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  • Re: 'Free speech vs. compelled speech' [Village News, Editorial, 4/01/ 21]

    John H. Terrell|Updated Oct 23, 2021

    There is nothing in the text of the subject editorial that even suggests that our government intends to abridge our First Amendment freedom of speech or its corollary of freedom from speech (compelled speech). For instance, the Bill C-16 in Canada is presented as an example of compelled speech. It’s not: anti-discrimination does not equate to compelled speech. See “No, the Trans Rights Bill Doesn’t Criminalize Free Speech” (Vice). And the attempt to compel speech at Shawnee State University was just that: an attempt by a st...

  • Why would a young, bright successful guy go on a suicide mission?

    Julie Reeder, Publisher|Updated Apr 26, 2021

    Last Friday, Noah Green, age 25, went on a rampage ramming his car into two Capitol police officers who he never met. Then he jumped out of his car with a knife and attacked them. He killed officer William “Billy” Evans and was killed himself. He knew what his fate would be that day. Green seemed to be a nice guy. He was good looking, successful in sports, educated with a degree in finance and part of a large family that cared about him and tried to care for him in the las...

  • Latest county news

    Supervisor Jim Desmond, 5th District|Updated Apr 21, 2021

    A lot has been happening recently in San Diego County, and progress continues to be made. On April 15, everyone 16 years and older became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. While the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been put on pause, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are still available in San Diego County. I know the vaccine appointment websites can be confusing, so if you have any problems, 211 can help schedule an appointment, or you can contact my office at 619-531-5555....

  • Congressman Issa: Biden border lie "Biggest of his Administration"

    Updated Apr 21, 2021

    Washington – April 14, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) outlined numerous, clear and repeated false statements by Biden Administration officials detailing agreements purportedly struck with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras: Issa said: “For weeks, the Biden Administration has offered misleading and incomplete statements to defend the border crisis that it created at warp-speed and that runs along half the country. This week, it went even further by claiming it had reached bilateral agreements that did not exist and ach...

  • Arbor Day – A call to action

    Assemblymember Marie Waldron, 75th Assembly District|Updated Apr 14, 2021

    Arbor Day is April 30, an observance that began in 1872 when the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture adopted a resolution creating a day set aside to plant trees. The holiday spread throughout the United States and is observed in many countries around the world. California’s observance is March 7, and coincides with the birthday of botanist Luther Burbank. Today, many communities organize tree-planting and litter-collecting events to coincide with the holiday. But whichever d...

  • A thank you for the Mission Theater

    Updated Apr 14, 2021

    I wanted to congratulate Roy Moosa for buying and fixing up the old Mission Theater. The neon is a nice touch. We saw “Quo Vadis” for Easter week. What a wonderful movie about Christianity in 64 AD when they were feeding Christians to the lions. Bringing back wonderful old movies that won the academy award is a fine idea. When he finishes with the winners for best picture, he can then begin to show the other nine nominees for best picture. That should last us a long time. I also appreciate what Julie Reeder is doing for our...

  • Corporate actions, political disinformation is hypocritical and destructive

    Julie Reeder, Publisher|Updated Apr 14, 2021

    I was surprised when President Joe Biden made the claim that Georgia’s election integrity laws “makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle.” What? Is election integrity racist? Then 100 woke CEOs met on a Zoom call to organize and fight election integrity while the MLB hurt mostly minority-owned small businesses in Atlanta by moving the All Star game to mostly White Denver. The irony, hypocrisy and idiocy just scream out in how to be an anti-racist. The CEO’s message is clear to othe...

  • Democracy depends on us

    Updated Apr 14, 2021

    My name is Tally Groves. I live in Fallbrook. The filibuster was created to undermine our voice as voters and slow progress on critical issues and it’s time to put an end to this Jim Crow relic and make sure our government is working for us. The original Senate rules did not include the filibuster rule. Our Senators must end the filibuster, and do the job that we, their constituents, sent them to Washington to do: legislate. Tally Groves...

  • Addressing homelessness in North County

    Supervisor Jim Desmond, 5th District|Updated Apr 14, 2021

    We’ve all heard the same political campaign speech, ‘We need to solve homelessness,’ and while it sounds good, that promise which has been made time and time again, usually lacks substance. San Diego County continues to struggle with an on-going crisis of homelessness with an estimated 22,000 people experiencing homelessness at some point throughout the year. While much of the focus on homelessness is in the urban core, North San Diego County feels the effects. In 2019, 1,540...

  • A Thank you

    Updated Apr 14, 2021

    I wanted to take the time to give our sincerest thank you to all the family, friends and first responders that were there my grandfather, Peter Jungersen, on Easter Sunday. We feel so lucky to be part of this town – the police, firefighters and paramedics were there fast, were so compassionate and worked so hard to try to save him. I regret not getting their names, but if you were there on Santa Margarita Drive that afternoon, please know that you are truly appreciated. The Elston and Jungersen family...

  • Goodbye, my friend Geijera parviflora

    Updated Apr 14, 2021

    You came to our tiny hamlet some three decades ago, and we gave you a new home to grace the heart of our community along Main Street. You arrived from another continent and was named the Australian willow. You were just a sapling of green youth and set forth to bring a bright bit of happiness in your canopy to anoint our town with willowy evergreen leaves. I’ll never forget that Sunday when we had a grand tree celebration with hundreds of town folk who came to start the urban forestry program here in Fallbrook, and you and o...

  • Congressman Issa joins Congressional Cut Flower Caucus

    Updated Apr 7, 2021

    WASHINGTON – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) said the following upon joining the Congressional Cut Flower Caucus: “As one of the most treasured and unique products to Southern California, I am pleased to join the bipartisan Congressional Cut Flower Caucus to address policy challenges affecting American cut flower growers.” Issa recently met with area flower growers in Bonsall, Temecula and San Diego County to discuss the impacts of COVID, the importance of trade and the range of Caucus priorities for 2021. California is ho...

  • More progress

    Supervisor Jim Desmond, 5th District|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    We continue to make great progress in our fight against COVID-19. San Diego County expects a strong supply of vaccines to arrive over the next few weeks, which has allowed those 50 and over to become eligible for the vaccine. On April 15, those 16 years of age and over will be eligible to receive the vaccine! This is great news as we make progress in our fight against COVID-19. We've administered over 1.7 million vaccines to San Diegans and that number continues to climb. The...

  • Kicking It and dressing for yourself

    Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal, Special to The Village News|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    Every woman in America can understand the anxiety that comes with the changing of the seasons. Even though men believe all women have too many clothes, most people know it’s a myth. Women can never have too many clothes. They can have too small closets, most certainly. If women can agree on no other topic, let everyone say a big amen that their clothes closets are too small. Even while designers continue to shrink their sizes to save money, – girls, you know it’s true – wom...

  • Dear Supervisor Jim Desmond,

    Updated Apr 7, 2021

    I’ve just read your article in the latest Village News edition, regarding the COVID-19 updates. It was good to see a list of the people who have disabilities or illnesses that are now available to receive vaccines, but it was hard for me to see that one had to have a computer with internet service to access that list. I fully realize that it is 2021, but I can’t believe that I am the only person in San Diego County that does not have internet service and a computer. What would it cost to list a telephone number for help? Wha...

  • The crisis continues

    Assemblymember Marie Waldron, AD-75 R|Updated Apr 7, 2021

    The Employment Development Department has been mired in crisis for more than a year now. The massive backlog in unemployment claim processing hasn’t really budged, millions of daily calls go unanswered, fraud is rampant – estimated at $11 to $31 billion – and appeals can take over three months; the failure list is long. There’s plenty of blame to go around too. Former Governor Jerry Brown ignored a 2011 audit that pointed out EDD’s shortcomings, and new directives from the...

  • Helping those at the San Diego Convention Center

    Supervisor Jim Desmond, 5th District|Updated Apr 1, 2021

    Over the last several weeks, we’ve started to see heartbreaking photos coming from our southern border. Families and unaccompanied minors, shoulder to shoulder, stuck in limbo hoping to get to the United States. This crisis hit home Tuesday, March 23, as it was announced that the San Diego County Convention Center would temporarily house over a thousand unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the United States. Over the past few months, the crisis at the border has been w...

  • Rebuttal to Benson letter [Village News, 3/25/21]

    Updated Apr 1, 2021

    Regarding Dominion’s $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Sidney Powell: her defense is that “no reasonable person would conclude that her statements were truly statements of fact!” Let that sink in. Giuliani hasn’t responded yet to his corresponding lawsuit. But Powell’s defense says it all. The entire election fraud charge is a complete tissue of lies. Now, with that issue taken care of. Let’s talk about who and what I voted for. The president I voted for knows the battle against the pandemic is far from over and is acti...

  • Dear Lady Liberty,

    Updated Apr 1, 2021

    As a result of the new “open border” policies enacted by the Biden/Harris administration, your services are no longer needed due to the reduction of “legal applicants” for immigration and naturalization processing. Additionally, Liberty Island is formally closed, effective immediately. The Liberty Island facilities are currently undergoing repurposing to accommodate the hordes of unaccompanied, undocumented, alien minors, compliments of the forward-thinking Democratic Party directed by the Biden/Harris adminis...

  • Ag Day in California

    Assemblymember Marie Waldron, 75th Assembly District|Updated Apr 1, 2021

    This year California observed Ag Day on March 22; a day we celebrate our state's unique contributions to the nation’s food supply. It’s also an opportunity for me to remind legislators from north of the Tehachapi Mountains that our region helps make California the country’s leading agricultural state. Agriculture is a major contributor to our economy. According to the 2019 Crop Report, California’s agricultural output generated $50 billion, with exports totaling $21.7 billion....

  • Nicholas Meriwether

    Free speech vs. compelled speech

    Julie Reeder, Publisher|Updated Apr 1, 2021

    The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of professor Nicholas Meriwether in Meriwether v. The Trustees of Shawnee State University recently. Circuit Judge Amul Thapar wrote that not only had Meriwether's First Amendment rights been violated, but his religious rights as well in the free exercise clause. It is one lawsuit that has been watched as it relates to "compelled speech." Most Americans are probably oblivious to the term, but compelled speech has been hotly...

  • Another view of a Sandia Creek Road gate

    Updated Mar 24, 2021

    Just throwing out an idea, looking at the regional big picture regarding the Sandia Gate. Instead of all of us disagreeing, maybe, we should try working together. The more we fight, the more the county and lawyers make. Maybe, the gates could start at the Fallbrook entrance and the Rancho California Road/ Riverside County entrance. Let's think of the greater De Luz region, all of us, together We don't need to gate up each individual community. That would ruin the ambiance of our little bit of heaven. Benefitting some...

  • Three COVID updates

    Supervisor Jim Desmond, 5th District|Updated Mar 24, 2021

    The past week was a major step forward in our fight against COVID-19. First, on March 16, a new vaccination site opened in North County, specifically in the 92058 zip code in Oceanside. This walk-in clinic, located at 1701 Mission Ave., will play a vital role in distributing vaccines to one of the communities hardest hit by COVID-19. The clinic will provide over 700 daily vaccines and will replace the current Oceanside vaccine center at the North Coastal Live Well Center. As...

  • Re: 'Are we living in a culture of fear?'

    Updated Mar 24, 2021

    I was moved when I read Julie’s article about our current culture of fear because it gets at the heart of the issue that is plaguing us right now. To those who expressed offense or felt she was insinuating they suffered from cowardice if they do fear COVID-19, that was not the message being conveyed. The objectionable thing that has occurred over this past year is the exploitation of scientific language to deliberately inject fear into society and exert control over the masses. The unsubstantiated claim that underlies the fea...

  • Rebuttal to Terrell letter [Village News, 3/11/21]

    Updated Mar 24, 2021

    After all I said, that is what you came away with? I shake my head when you say “standard ballot containers and nothing happening.” What was taken out of context? You dismissed the whole “context” of what was going on that led up to the stolen ballot counting. Numerous affidavits said they were told “they were shutting down for the night and told to go home.” They were videotaped pulling these suitcases out from under tables and wheeled over to voter counting machines. These suitcases are not standard ballot containers....

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