Editorials
East County Magazine
EDITORIAL: SDG&E’S SUNRISE POWERLINK PRESENTATION AND THE PROTESTORS NEXT DOOR, ER, TABLE
By Charlene Ayers February 26, 2009 (Lakeside)–Last night SDG&E had all of its easels up and tables placed so that folks could mozy around the large Lakeside community room and
EDITORIAL: INDUSTRIAL WIND ENERGY PROPONENTS INCREASE PRESSURE FOR 40-50 STORY TURBINES IN EAST COUNTY – EVEN ON FOREST LAND
by Donna Tisdale reprinted with permission from The Alpine Sun For the record, even though I chair the Boulevard Planning Group and head up the non-profit group, Backcountry Against
EDITORIAL: WHY SDG&E PLAN TO SHUT OFF POWER MAY NOT PREVENT FIRES – AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE INSTEAD
By Ed Clark February 25, 2009–I was reading the article on your site this morning, where SDG&E plans to turn off power to remote residences during high wind, low humidity
EDITORIAL: THE COMPANY FORMERLY KNOWN AS BLACKWATER
By Raymond Lutz February 23, 2009 (El Cajon)–Is a bad name the same as a bad reputation? Let’s face it, the name Blackwater was a massive PR mistake from the
EDITORIAL: CALL ME A SORE LOSER — HOW YOU CAN HELP FIGHT POWERLINK
By Denise Morse As a Campo property owner and native San Diegan I just can’t fathom how 120 miles of transmission lines with 150 ft. high steel towers buzzing and
Reflections on the Meaning of Christianity and Religious Symbols: A Reaction to the Mt Soledad Cross Controversy
By Joel A. Harrison February 6, 2009 (San Diego) — In a 20-year saga that never ends, according to an article in the Union-Tribune on January 8, “opponents of the
Editorial: ELECTION REFLECTION
By Mary Handfelt January 19, 2009 (Lakeside) — The election that wouldn’t end is over; all the parties have cranked down their intensity level notch by notch. The victors have
EDITORIAL – WHO DESERVES AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT-AND WHO SHOULD DECIDE?
Questions Regarding the Tragic Death of Nataline Sarkisyan By Joel A. Harrison, PhD, MPH January 6, 2008 — Few people who read about the Nataline Sarkisyan case last year could
EDITORIAL – A PROPOSAL FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA
Put Americans to work providing fire protection infrastructure and energy independence for San Diego’s fire-ravaged East County region By Miriam Raftery, Editor, East County Magazine December 7, 2008 (San Diego’s
Editorial – Proposition 8: An Irrational Assault on Civil Liberties, the 1st Amendment, and Gays
By Joel A. Harrison Prop 8 Opponents at November 15th March. Photo credit: Rick Greenblatt. Updated December 4, 2008 — Though heterosexual, I was both saddened and angered at the
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