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East County Magazine
READER’S EDITORIAL: FOOD FOR THOUGHT–ALPINE ELECTIONS
By Mary Harris December 11, 2018 (Alpine) — Running for a seat on the Alpine Community Planning Group taught me a lot. It was like a crash course on local politics. I’ve been attending
READER’S EDITORIAL: DEVELOPERS BUYING SANTEE CITY COUNCIL SEATS THROUGH PAC’S DARK MONEY
By Santee City Councilman Stephen Houlahan and Preserve Wild Santee Director Van Collinsworth November 1, 2018 (Santee) – A flood of developer dollars are backing incumbents/status-quo candidates (McNelis, Hall
READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP’S KRISTALLNACHT
By Tom H. Hastings October 29, 2018 (San Diego) – We are now moving past “mere” voter suppression and voter intimidation. We have arrived at voter assassination. It was almost exactly 80
READER’S EDITORIAL: SAVE THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
By Cheryl A. Reiff, rancher and business owner October 26, 2018 (San Diego’s East County) — I am greatly concerned by The Administration’s attempts to weaken the Endangered Species
READER’S EDITORIAL: TO SAVE THE GOP, WE MUST FIRST CLEANSE IT
By Patrick Osio, Jr., San Diego October 22, 2018 (San Diego) — Finding myself voting against Republican Party candidates in the November 2018 mid-term election is one of my
READER’S EDITORIAL: LA MESA’S CHOICE
By Dr. Anthony Mc Ivor October 21, 2018 (La Mesa) — This year’s City Council election offers La Mesa an exciting and encouraging choice. Exciting, because for the first
EDITORIAL: TOO POOR OR TOO RICH, SOME CANDIDATES HAVE NO BALLOT STATEMENTS. THAT’S A DISSERVICE TO VOTERS THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED
By Miriam Raftery October 13, 2018 (San Diego) – Why doesn’t Gavin Newsom, the Democratic nominee for Governor, have a ballot statement? Why do some candidates for local offices
READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY THIS TRANSGENDER WOMAN WILL BE VOTING FOR AMMAR
By Meredith Vezina, Julian October 5, 2018 (Julian) – First, let me say that I’m voting for Ammar Campa-Najjar for Congress because I’m a life-long progressive Democrat and because
READER’S EDITORIAL: MIRAMAR AIR SHOW GLORIFIES WAR
By Dave Patterson, Ramona September 19, 2018 (Ramona) — The US war spending, now approaching $1 Trillion annually, (1) directly impacts how we pay for schools, Medicare, Medicaid, social
READER’S EDITORIAL: CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE TO FUND JULIAN-CUYAMACA FIRE DISTRICT
By Pat Landis, PhD September 14, 2018 (Julian) – Proposition QQ will be on the November 6, 2018, ballot in San Diego County. This is a Citizens’ Initiative to raise
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