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East County Magazine
EDITORIAL: PARTICIPATION IN CENSUS 2010 INCREASES FUNDING, REPRESENTATION FOR OUR REGION
By Warren Savage, Executive Director, Santee Chamber of Commerce The United States Census has been conducted every decade since 1790. This constitutionally mandated census is conducted to determine the number
EDITORIAL: STATE COLLEGE BUDGET CUTS MUST BE FAIR TO OUR LOCAL FAMILIES
By Tracy Emblem San Diego State University’s budget has caused student enrollment to be reduced by 4,618 by Fall 2010. Recently, the university announced that it had to change its
EDITORIAL: CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS & UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IN HEALTHCARE REFORM BILL
By Jim Stieringer, President Grossmont Healthcare District November 14, 2009 (La Mesa) — The House of Representatives’ vote on November 7th is the first step in a long
EDITORIAL: BILBRAY, HUNTER & ISSA NEED A SHOT OF REALITY
by Francine Busby November 9, 2009 (San Diego) –Mr. Bilbray and his Republican colleagues in Congress just don’t get it. They need a shot of reality before they render
EDITORIAL: HUNTER DISAPPOINTS ON HEALTHCARE
By Masada Disenhouse November 9, 2009 (La Mesa) — As an East County resident I was very disappointed, though not surprised, that my Congressperson, Duncan Hunter, voted against the best interests
EDITORIAL: LEADERSHIP ON HEALTHCARE REFORM MEANS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM & WORKING FOR SOLUTIONS
By Tracy Emblem November 7, 2009 (San Diego)– Congressman Brian Bilbray says the health bill in Congress is expensive, bloated and wasteful and publicly asks us: "How will America pay
EDITORIAL: THE SHOW “NEEDS” TO GO ON
…"There is no disagreement over the present lack of qualified theatrical management at ECPAC. If the City of El Cajon were to seriously consider hiring a good management
EDITORIAL: SDSU PRESIDENT STEPHEN WEBER’S RECENT CHANGE TO ADMISSION POLICIES USES BUDGET CRISIS AS SHIELD
SDSU’s own internal documents reveal that the true purpose of many of the strategies we have seen over the past decade—from dual admission in 2002 to the current requirement
EDITORIAL: WILL LA MESA BAN BOOZE AT TUESDAY’S HEARING? CITY SHOWS ITS HYPOCRISY
By Joe Morris October 25, 2009 – On Tuesday, La Mesa’s City Council will vote on whether to ban drinking alcoholic beverages in public places—unless you fork over a $150
EDITORIAL: RENEWABLE ENERGY—A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH
By Tracy Emblem October 18, 2009 (San Diego)–No new nuclear power plants have been built in the United States since the late 1970’s. Recently however, Senator Lamar Alexander from
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