March 2016
East County Magazine
RAMONA HOSTS OPEN STUDIOS TOUR APRIL 9-10
Printer-friendly version East County News Service March 29, 2016 (Ramona) – Mark your calendars for the 13th annual Ramona Open Studios Tour on April 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring 25 artists working in all mediums in 17 private studios located throughout Ramona. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the Ramona Chamber of
SPRING VALLEY WOMAN KILLED IN RANCHO SAN DIEGO CRASH
Printer-friendly version East County News Service March 29, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – Clementine Scott James, 67, of Spring Valley died of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Rancho San Diego Sunday afternoon, the Medical Examiner’s office reports. The victim was a passenger in a Toyota Camry sedan traveling south on Jamacha Boulevard near Trace Road when
MEDIA WATCHDOG: CRITICISMS MOUNT OF MEDIA CAMPAIGN COVERAGE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery March 29, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) — Increasingly, media watchdogs are citing bias by the mainstream media as a key factor influencing the presidential primary race. Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, or FAIR, has this to say: “The Republican primary race, which Trump has led with little or no suspense, has received A-list
OBAMA CRITICIZES MEDIA COVERAGE OF CAMPAIGN
Printer-friendly version Obama urges journalists to cover substance of campaign, not insults By Liz Alper March 29, 2016 (Washington, D.C.) – On Monday, President Barack Obama criticized the media’s handling of the 2016 presidential campaign trail coverage, saying “a job well done is about more than just handing someone a microphone.” Obama said that the 2016 campaign coverage
PADRES ACQUIRE DAN STRAILY
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper Photo: EricEnfermero on Wikipedia March 29, 2016 (San Diego) – The Padres have acquired former Houston Astros pitcher Dan Straily in exchange for catcher Erik Kratz. The Astros were looking for a backup catcher after losing second stringer Max Stassi to injury. Straily, 27, did not look like he had a
POLITICAL PARTIES BECOMING “ALIEN TRIBES”
Printer-friendly version By Ed Barrena March 29, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) — Pew Research Center published an article by Paul Taylor this week with some interesting political analysis, detailing a move toward polarization of the two political parties. The article discusses points from the first chapter of a book that Taylor co-authored with Pew Research entitled, “The Next
TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN MANAGER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING REPORTER
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery March 29, 2016 (San Diego) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, has been arrested and charged with battery of a reporter. Michelle Fields was representing Breitbart News, a conservative media outlet, at a Trump rally in Jupuiter, Florida on March 8th. According to a police report, “Lewandowski then grabbed Fields’
ASK AN AUTHOR – ANDREW CASE TALKS BENEFITS OF SEEKING A PUBLISHER
Printer-friendly version Answering your questions about writing, publishing, and marketing books By Sarka-Jonae Miller Andrew Case joins us on the Ask An Author column to answers a question from a reader and a few from me while fitting in a nice nod to La Jolla. Case is an award-winning playwright and the author of The Big Fear, currently the
BIG APPLE TAKES BITE OUT OF THE AZTECS; LOSE TO GEORGE WASHINGTON 65-46
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper Photo: goaztecs.com on Twitter March 29, 2016 (New York) – The winner of George Washington-SDSU takes on Valparaiso in the National Invitation Tournament championship game on Thursday. It was now or never for the Aztecs. They failed at getting into the Big Dance, so they knew that this was their chance. Unfortunately,
CLINTON COMPLAINS ABOUT SANDERS’ “TONE” –THOUGH SHE MADE SIMILAR CRITICISMS AGAINST OBAMA IN 2008 PRIMARY
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo: Mark Nozelle on FlickR, Creative Commons March 29, 2016 (New York) – Hilary Clinton indicated today she may be “open” to a debate in New York against Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders – but only after being blasted on social media for stating she wouldn’t debate Sanders unless he changed his “tone” and avoided
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