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East County Magazine
EDITORIAL: REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOULD STOP DENYING CLIMATE CHANGE
View United Nations 2023 video on climate change: https://youtu.be/I1Vx_a6F57Q By Roger Coppock August 26, 2023 (La Mesa) –Before this week’s GOP ‘debate,’ I used to give Republicans a
READER’S EDITORIAL: BRING BACK ALARM SIRENS TO ALERT SAN DIEGANS DURING EMERGENCIES
By Alicia A. Degracia August 22, 2023 (San Diego) — With what happened in Maui, I wonder if San Diego can reinstate the alarm system they had back in the’40s,‘50s,
READER’S EDITORIAL: PARAQUAT EXPOSURE CONTRIBUTING TO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE AMONG LATINO FARMWORKERS AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES
By Miguel Leyva Photo: Farmworkers, CC-NC via Bing August 4, 2023 (San Diego) — Systemic racism affects nearly every facet of life for people of color. Across the country, there
READER’S EDITORIAL: DIGITAL BILLBOARD PLAN LA MESA CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER TUESDAY COULD ENDANGER MOTORISTS, SPARK LAWSUITS
By Don Woods, La Mesa Image: Rendering of a proposed digital billboard created by Clear Channel, via City of La Mesa documents July 22, 2023 (La Mesa) — The La
EDITORIAL: A SAD DAY FOR SAN DIEGO — HELP SAVE LOCAL JOURNALISM
By Miriam Raftery July 10,2023 (San Diego) — Today is a sad day for journalism in San Diego. The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper has been sold to Media News Group,
READER’S EDITORIAL: IT’S TIME TO CHECK THIS RENEGADE SUPREME COURT
By Maureen Lasher, El Cajon July 2, 2023 (Washington D.C.) — Americans are losing faith in our Supreme Court, and it’s easy to see why. In the year since the
READER’S EDITORIAL: GRANHOLM VISIT RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
By Bart Ziegler, PhD June 27, 2023 (San Diego) — When announcing that the Biden administration has committed $26 million to search for sites to store the nation’s nuclear
READER’S EDITORIAL: DONALD TRUMP IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW
By Rose Volstorf, El Cajon June 13, 2023 (El Cajon) — “This is secret information. Look, look at this.” Those are the words of former president Donald Trump, captured on
READER’S EDITORIALS: COMMERCIAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: THE BATTLE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
By Yusef Miller May 7, 2023 (San Diego) – Sex Trafficking is an insidious crime, which is found throughout our county, consuming our women and girls mostly, but men and
READER’S EDITORIAL: PUBLIC CRIES FOUL OVER DENIAL OF RIGHTS TO ENJOY NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE FACILITY
By Carolyn McGavock April 11, 2023 (Alpine) — The closure of the Loveland Fishing Access in Alpine has the public at odds with the Sweetwater Authority. Recently, SWA drained Loveland
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East County Magazine