Editorials
East County Magazine
READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I WON’T BUY PROPERTY IN BOULEVARD
By Jay Gee February 4, 2013 (Boulevard)–I recently became aware of the numerous industrial size green energy projects being planned for the Boulevard area after looking at properties for sale. I have since
READER’S EDITORIAL: THE LID HAS COME OFF THE MORTALITY AT WIND FARMS’ COVER UP
A summary of the latest news on bird/bat mortality at wind farms By Mark Duchamp, Chairman, World Council for Nature “New studies reveal … that in the United States alone
READER’S EDITORIAL: PROTECT CHILDREN IN ALPINE SCHOOLS
By Lou Russo January 19, 2013 (Alpine)–Thursday night, January 17th, I attended the Alpine Union School Board meeting. At that meeting I spoke regarding this article (which I had sent to the
READER’S EDITORIAL: TIME TO REDEFINE THE SECOND AMENDMENT
By Alfred Waddell January 17, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)–The second amendment needs to be re-defined for the modern times. It is my notion that the right to bear arms
READER’S EDITORIAL: JUDGE THE MAYOR BY HIS ACTIONS
By David Smichowski January 13, 2013 (San Diego)–Regarding the saga of the Filner foibles as per our Mayor’s temperament in being a political leader: So our Mayor is again dusting it up in
READER’S EDITORIAL: SHADE OUR HIGHWAYS WITH SOLAR: SAVE OUR BACK COUNTRY!
By Adrienne Niver, Lakeside January 11, 2012–(San Diego’s East County)– I keep reading about the industrial solar projects and keep thinking about how much better (greener) it would be if
READER’S EDITORIAL: FREEDOM VS. GUN CONTROL – AN ABSURD DICHOTOMY
By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH January 2, 2013 (San Diego)–Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut the news and internet has been abuzz with some variant
READER’S EDITORIAL: HO, HO, HUMBUG
GUHSD Board Member Jim Kelly led the last 8 years by controlling the Board’s majority; now with a new member, Jim Stieringer, elected, let’s review progress of a 12th high
READER’S EDITORIAL: WILL YOU JOIN ME AS A CITIZEN CO-SPONSOR OF MY BILL BANNING ASSAULT WEAPONS?
By Senator Dianne Feinstein December 20, 2012 (Washington D.C.)–Enough is enough. Of the 11 deadliest shootings in American history, five have happened since 2007.¹ My heart breaks for the grieving families
READER’S EDITORIAL: REFLECTIONS ON THE SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY
By Nadin Abbott December 18, 2012 (San Diego’s East County)–It’s not easy to speak of what happened last week at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut, where a gunman opened fire.