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East County Magazine
EDITORIAL: JUSTICE BEFORE POLITICS
By Assemblyman Joel Anderson September 6, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)– Richard Allen Clements kept his foot firmly on the gas pedal as he watched two 9-year-old girls glance back at
EDITORIAL: WHY EAST COUNTY CITIES NEED MODIFIED PERMIT APPROVED FOR POINT LOMA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
By Ernest Ewin Chair, Metro Wastewater JPA and Metro Commission Over the past several years, the Metro Wastewater JPA and Metro Commission (comprised of the cities of Chula Vista,
EDITORIAL: THE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM BATTLE
By Brina-Rae Schuchman Chair, TrueVoteSanDiego The structure of our government in Washington is not making it easy to get changes we seek and need. The Health Insurance
EDITORIAL: WATER REFORM
By Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murietta) September 3, 2009 (Sacramento)–It’s time for California’s legislative Democrat leaders to either get serious about water reform or get out of the way.
EDITORIAL: BREAKING BAD–CALIFORNIA VS. THE OTHER STATES
By Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters August 21, 2009 (San Diego) — Here’s a depressing comparison of California taxes and economic climate with the rest of the
EDITORIAL: THE ECONOMICS OF “PREVAILING WAGES”
By Tracy Emblem August 23, 2009 (San Diego)–The federal prevailing wage law known as the Davis-Bacon Act was passed in 1931 after the Great Depression. In 1979, nine
EDITORIAL: PULLING THE PLUG ON GRANDMA
By Leon Thompson August 18, 2009 (Santee)–In town-halls across America and in the media, opponents of President Barack Obama’s heath care reform proposal (including ex-Alaska Governor Sara Palin) are
EDITORIAL: AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER FROM A SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETE : PLEASE DON’T TERMINATE PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED!
Editor’s note: Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature just slashed hundreds of millions from programs helping disabled people with medical care, finding jobs, and Special Olympics. An effort to override
EDITORIAL: THE POLITICS OF FEAR
By Tracy Emblem July 26, 2009 (San Diego)–Many of us know from personal experience that our health care insurance system is not working. Families and business owners cannot
EDITORIAL: SINGLE PAYER AND THE PUBLIC OPTION
by Sheila Kuehl July 2009 (Sacramento)–As many of you may know, I was the author of a bill to establish a Medicare-like, single payer program in California. The bill passed
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