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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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MARKETING MATTERS: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS AND GROWTH
Printer-friendly version Planning for Effective Marketing By Rama Beerfas July 1, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)—It takes many different components coming together to make a marketing campaign successful:
MEDIA WATCH: 2 NEW STATIONS TO AIR PROGRESSIVE TALK AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version Plus popular East County liberal and conservative talk show hosts return to airways in resurgence of localism July 4, 2009 (San Diego)—Alpine resident and East County radio personality Stacy
CRAFTING WITH MARY: SISAL POTS FOR SUMMER
Printer-friendly version By Mary Genser July, 2009 (La Mesa)—Beautiful and versatile, these decorated pots have a variety of uses. Add flower arrangements or plants, store magazines, display a seashell collection,
THE ROLLING REVIEWER: JET SETTING TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY STYLE
Printer-friendly version By Janelle Eckardt July 1, 2009 (San Diego)–Wake up in Hawaii and take a deep breathe of sea-scented air; go to sleep in New York and
EAST COUNTY EATER: SIAMESE WINS–BASIL THAI BISTRO AND BASIL THAI DINER
Printer-friendly version By the East County Eater June 30, 2009 (East County)–Watching “Anna and the King of Siam” is the closest I’ve come to visiting Thailand. But if dining at Basil
POLICY MATTERS: ONE PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND DOLLAR$
Printer-friendly versionJuly 1, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)–Yes, I know a picture is worth a thousand words, but it could also be worth a thousand (or THOUSANDS OF) dollars! I
POLICY MATTERS: HOW TO REVIEW YOUR HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE RENEWAL STATEMENT
Printer-friendly versionBy Dennis Volz June 2009 (San Diego’s East County)–For most of us, our home is our single largest and most important investment. Many of us have poured thousands of
POLICY MATTERS: HOW TO REVIEW YOUR AUTO INSURANCE RENEWAL STATEMENT
Printer-friendly versionBy Dennis Volz May 2009 (San Diego’s East County)–You can save TONS OF MONEY by just taking a few minutes to look over that annoying little renewal statement that
WILL POWER: ULTERIOR MOTIVES
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! June 21, 2009–As California lurches towards insolvency, the supply-siders who wrecked the system now propose to turn over the state’s assets to private parties. The
WILL POWER REPORT: RFID AND THE ELECTRONIC NAZIS
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! June 14, 2009 — The implantation of tiny RFID (radio frequency identification devices) devices on practically anything has been promoted as “anti-shoplifting” and “inventory control”.
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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