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East County Magazine
READER’S EDITORIAL: YES ON PROP 17: BENEFITS SOLDIERS & VETERANS
By Bob Kipper, Vietnam War veteran and owner, KIAC Insurance Agency, San Marcos Editor’s note: Last week we ran an article titled “Prop 17 would hurt veterans and
EDITORIAL: THE BIG PICTURE—A CREATIVE SMALL SCHOOL MODEL FOR ALPINE
Creative learning model is part of agenda at June 8 forum on Alpine’s new high school By Megan Werland Alpine resident and member of the 12th HS Design
EDITORIAL: STOP THE FISCAL INSANITY
By Rick L. Powell, Republican Candidate, 78th Assembly District May 20, 2010 (San Carlos) – While the citizens and businesses of California continue to suffer economic hardship, Sacramento’s
READER’S EDITORIAL: DUNCAN D. UNTER INHERITS HIS FATHER’S IGNORANCE, POSING DANGER TO CONSTITUTION
By Patrick Osio, Editor, www.HispanicVista.com May 20, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Ignorance is a sad state. It stops being sad when the ignorant person holds public office, where actions can be
EDITOR’S BLOG: GUHSD COMMITTEE SHOULD CHECK REAGAN RECORD ON NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES BEFORE NAMING ALPINE HIGH SCHOOL FOR FORMER PRESIDENT
By Miriam Raftery “Your comments about American Indians indicate that your knowledge about us, and about the historical relationship between Indian governments and the United States, is lacking to the
READER’S EDITORIAL: DRILL-BABY-DRILL OFF-SHORE — A PRESCRIPTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
By Tracy Emblem May 4, 2010 (San Diego) — The U.S. Interior’s Mineral Management Service estimates 11 billion barrels of crude oil along the west coast, including 1 billion barrels
READER’S EDITORIAL: DOES REP. HUNTER UNDERSTAND WHAT HE SWORE TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND?
By Hugh Moore May 1, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — At a public forum this past week Rep. Duncan Hunter suggested that children born in the US of
READER’S EDITORIAL: CONGRESS MUST ASSURE MEXICO DEALS WITH ITS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
By Tracy Emblem Recently Arizona enacted its own immigration bill which potentially usurps the federal government’s authority to regulate immigration. California Congressman Brian Bilbray, Chair of the Immigration Reform
EDITOR’S BLOG: WHY ISN’T IT NEWS WHEN A DEAD BODY IS FOUND IN EAST COUNTY?
By Miriam Raftery, Editor April 28, 2010 (Deerhorn Valley) – Five days after a man’s dead body was found by motorists on Deerhorn Valley Road following a night of
EDITORIAL: PLEASE, NO MORE PHOTOS OF FIRE-RAVAGED HOMES
By Robert Deason, Deerhorn Valley resident April 25, 2010 (Deerhorn Valley) — On behalf of my community and all people living in fire-threatened areas, I want to point out
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