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READER’S EDITORIAL: SUPERVISORS’ APPROVAL OF 4G / 5G ORDINANCE WITH NO SETBACK FROM HOMES FAVORS INDUSTRY OVER RESIDENTS
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: BEWARE OF DRUGS LACED WITH DEADLY CAREFENTANIL AND FENTANYL
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: “SOME ARE DOWN MEMORY LANE, SOME ARE ON FIRE.”
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: COLIN PARENT – YOUR BIAS IS SHOWING ON FARMER’S MARKET
Printer-friendly versionWho 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
Printer-friendly version 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: SANDAG MISUSE OF OUR TAXES
Printer-friendly version By James Rue, El Cajon June 2, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) – Hello, SANDAG. I’m in fear of misuse of our tax dollars by SANDAG, and I
READER’S EDITORIAL: CALL TO ACTION IN LEMON GROVE – SIDEWALKS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY
Printer-friendly version By Elenna Hernandez, Helix Charter High School student May 24, 2019 (Lemon Grove) — Dear citizens of Lemon Grove: the city of Lemon Grove is in desperate need of
READER’S EDITORIAL: SAN DIEGO SUPERVISORS SHOULD JUST SAY NO TO FIRE-TRAP DEVELOPMENTS
Printer-friendly version By Peter A. Andersen, PhD, and Daniel H. Silver, MD Photos by Miriam Raftery: State Route 94, the primary evacuation route for Proctor Valley and communities from Jamul
READER’S EDITORIAL: FORMER JULIAN FIRE & MEDICAL SERVICES CHIEF SPEAKS OUT
Printer-friendly version By Mike Van Bibber April 14, 2019 (Julian) — A message to our family, friends, and neighbors in the Julian-Cuyamaca community, throughout California, and across the
READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS–AN UNACCEPTABLE REDUCTION IN FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY
Printer-friendly version By Ben Franklin April 16, 2019 (Julian) – Since the beginning of the dissolving of local volunteer fire departments the number of firefighters and emergency first
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READER’S EDITORIAL: SUPERVISORS’ APPROVAL OF 4G / 5G ORDINANCE WITH NO SETBACK FROM HOMES FAVORS INDUSTRY OVER RESIDENTS
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: BEWARE OF DRUGS LACED WITH DEADLY CAREFENTANIL AND FENTANYL
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: “SOME ARE DOWN MEMORY LANE, SOME ARE ON FIRE.”
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: COLIN PARENT – YOUR BIAS IS SHOWING ON FARMER’S MARKET
Printer-friendly versionWho 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
Printer-friendly version 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
READER’S EDITORIAL: SANDAG MISUSE OF OUR TAXES
Printer-friendly version By James Rue, El Cajon June 2, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) – Hello, SANDAG. I’m in fear of misuse of our tax dollars by SANDAG, and I
READER’S EDITORIAL: CALL TO ACTION IN LEMON GROVE – SIDEWALKS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY
Printer-friendly version By Elenna Hernandez, Helix Charter High School student May 24, 2019 (Lemon Grove) — Dear citizens of Lemon Grove: the city of Lemon Grove is in desperate need of
READER’S EDITORIAL: SAN DIEGO SUPERVISORS SHOULD JUST SAY NO TO FIRE-TRAP DEVELOPMENTS
Printer-friendly version By Peter A. Andersen, PhD, and Daniel H. Silver, MD Photos by Miriam Raftery: State Route 94, the primary evacuation route for Proctor Valley and communities from Jamul
READER’S EDITORIAL: FORMER JULIAN FIRE & MEDICAL SERVICES CHIEF SPEAKS OUT
Printer-friendly version By Mike Van Bibber April 14, 2019 (Julian) — A message to our family, friends, and neighbors in the Julian-Cuyamaca community, throughout California, and across the
READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS–AN UNACCEPTABLE REDUCTION IN FIREFIGHTERS UNDER THE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY
Printer-friendly version By Ben Franklin April 16, 2019 (Julian) – Since the beginning of the dissolving of local volunteer fire departments the number of firefighters and emergency first
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