Editorials
East County Magazine
READER’S EDITORIAL: OPEN LETTER TO SUPERVIORS–ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON FOREST CONSERVATION INITIATIVE LANDS
By Lou Russo June 20, 2014 (Alpine)–I am a 10+ year resident of Alpine, an 8+ year member of the Alpine Community Planning Group (ACPG) and a 6+ year
READER’S EDITORIAL: SHOULD CALIFORNIA’S POOREST SCHOOLCHILDREN BE INTEREST FREE LENDERS TO THE STATE?
By Gloria Roma June 12, 2014 (San Diego)–Should California’s poorest schoolchildren be the interest free lenders of first resort to the state? I don’t think so, but they are.
READER’S EDITORIAL: DOES WAR HAVE A FUTURE?
By Lawrence S. Wittner June 12, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)–National officials certainly assume that war has a future. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research
READER’S EDITORIAL: NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT CLIMATE SURVEY RECOMMENDATION: NOT AN EXCUSE FOR MORE ADMINISTRATIVE BLOAT
By Laura Finley June 9, 2014 (San Diego)–In April 2014, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault issued a series of recommendations for college and
READER’S EDITORIAL: BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION AT 60: NEED FOR RECOMMITMENT TO INTEGRATION & SUPPORT FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
By Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber “We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust…. We
READER’S EDITORIAL: AN APPEAL TO CALIFORNIA’S FIRE AGENCIES
Emphasizing home flammability, as well as vegetation management, can save more homes during wildfires. By Richard Halsey, Director, The California Chaparral Institute May 24, 2014 (San Diego) – Local,
READER’S EDITORIAL: CONTINUE GROSSMONT HOSPITAL & SHARP HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP: VOTE YES ON PROP H
By Colleen Murphy, RN May 15, 2014 (La Mesa)–Vote Yes on Proposition H to continue one of San Diego’s and East County’s greatest success stories –Grossmont Hospital. This premier
READER’S EDITORIAL: VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION H
By Betty Stieringer The physicians, nurses and technicians of Sharp HealthCare are unsurpassed in their skill, professionalism and patient care. Why, then, is there opposition to Measure H? Measure
READER’S EDITORIAL: GREATER DENSITIES INCREASE FIRE DANGER TO EAST COUNTY RESIDENTS
An open letter to Supervisor Dianne Jacob By Lou Russo Photo: Alpine fire April 14, photo by Billy Ortiz April 14, 2014 (Alpine) — As I watched the
READER’S EDITORIAL: SILVER MADE THE RIGHT CALL ON DONALD STERLING
May 2, 2014 (Sacramento) – Assembly Member Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) issued the following statement in response to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s lifetime ban and $2.5 million fine against Donald
Editorials
East County Magazine