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EDITORIAL: LEADERSHIP ON HEALTHCARE REFORM MEANS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM & WORKING FOR SOLUTIONS
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: THE SHOW “NEEDS” TO GO ON
Printer-friendly version …"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
EDITORIAL: SDSU PRESIDENT STEPHEN WEBER’S RECENT CHANGE TO ADMISSION POLICIES USES BUDGET CRISIS AS SHIELD
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: WILL LA MESA BAN BOOZE AT TUESDAY’S HEARING? CITY SHOWS ITS HYPOCRISY
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: RENEWABLE ENERGY—A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: BALANCING HATE WITH HEALING
Printer-friendly version WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH PICKETING LOCAL SCHOOLS By J. Richards Editor’s note: Westboro Baptist Church, headed by Fred Phelps, has gained notoriety for protesting at funerals of gay individuals. In San Diego,
EDITORIAL: THREE STRIKES:–THE IMPACT AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE…ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Printer-friendly version By the Judicial Reform Commitee, United African-American Ministerial Action Council October 10, 2009 (San Diego)–The much ballyhooed Three Strikes laws have had a negligible impact on states’
EDITORIAL: BOLD NEXT STEPS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Printer-friendly version By Congressman Bob Filner Democratic Representative from the 51st Congressional District The impacts of the climate crisis are already being seen around the world through increasing hurricane intensity,
EDITORIAL: GOVERNOR SHOULD SIGN BILL MAKING SURE NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS SUFFICIENT FIRE PROTECTION
Printer-friendly version By Assemblymember Dave Jones, Candidate, California Insurance Commissioner More than 2,300 San Diego County structures were destroyed in the Witch, Harris and Poomacha fires. The California Department
EDITORIAL: SMALL BUSINESSES NEED HEALTH REFORM NOW
Printer-friendly version Many politicians and pundits claim that efforts to reform our health system are moving too quickly. Yet for millions of small business owners like me, health reform cannot
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EDITORIAL: LEADERSHIP ON HEALTHCARE REFORM MEANS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM & WORKING FOR SOLUTIONS
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: THE SHOW “NEEDS” TO GO ON
Printer-friendly version …"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
EDITORIAL: SDSU PRESIDENT STEPHEN WEBER’S RECENT CHANGE TO ADMISSION POLICIES USES BUDGET CRISIS AS SHIELD
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: WILL LA MESA BAN BOOZE AT TUESDAY’S HEARING? CITY SHOWS ITS HYPOCRISY
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: RENEWABLE ENERGY—A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH
Printer-friendly version 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
EDITORIAL: BALANCING HATE WITH HEALING
Printer-friendly version WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH PICKETING LOCAL SCHOOLS By J. Richards Editor’s note: Westboro Baptist Church, headed by Fred Phelps, has gained notoriety for protesting at funerals of gay individuals. In San Diego,
EDITORIAL: THREE STRIKES:–THE IMPACT AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE…ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Printer-friendly version By the Judicial Reform Commitee, United African-American Ministerial Action Council October 10, 2009 (San Diego)–The much ballyhooed Three Strikes laws have had a negligible impact on states’
EDITORIAL: BOLD NEXT STEPS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
Printer-friendly version By Congressman Bob Filner Democratic Representative from the 51st Congressional District The impacts of the climate crisis are already being seen around the world through increasing hurricane intensity,
EDITORIAL: GOVERNOR SHOULD SIGN BILL MAKING SURE NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS SUFFICIENT FIRE PROTECTION
Printer-friendly version By Assemblymember Dave Jones, Candidate, California Insurance Commissioner More than 2,300 San Diego County structures were destroyed in the Witch, Harris and Poomacha fires. The California Department
EDITORIAL: SMALL BUSINESSES NEED HEALTH REFORM NOW
Printer-friendly version Many politicians and pundits claim that efforts to reform our health system are moving too quickly. Yet for millions of small business owners like me, health reform cannot
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