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North San Diego County
FORUM: Outsourcing bus drivers could be dangerous move
I have been a coach operator for North County Transit District for a little over 12 years, and I would just like to give my opinion as to why I think it's a big mistake for us to be outsourced.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Agency wants comments on limiting public comments
What is more boring than watching grass grow or paint dry? Our regional planning agency, the San Diego Association of Governments, may be attempting to answer that question. Between now and Nov. 30, it is accepting public comment on its plan to accept public comments. It will be known as …
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Unmanaged public tennis courts do more
Tennis is defined by precision, exact measurements between each line, height of net and bounce of certified yellow balls. This consistency allows serious players to hone their shots with a single purpose in mind, to defeat their opponents.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: NCT ignored The Classical Academy's success
I am perplexed. Where is the reporting when it comes to success being printed in the North County Times?
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Shameful tactics dominate Kern recall effort
We are dismayed by the shameful tactics and untrue claims made about Councilmember Jerry Kern and the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Highway 76 widening to begin
Bids are in and substantial work will start in the new year on the widening of Highway 76 ---- a project North County residents have waited decades to see become a reality.
Nov 10, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Just the facts on paramedic services
In an emergency, you dial 911 for help. That call is answered by the police department in your city, which determines whether you need police help or medical emergency care. If you have a medical emergency, they forward that call instantly to a "secondary 911 dispatcher."
Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Restrict alcohol sales to DUI offenders
In California, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act sets aside a distinct class of California citizens, and specifically prohibits and prevents this particular group from purchasing or consuming alcoholic beverages. This distinct group, which is almost uniformly defined throughout the code …
Nov 03, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
FORUM: Conservancy offers city a needed resource
A true stimulus package is working smarter and utilizing untapped resources. This is exactly what the city of Vista is going to accomplish at its Nov. 10 City Council meeting when they approve a contract with The Vista Conservancy (a local nonprofit 501(c)3 organization) to open up a trai…
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
FORUM: Leave Native American traditions alone
Regarding Jim Trageser's column on the sweat lodge, I would like to make a few comments:
Oct 29, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
SW Riverside County
FORUM: How to pay for health care without raising taxes
The president can easily implement his health plan and it will not cost the taxpayers one red cent! Due to inexperience, he has not learned to use his Cabinet.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Veterans' donation honors those who did not return
When you next visit or drive by Temecula's Veteran's Memorial, you will see three flagpoles atop the hill.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Glenn Beck, snake oil salesmen and hucksters
Snake oil salesmen and hucksters can convince people of many things, complete falsehoods included. A typical tactic is to first gain the person's trust by stating a plausible fact the person either knows or believes is true. From there, the person tends to accept what he is told if there …
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Liberty Quarry project fails our students
Want a laugh? If so, ask someone associated with Granite Construction's proposed Liberty Quarry effort what are the negative risks from this highly controversial project to local area home values, property tax revenues and our children's educational prospects. Be prepared to notice "doubl…
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Veterans Day thoughts of those who served
On Veterans Day each year, I think about my cousin Robbie from Ohio, who, when I was a child, stayed with my family on his way to deployment in Vietnam. His time there was spent patrolling rivers on P.T. boats. He again stayed with us for a while after his duty was over. He had smiling ey…
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Take your monster quarry far away from here
This land, this earth, that a billion-dollar corporation has chosen to devastate and destroy with a monster of an open pit "mega mine," has a history, has a now, has a future, has a "voice."
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Liberty Quarry could hold earthquake danger
Earthquake experts tell us the next "big one" is 99 percent certain to come within 30 years. Our local Elsinore Fault, with 7.5 magnitude potential, winds its way under Interstate 15 freeway just south of the Winchester overpass and proceeds through Wolf Valley, passing the Pechanga Casin…
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
FORUM: Building moratorium bad idea at wrong time
In the Community Forum Oct. 15 in The Californian, Jack Hoagland, a Rancho California Water District director, wrote a piece titled "What part of 'water crisis' escapes understanding?" In his forum, Hoagland details his proposal for Rancho Water to "temporarily stop issuing water supply l…
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: National anti-quarry 'tea party' blasting across Web
Thought you were all alone against Granite Construction Co. and its local bought-and-paid for politicians? Actually, a nationwide "tea party" is exploding on the Internet.
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FORUM: Elsinore Valley should stop project involvement
Enough is enough already. It's way past time to stop the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage project. If the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board directors can't divorce themselves from this romance with power, they should be replaced.
Oct 16, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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