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EAST COUNTY EATER: THE BARN HOUSE BBQ BRINGS KANSAS CITY FLAVOR AND FAMILY FUN TO LEMON GROVE
Printer-friendly versionBy Jessyka Heredia March 17, 2024 (Lemon Grove) –Are you looking for that perfect spot to eat that the whole family will love? Look no further than The

EAST COUNTY EATER: THE BARN HOUSE BBQ BRINGS KANSAS CITY FLAVOR AND FAMILY FUN TO LEMON GROVE
Printer-friendly versionBy Jessyka Heredia March 17, 2024 (Lemon Grove) –Are you looking for that perfect spot to eat that the whole family will love? Look no further than The

DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: SPRING FESTIVITIES
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery March 4, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – With spring fast approaching, many festive and creative events are sprouting up across East County. These include Daffodil

DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: SPRING FESTIVITIES
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery March 4, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – With spring fast approaching, many festive and creative events are sprouting up across East County. These include Daffodil

DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: LATE FEBRUARY AND EARLY MARCH EVENTS
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery February 17, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – Hike by the light of the moon, join a stargazing party, enjoy a Nature Day celebration, tour a

DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: CREATIVE EVENTS COMING UP
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery February 9, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) —Comedy shows, Fido Fest, film showings, wolf tours, a plein air desert art show, Valentine teas, and an attempt
CHIEFS CORNER: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING GOES UP AS TEMPERATURES GO DOWN
Printer-friendly version By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna February 5, 2024 (San Diego) — We are having a cold spell here and a lot of times during these cold spells, or

ADVANCING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: HARM REDUCTION COALITION OFFERS HELP AND HOPE FOR THOSE IN THE GRIP OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE
Printer-friendly versionBy David R. Shorey, East County Program Director, Institute for Public Strategies February 5, 2024 (San Diego) – Tara Stamos-Buesig hit rock bottom one Sunday night while working the streets on El Cajon Boulevard

EAST COUNTY EATER FINDS HIDDEN GEM AT LEMON GROVE BISTRO
Printer-friendly version By Jessyka Heredia January 23, 2024 (Lemon Grove) – The age-old question always comes up: what do you want for dinner? Look no further than Lemon Grove

MASTIFF KITCHEN; SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST SAUSAGE
Printer-friendly versionBy Jessyka Heredia January 24, 2023 (La Mesa) – Mastiff kitchen in La Mesa is serving up homemade sausages that will really knock your socks off, but their
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THE WILL POWER REPORT – Nursing Home Problems Classified?
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! By Will Power December 28, 2008 (San Diego) — Another “lame-duck” Federal rule concerning Nursing homes has been approved by the outgoing Bush Administration. The
FACE-OFF: A BAIL-OUT FOR CALIFORNIA?
Printer-friendly version Dual views on hot topics LET’S STAY OFF THE BAILOUT BANDWAGON By Steve Hunyar December 26, 2008 (San Diego) —When former California Governor Grey Davis first took office
THE RENO REPORT – PARDON ME, CAN YOU SPARE A BAILOUT?
Printer-friendly versionJamie Reno suggests a novel approach to California’s state budget crisis December 19, 2008 (San Diego) — This morning I’ve been boning up on our state’s massive budget problems
Good Money – Madoff”s Ponzi Scheme: How you can protect yourself and your investments
Printer-friendly versionYour guide to profitable and socially responsible investing By Judith L. Seid, CFP ® By now you’ve probably heard about the $50 billion Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff,
THE WILL POWER REPORT – Prescription Medicine Costs
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! By Will Power January 1, 2008 (San Diego) — I am at the end of my rope with Big Pharma. They are the greediest, least efficient,
The Rolling Reviewer- A Few of My Favorite Things
Printer-friendly versionBy Janelle Eckardt January 1, 2008 (San Diego) — There is no denying that the oversaturation of bright lights, holiday music, and the overabundance of sales successfully lures us
Armchair Impressionists Exhibition December 1- 31, 2008
Printer-friendly versionBy Tammy Lawhead December 1, 2008 (El Cajon) — The Armchair Impressionists, including Jeffrey Graham, Rustin Holec, David Lawhead, Karen Marsh, and William Marsh, will feature their paintings December
The Will Power Report – THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD
Printer-friendly versionNothing but the Truth! By Will Power December 4, 2008 (San Diego) — The profitable is the enemy of the good. Nowhere is this more true than in U.S.
SYLVIA’S SOAPBOX – HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
Printer-friendly versionWhy are there 261 cell phone antennas within 4 miles of my house? By Sylvia Hampton We have a virtual hailstorm of problems from state and local finances to
Sylvia’s Soapbox –” DOCTOR, PATIENT MISTAKES CAN BE DEADLY AND EXPENSIVE
Printer-friendly versionBy Sylvia Hampton As I write this, my daughter’s relative by marriage and close friend is in a Los Angeles hospital intensive care unit fighting for her life at
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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