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READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
Printer-friendly versionBy Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath

READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
Printer-friendly versionBy Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
Printer-friendly versionBy Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
Printer-friendly versionBy Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for

READER’S EDITORIAL: SIGN A PETITION TO SAVE SAN DIEGO RODEOS
Printer-friendly version By Shiloh Ireland February 18, 2024 (San Diego) –The San Diego City Council is examining the termination of rodeos in the city limits of San Diego after one

READER’S EDITORIAL: UNDERMINING TRANSPARENCY–SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHY CAJON VALLEY NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP
Printer-friendly version “Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants.” – Louis Brandeis, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1913) By Alex Welling February 6, 2024 (El

READER’S EDITORIAL: SAN DIEGO’S PROPOSED RODEO BAN IGNORES A HISTORIC SPORT’S DEEP CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
Printer-friendly versionBy Josh Muse, Raymond J. Welch, John Christman, Ramon Jara and Jed Pugsley, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: a performer demonstrates

READER’S EDITORIAL: PROP 1 WILL HAMSTRING SAN DIEGO COUNTY’S EFFORTS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
Printer-friendly versionBy Supervisor Joel Anderson January 23, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) — This Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider whether or not to adopt a support position on

READER’S EDITORIAL: LEASE REVENUE BOND IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS SAN DIEGO’S DEFERRED MAINTENANCE QUICKLY BEFORE NEXT MAJOR STORM
Printer-friendly version By Shane Harris, president, People’s Association of Justic Advocates Photo via National Weather Service: flooding today in Mission Valley January 22, 2024 (San Diego,CA ) — The imagery

READER’S EDITORIAL: WE MUST TAKE TRUMP’S THREAT TO DEMOCRACY SERIOUSLY
Printer-friendly versionBy C. Jones January 6, 2023 (Spring Valley) — Three years ago, we all witnessed a violent mob descend on the Capitol, costing people their lives, because one
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READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
Printer-friendly versionBy Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath

READER’S EDITORIAL: TRUMP IS A DANGER TO OUR DEMOCRACY
Printer-friendly versionBy Jean Dittmeyer Photo by Gage Skidmore, cc: Donald Trump at 2020 campaign rally in Arizona March 22, 2024 (San Diego) — Americans await with baited breath

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
Printer-friendly versionBy Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for

READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY I’M AN INDEPENDENT FOR CONGRESS VS. SARA JACOBS AND BILL WELLS
Printer-friendly versionBy Stan Caplan from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: Stan Caplan holds up a bill he’s proposing for

READER’S EDITORIAL: SIGN A PETITION TO SAVE SAN DIEGO RODEOS
Printer-friendly version By Shiloh Ireland February 18, 2024 (San Diego) –The San Diego City Council is examining the termination of rodeos in the city limits of San Diego after one

READER’S EDITORIAL: UNDERMINING TRANSPARENCY–SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHY CAJON VALLEY NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP
Printer-friendly version “Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants.” – Louis Brandeis, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1913) By Alex Welling February 6, 2024 (El

READER’S EDITORIAL: SAN DIEGO’S PROPOSED RODEO BAN IGNORES A HISTORIC SPORT’S DEEP CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
Printer-friendly versionBy Josh Muse, Raymond J. Welch, John Christman, Ramon Jara and Jed Pugsley, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: a performer demonstrates

READER’S EDITORIAL: PROP 1 WILL HAMSTRING SAN DIEGO COUNTY’S EFFORTS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
Printer-friendly versionBy Supervisor Joel Anderson January 23, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) — This Tuesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider whether or not to adopt a support position on

READER’S EDITORIAL: LEASE REVENUE BOND IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS SAN DIEGO’S DEFERRED MAINTENANCE QUICKLY BEFORE NEXT MAJOR STORM
Printer-friendly version By Shane Harris, president, People’s Association of Justic Advocates Photo via National Weather Service: flooding today in Mission Valley January 22, 2024 (San Diego,CA ) — The imagery

READER’S EDITORIAL: WE MUST TAKE TRUMP’S THREAT TO DEMOCRACY SERIOUSLY
Printer-friendly versionBy C. Jones January 6, 2023 (Spring Valley) — Three years ago, we all witnessed a violent mob descend on the Capitol, costing people their lives, because one