Editorials
East County Magazine
READER’S EDITORIAL: HUNTER SHOULD SUPPORT JOBS PROPOSAL
By Bonnie Burns Price, Ph.D. September 16, 2011 (Spring Valley) — President Obama has addressed the public’s concern about the lack of jobs by a proposal that addresses public
READER’S EDITORIAL: COUNTY MUST PROTECT JACUMBA RESIDENTS FROM EYE GNATS
By Supervisor Dianne Jacob September 13, 2011 (Jacumba)–Like the residents of Jacumba, I’m frustrated by the lack of progress on the eye gnat infestation and disappointed that the plan to remedy
READER’S EDITORIAL: 21st CENTURY EDUCATION—THE NEED FOR INNOVATION
By Bill Weaver September 12, 2011 (Alpine)–I would like to thank our Alpine Union School District
READER’S EDITORIAL: A YEAR DOWN THE ROAD—OR IN THIS CASE, ALPINE BOULEVARD
For three years, the Alpine Community Planning Group (ACPG) had a SRPL Ad Hoc Subcommittee…No one is quite sure what it did, since it never had agendas or minutes.
READER’S VIDEO EDITORIAL: SAVE EAST COUNTY’S EAGLES
By Billy Ortiz View video of eagle chick shot April 21, 2011 in Lakeside’s El Monte Valley: http://youtu.be/G__OAP57RW4 I am sending this in hope of raising awareness of our Golden eagles here
READER’S EDITORIAL: A TIME FOR US AND MARRIAGE EQUALITY
A San Diego internationally acclaimed author speaks out about marriage equality and skyrocketing violence against gays By Terry Angel Mason “Today, you would think that
READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY THIS INDEPENDENT-MINDED VOTER SUPPORTS RON PAUL
By Vince Wallgren August 20, 2011 (La Mesa)–Well, well, well … the fat-cats are out of the bag, big time! Apoplectic, neurotic and panic are but a
READER’S EDITORIAL: PENNY WISE POUND FOOLISH—CUTS IN FREE FLU VACCINES
By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH August 15, 2011 (San Diego)–According to an article in Friday’s Union-Tribune (Aug 12), “State to reduce supply of free flu vaccines,” San
READER’S EDITORIAL: TIME TO TRIM TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR LA MESA OFFICIALS
By Scott Kidwell, La Mesa August 8, 2011 (La Mesa)–Anyone who has ever been to a convention for business purposes, and I have, will likely agree that they can be
READER’S EDITORIAL: THE HIDDEN COST OF THE HOME LOAN MODIFICATION PROCESS
by Jason Jones, J.D. August 4, 2011 (San Diego)–As a bankruptcy attorney, I meet with clients everyday who struggle to make mortgage payments on their homes. Most of