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East County Magazine

READER’S EDITORIAL: FOR SAN DIEGO JEWS, THE END OF ROE V. WADE ERODES RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
By Editor, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Times of SD Editor’s Note: This statement was prepared and signed by more than 45 leaders

READER’S EDITORIAL: WE HAVE TO RESTORE BALANCE IN THE SUPREME COURT
By Donna Forte, Spring Valley June 24, 2022 (Spring Valley) — When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McConnell

READER’S EDITORIAL: THE SUPREME COURT IS PARTISAN ON PURPOSE
By Adam Gantz, San Diego June 24, 2022 (San Diego) — Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that we have to have nine Supreme Court Justices. Nor would it

READER’S EDITORIAL: DON’T LET AMERICAN DEMOCRACY FALL TO TYRANNY
By Sohel Bahjat June 16, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) — My name is Sohel Bahjat, a former Republican and an active voter in East County, San Diego, CA. Please

READER’S EDITORIAL: WE SHOULD LOVE OUR CHILDREN MORE THAN GUNS
By Jay Steiger Photos: San Diego rally to stop gun violence on June 11, 2022 June 12, 2022 (San Diego) — Enough! How many more will die before action is

READER’S EDITORIAL: PEOPLE OVER PROFITS
By John Teevan May 24, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) — Every two years, we elect lawmakers to represent us in Washington. We put our trust in them and expect

READER’S EDITORIAL: OUR ORIGINAL FOUNDERS WERE INDIGENOUS WOMEN WHO CONTROLLED THEIR OWN BODIES
By Professor Harvey Wasserman Originally published in Reader Supported News Photo: San Diego Women’s March 2022, by Miriam Raftery May 24, 2022 (San Diego) — The real Founders of American society

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT’S IMPENDING REVERSAL OF ROE V. WADE
By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH May 12, 2022 (San Diego) — Recently, a draft was leaked of a potential Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade written by Justice

READER’S EDITORIAL: PLEASE DO NOT EXPORT YOUR HOMELESS PROBLEM TO CAMPO
This letter was written in response to La Mesa City Councilmember Laura Lothian’s proposal to purchase land in Campo to house La Mesa’s homeless population. The item is slated to

READER’S EDITORIAL: LEGISLATORS MUST FUND SUICIDE CRISIS SERVICES
By Danielle McGonigle Image by rebcenter-moscow on Pixabay April 30, 2022 (San Diego) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for