It had the potential
SIMPLE WISDOM: REBOOT YOUR LIFE CONNECTION
Printer-friendly version By Penelope Andrade June 30, 2010 (San Diego) — Are you connected to life? While many move in a daze of action, haze of forgetting, or tangle
WILL YOUR VOTE BE COUNTED? PANEL ON MIDTERM ELECTION ISSUES JUNE 30
Printer-friendly version Since it is easier to rig an electronic voting system than it is to rig a Las Vegas slot machine, citizens are rightly concerned about who is counting
ADVICE FROM THE PURPLE MOUNTAIN SAGE: KEEP COOL & STILL BE EARTH FRIENDLY
Printer-friendly version By Sharon Courmousis, Sacred Rocks Reserve Increase your enjoyment of living June 27, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) “Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions
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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