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READER’S EDITORIAL: PLANNERS SHOULD OPPOSE LA MESA SUMMIT, PROPOSED LUXURY HOMES ON CITY’S HIGHEST WESTERN HILLTOP
Printer-friendly version An open letter to La Mesa Planning Commission Chair James D. Newland By Dr. Anthony D. McIvor March 18, 2018 (La Mesa) — As 60-year residents of
READER’S EDITORIAL: ALPINE RESIDENT URGES OTHERS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE AND PLANNING GROUP MEETINGS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Printer-friendly version By Mary Harris Photo courtesy SimonP on Wikipedia March 12, 2018 (Alpine) – The next meeting of the Alpine Community Plan Update is around the corner. Look

READER’S EDITORIAL: DEFYING THE HAWKS ON THE WAY TO A TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT
Printer-friendly version By Mel Gurtov March 10, 2018 (Washington D.C.) — Donald Trump’s extraordinary decision to meet with Kim Jong-un has taken all the policy hawks by surprise—and led

READER’S EDITORIAL: LA MESA RECONSIDERS ITS CIVIC CENTER—AGAIN
Printer-friendly version Why is library omitted from the plan? By Dr. Anthony McIvor February 27, 2018 (La Mesa) — Tonight the City Council agenda includes a returning item:

READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITY OF EL CAJON ON THE FOOD SHARING BAN
Printer-friendly version By Raymond Lutz, Citizens Overnight January 22, 2018 (El Cajon) – Greetings: I am writing today about the failed policy to cite or arrest people who are

READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO GILLESPIE FIELD NEIGHBORS: A DAUNTING YEAR AHEAD WITH AIRPORT EXPANSION AND MORE
Printer-friendly version 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.

READER’S EDITORIAL: KEEP ALPINE’S SMALL TOWN CHARM
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: BORDER PATROL AGENTS SABOTAGING WATER BOTTLES IN DESERT SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEATHS OF MIGRANTS
Printer-friendly version 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

READER’S EDITORIAL: HUNTER, LIKE MOORE IN ALABAMA, COULD LOSE SEAT TO A DEMOCRAT
Printer-friendly version 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

READER’S EDITORIAL: THE ULTIMATE UNTHINKABLE OF UNTHINKABLES: TRUMP AXES MUELLER AND GETS AWAY WITH IT
Printer-friendly version 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
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READER’S EDITORIAL: PLANNERS SHOULD OPPOSE LA MESA SUMMIT, PROPOSED LUXURY HOMES ON CITY’S HIGHEST WESTERN HILLTOP
Printer-friendly version An open letter to La Mesa Planning Commission Chair James D. Newland By Dr. Anthony D. McIvor March 18, 2018 (La Mesa) — As 60-year residents of
READER’S EDITORIAL: ALPINE RESIDENT URGES OTHERS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE AND PLANNING GROUP MEETINGS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Printer-friendly version By Mary Harris Photo courtesy SimonP on Wikipedia March 12, 2018 (Alpine) – The next meeting of the Alpine Community Plan Update is around the corner. Look

READER’S EDITORIAL: DEFYING THE HAWKS ON THE WAY TO A TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT
Printer-friendly version By Mel Gurtov March 10, 2018 (Washington D.C.) — Donald Trump’s extraordinary decision to meet with Kim Jong-un has taken all the policy hawks by surprise—and led

READER’S EDITORIAL: LA MESA RECONSIDERS ITS CIVIC CENTER—AGAIN
Printer-friendly version Why is library omitted from the plan? By Dr. Anthony McIvor February 27, 2018 (La Mesa) — Tonight the City Council agenda includes a returning item:

READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITY OF EL CAJON ON THE FOOD SHARING BAN
Printer-friendly version By Raymond Lutz, Citizens Overnight January 22, 2018 (El Cajon) – Greetings: I am writing today about the failed policy to cite or arrest people who are

READER’S EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO GILLESPIE FIELD NEIGHBORS: A DAUNTING YEAR AHEAD WITH AIRPORT EXPANSION AND MORE
Printer-friendly version 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.

READER’S EDITORIAL: KEEP ALPINE’S SMALL TOWN CHARM
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: BORDER PATROL AGENTS SABOTAGING WATER BOTTLES IN DESERT SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEATHS OF MIGRANTS
Printer-friendly version 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

READER’S EDITORIAL: HUNTER, LIKE MOORE IN ALABAMA, COULD LOSE SEAT TO A DEMOCRAT
Printer-friendly version 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

READER’S EDITORIAL: THE ULTIMATE UNTHINKABLE OF UNTHINKABLES: TRUMP AXES MUELLER AND GETS AWAY WITH IT
Printer-friendly version 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