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GOOD MONEY – Market Crisis Highlights Sustainable Investing
Printer-friendly versionYour guide to profitable and socially responsible investing By Judith L. Seid, CFP ® This financial crisis has its own unique characteristics unlike any in our history. For twenty-five
THE RENO REPORT: MORNING HAS BROKEN
Printer-friendly versionBy Jamie Reno Exclusive for East County Magazine October 15, 2008 (Tierrasanta) – Morning has broken. As the sun rises over the East County, a sense of calm permeates
EAST COUNTY EATER – ARRIBA! SAVOR OLD TOWN’S BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT–IN LA MESA
Printer-friendly versionCASA DE PICO 5500 Grossmont Center Drive La Mesa, CA 91941 (619)463-3267 November 1, 2008 (La Mesa) – The longtime standard for the finest in Mexican food and ambiente
THE WILL POWER REPORT – PRISONERS OF DEBT
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! By Will Power October 14, 2008 (San Diego) – When John McCain accidentally referred to “My Fellow Americans” as “My Fellow Prisoners” this week, he
THE ROLLING REVIEWER: ROLLING WITH THE LUCK
Printer-friendly versionBy Janelle Eckardt November 1, 2008 (Alpine) – I firmly believe that we make our own luck. We each control how we react to different situations, therefore we play
VOTER’S WATCHDOG: WILL YOUR VOTE COUNT?
Printer-friendly version This information is important for everyone, but especially for newly registered voters. Please forward, post or printout this information. Avoid confusion on Election Day and make sure everyone
THE WILL POWER REPORT – HARD TRUTHS FOR HARD TIMES
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! By Will Power October 1, 2008 (San Diego) – Life has a few hard rules. Break them at your own risk. Here are a few:
VOTER’S WATCHDOG: PROTECTING YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
Printer-friendly versionWhy you should vote—and how to be a smart voter By Miriam Raftery October 1, 2008 (San Diego’s East County) — Your vote does count! John F. Kennedy was
THE CHEAPSKATE’S GUIDE TO LIVING WELL IN EAST COUNTY – OCTOBER 2008
Printer-friendly versionMaking ends meet is getting tougher. The cost of gas, food, college and just about everything else is going up, while wages have failed to keep pace with inflation.
MEDIA WATCH – PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES: HOW TO SEPARATE SPIN FROM FACTS
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery October 1, 2008 (San Diego’s East County) –Sorting out truth from fiction in political races is challenging. If you didn’t watch the first presidential debate, for
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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