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Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
We all know, public safety was front and center last year, and will continue to be a big issue this year. This includes things like officer records, officer training, and oversight, to name a few. The COVID-19 outbreak within our prison system was not handled well, with well-reported outbreaks and deaths among prison staff, including correctional officers, and those incarcerated. In an attempt to reduce drug addiction and repeat offenses, one of my bills, AB 653, will create...
As a lifelong Republican, the last four years were agony for me listening to lie after lie, after lie, after lie, coming out of the White House, Trump rallies and Trump tweets. It all started in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, where former President Donald Trump opened the cult tent of Trumpism to White supremacists, Neo-Nazis, hate groups such as the “Proud Boys,” Oath Keepers and QAnon Doomsday Cult. Like Adolf Hitler, you tell the big lie long enough, you get people to believe you. I’ll focus on the two biggest lies tha...
The author of the subject letter would like to help me “see the light” regarding the evidence of voter fraud. I’d like to return the favor. Trump’s “crack” team of attorneys and a few other supporters filed about 60 lawsuits: about 40 dealt specifically with alleged voter fraud. All 40 were dismissed because they lacked one critical thing: evidence! The author said: “The left shuts down when asked to voice their opinion and defend it.” I can’t speak for others, but I voice my opinion and defend it, as my contributions her...
While our culture is in division and we are distracted with first world issues like canceling Mr. Potato Head, Pepe LePew and Dr. Suess, it is interesting to me the juxtaposition of having one of our top award shows, the Grammys, almost simultaneously showcasing women entertainers rolling all over on the floor while singing a song with words we can’t even print because it would be considered pornographic. While we are being ridiculous, creating race wars and infecting our c...
I became an American citizen in 1960 on St. Patrick’s Day. The present-day racial divisions in our country seem so alien to that day when I raised my hand to voluntarily become a member of my adopted country. It is impossible to compose a short letter to focus on many of the important issues, such as race in America today. I must admit that many of the letters to our local paper are long on verbiage but short on understanding and compassion. I would like to focus on one incident that happened to me in Bonsall Sunday, March 1...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Dear Ms. Reeder, I read your editorial of March 4, but did not respond as you might have wished. I “fear” that you have become ensnared in an increasingly small information trap. You seem to find great credibility in the words of self-proclaimed experts who enjoy the maverick attention they garner from using their professional titles to disseminate opinions that set them apart from their more respected professional colleagues. This perspective comes from limiting your information sources chiefly to those that fit your own...
