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Reader’s Editorial: Politicians don’t do prevention/How reactive leadership fuels our public health crises
By Aaron J. Byzak, MBA, Chief Strategist & Lead Consultant for Galvanized Strategies, Healthcare and Non-Profit Leader Nov. 17, 2025 (San Diego County) — We like to tell ourselves we value
Reader’s Editorial: CalRTA delivers — from pension power to Social Security fairness, retired teachers get it done
Source: California Retired Teachers Association November 2, 2025 (San Diego) – During this year’s Retired Teachers Week, we proudly look back to January when the California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA)
Reader’s Editorial: Parkway Plaza and the promise of a 15-minute city
By Rich Riel, business owner, former candidate for mayor of San Diego October 27, 2025 (El Cajon) – Parkway Plaza is more than a mall—it’s a mirror. Once a bustling
Reader’s Editorial: Why I support the recall or resignation of the GUHSD Board majority
By Chris Fite, Trustee, Grossmont Union High School District board October 26, 2025 (El Cajon) — When the dust settles after all of the lawsuits and media stories and packed
Reader’s Editorial: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the antivaxxer Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH October 25, 2025 (San Diego) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr is an antivaxxer; but to the best of my knowledge has NEVER indicated
Reader’s Editorial: Zionist state of Israel is a betrayal of Judaism
By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH September 29, 2025 (San Diego) — I am Jewish, born and raised in San Diego, and lived for six months in Israel in 1978.
Building Hopes in the Golden State: How the New Federal Program Can Tackle Homelessness Among California Veterans
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Hampshire returns to port at Naval Station Norfolk on May 7,2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alfred A. Coffield)
Readers’ Editorial: H.R. 1: Relief Now, Costs for Generations
A few thoughts by some of your Julian neighbors By Susan Stevenson, David Shorey, Greg Schuett, Carrie Danielson, Chris Reed Photo via White House: President Donald Trump signing H.R., the
Reader’s Editorial: The Fight for Freedom is More Urgent Than Ever Before
By Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe Happy Fourth of July! Formally known as Independence Day, today celebrates the United States declaring independence from Great Britain, creating a land with
READER’S EDITORIAL: FEDERALLY FUNDED SCIENCE SHAPES OUR HEALTH, NATURE, TECHNOLOGY AND LOCAL ECONOMY
Cuts to National Institute of Health could devastate University of California research and negative impact San Diego County’s economy (Photo by unknown author is licensed under CC BY-ND) By
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