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East County Magazine
READER’S EDITORIAL: AREN’T WE WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
By Jerry Jones, Lemon Grove Councilman “Let’s first save the city, and then deal with the leadership and trust issues.” – Councilman Jerry Jones October 4, 2019 (Lemon Grove) —
READER’S EDITORIAL: IT’S TIME TO STOP THE MARKETING AND SALES OF VAPING DEVICES AND FLAVORED PRODUCTS USED IN THEM
“We applaud the 26 California jurisdictions that have taken these steps and encourage El Cajon to join them.” – Dana Stevens By Dana Stevens, Community Action Service & Advocacy (CASA)
HOW MUCH MORE DAMAGE WILL BE DONE BEFORE UNDERAGE VAPING IS PREVENTED?
By Dr. Joshua Mansour September 9, 2019 (San Diego) – The FDA is allowing e-cigarette makers until 2022 to submit their plans for preventing underage access to their products. But
AB 5 SILENCES YOUR VOICES AND VIOLATES CONSTITUTION SEVERAL WAYS: PLEASE HELP US PROTECT A FREE PRESS
By Miriam Raftery, Editor, East County Magazine I fought a case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the rights of freelance journalists. AB 5 takes that
READER’S EDITORIAL: RECENT VAPING DEATH MAKES FDA THREE-YEAR PLAN FOR YOUTH RESTRICTIONS FEEL LIKE A MILLENIUM
How much more damage will be done before the fix is in? By Joshua Mansour, M.D. Photo via Creative Commons August 27, 2019 (San Diego) – Despite the
READER’S EDITORIAL: SUPERVISORS’ APPROVAL OF 4G / 5G ORDINANCE WITH NO SETBACK FROM HOMES FAVORS INDUSTRY OVER RESIDENTS
By Susan Brinchman, Director, Center for Electrosmog Prevention Photo: Creative Commons August 13, 2019 (San Diego) — San Diego County Supervisors voted unanimously on Wed., Aug. 7th, in “done deal
READER’S EDITORIAL: BEWARE OF DRUGS LACED WITH DEADLY CAREFENTANIL AND FENTANYL
By Shauna Krout Photo: Carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer, is turning up in street drugs—and its killing users (Creative Commons) August 8, 2019 (San Diego) – Overdoses are happening everywhere,
READER’S EDITORIAL: “SOME ARE DOWN MEMORY LANE, SOME ARE ON FIRE.”
By Preston Brown Photo: Preston Brown, copyright (c) 2019 July 23, 2019, (San Diego’s East County) — Recently at the Board of Supervisors hearing on the Otay Ranch
READER’S EDITORIAL: COLIN PARENT – YOUR BIAS IS SHOWING ON FARMER’S MARKET
Who does Colin Parent really serve? An Open letter to the La Mesa City Council and City Manager By Marcia Tolin, La Mesa resident July 23, 2019 (La Mesa) —
READER’S EDITORIAL: MISSING PERSONS REPORTS AND ENTRY INTO NAMUS DNA DATABASE SHOULD BE STANDARD PROTOCOL
By June A. Sortore Photo: Shawn Lone Wolf Cristman June 3, 2019 (Santa Ysabel) — The sheer volume of missing and unidentified person cases poses one of the greatest
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East County Magazine