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READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO GILLESPIE FIELD NEIGHBORS: A DAUNTING YEAR AHEAD WITH AIRPORT EXPANSION AND MORE
By Sue Strom, Advocates of Safe Airport Policies (ASAP) January 21, 2018 (El Cajon) — We hope your year is off to a happy and healthy start. However, for
READER’S EDITORIAL: KEEP ALPINE’S SMALL TOWN CHARM
An open letter to County Planning and Development Services by Mary Harris January 21, 2018 (Alpine) — I don’t want future development projects in Alpine to include designs that are
EDITORIAL: BORDER PATROL AGENTS SABOTAGING WATER BOTTLES IN DESERT SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEATHS OF MIGRANTS
By Miriam Raftery January 19, 2018 (San Diego’s East County) – A new report by humanitarian organizations reveals that Border Patrol agents have been systemically destroying water bottles left
READER’S EDITORIAL: HUNTER, LIKE MOORE IN ALABAMA, COULD LOSE SEAT TO A DEMOCRAT
By Andrew Zelt December 15, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) — To the GOP: after this week’s stunning defeat of Roy Moore in Alabama, the Republican Party of San
READER’S EDITORIAL: THE ULTIMATE UNTHINKABLE OF UNTHINKABLES: TRUMP AXES MUELLER AND GETS AWAY WITH IT
By Shaun Mullen, with credit to the Moderate Voice, a member of the San Diego online news network) December 11, 2017 (San Diego) – Will Donald Trump fire Robert
READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY ARE CALIFORNIA’S HOMES BURNING? IT ISN’T NATURAL DISASTER, IT’S BAD PLANNING
By Richard Halsey Photo courtesy ECM news partner 10 News December 8, 2017 (San Diego) – Large, high-intensity wildfires are an inevitable and natural part of life in California.
READER’S EDITORIAL: 25 SECONDS
By Jim Lundquist November 28, 2017 (Alpine) – There is a new campaign underway in Alpine to make our community safer and quieter for all residents. It’s called the
WHY I VOTED FOR THE TEMPORARY BAN ON THE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PUBLIC SPACES
By Steve Goble, Councilmember in the City of El Cajon November 21, 2017(El Cajon) — Some voices, especially from outside the City of El Cajon, have mischaracterized the City’s
READER’S EDITORIAL: CRUEL AND INDISCRIMINATE DEPORTATIONS OF CALIFORNIAN DADS WILL LEAVE FAR TOO MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH EMPTY SEATS AT THANKSGIVING
By Frank Sharry, America’s Voice California November 20, 2017 (Sacramento) — This Thanksgiving, too many American families will have empty seats at their tables due to the Trump Administration’s
READER’S EDITORIAL: CITIZEN’S INITIATIVE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE JULIAN-CUYAMACA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BENEFIT FEE
By Pat Landis November 10, 2017 (Julian) — Citizens residing within the boundaries of the Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District (JCFPD) are proposing for adoption the repeal of the existing
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