Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Here’s the problem I have with conspiracists. First, it’s a lazy grasp at intelligence. Second, personal accountability doesn’t exist for the conspiracist. Accountability. There’s that word again. I keep using it in my description of what ails our society in many ways – from student accountability to parental accountability, and now to societal accountability. Remember that wild-talking community member who always had something to say about someone being out to get them? The FBI, the CIA or the government. There were joke...
Hello Karen, I have labored over this reply for days since reading your letter to the editor, Nov. 5. To our mutual community of bridge players, anticipating my reply to your response to my Alaska column, let me offer this up, no comment. While I am always pleased to learn my column is being read, I will not bother to point out the abyss between our political differences. Hence, I’m gonna bite my tongue. The response that matters will come in a year, two years, four years max, long after China has refilled the empty s...
The Legislature will open Dec. 7 with the swearing in of all members and start the 2021-2022 session. Though a few bills are likely to be introduced, the day is largely ceremonial, and the new session will begin in earnest Jan. 6. Next year my priorities will continue to be on the needs of this region. We must ensure that we have sufficient resources and response to disasters like COVID-19 and prevention of wildfires, that we have a secure, reliable water supply for people...
It is a confusing time politically. I think it is compounded by being in the middle of pandemic restrictions. It’s a good thing we have the Constitution and rule of law to guide us. It’s hard to discern what is true and what isn’t. Most national media outlets called the election for Vice President Biden, although they hold no authority, and while he may very well be our next president, the current president’s team heard enough stories of fraud that they believed the election w...
As regional leaders, we face unprecedented challenges. The decisions we make today to address those challenges will be felt by those we serve long after we leave office. This moment of crisis presents us with a choice: what kind of region, state and country do we want to be? The choice begins with our state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April commentary, I encouraged readers to remember it is up to "We the People" to ensure the governor's unilateral infringements...
As the President (who has a perfect right) continues to question the integrity of our election process, we wait in anticipation to determine what this country will be, a capitalist or socialist entity. The Biden agenda would destroy the middle class and promote illegal entrants into our country. We have already heard some of this. It's the other parts of the agenda which are in question. Biden has not laid out his total plan for America and I fear it will be quite radical. The far left is at his heels and he is too weak to...
This week our American system of checks and balances is working the way it is supposed to, and legal challenges, whistleblowers, etc. are having their day in court. In addition, there was a record number of people who voted. It is all good news. Several news agencies declared the winner before the counting was complete, but soon enough the winner will be apparent, official, and no matter who wins, we should all be on the same side and work together. This week in the midst of...
At this time of year, it is good to remember friends and neighbors who served our nation. So take some time to refresh your memory of these neighbors and the many more not named here. Let’s start with those from 1940 first. Remember Hedi Roripaugh? She joined the Women’s’ Army Corps in 1940 and served in the European theater after D-day in 1944. How about Wil Smythe, aircrewman in Torpedo Squadron 10, flying TBMs from two different carriers and participating in several naval battles. Harry Davies joined the Navy in 1943;...
This has been a tough year for all of us. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in business shutdowns, growing unemployment and extreme economic distress, along with related public health/mental health impacts for thousands. And now, the drawn-out election aftermath and the fast approaching holiday season will be adding to what’s already been one of the most stressful years in decades. Stress and anxiety levels are going through the roof. We all cope with stress d...
Once upon a time, a near-blind shop keeper received three laptop computers for repair. He believes they’re the property of Hunter Biden because one had a Beau Biden Foundation sticker on it. He wrote up a repair ticket, got a deposit, and got a number to call when the repair was done. The problem so far? Unless you’re strapped for cash, when your computer fails, what you don’t do is try to get it repaired: you buy a new one, upgrading in the process. And, if you have sensitive data on the failed computer, you take it to a...
Thank you for publishing the photo of me when I delivered candy bars to the seniors at the Regency Retirement Community on Oct. 17. Our troop has given a total of 760 candy bars altogether to our Fallbrook seniors. We learned that the seniors and staff members really enjoyed getting them. We are really happy that they did. Many of the seniors are veterans and are very important to us. Our Boy Scout Troop 731 is still very active even during the pandemic. Our Scoutmaster, David Creamer, has led our troop with many online...
Are we missing the boat by watching the vote counts? We are in the midst of COVID-19. A major pandemic. Do we really believe Trump actually had this disease? Or did he fake us all out by hiring actor 'doctors' to show how easy it was for him to get well? How could anyone possibly trust this man? Ann Harter...
No more TV commercials, no more opening up your mailbox to 20 different mailers from candidates, no more political signs, the 2020 election has come to a close, sort of. At the time of writing this, 64.4% of the votes have been counted in San Diego County and over 95% of the votes have been counted at the state. While some races are too close to call, it looks like there will be three new members on the Board of Supervisors. I look forward to working with Nora Vargas, Terra...
California’s small businesses employ over 7 million people and make up 95% of all businesses in this region. Most employ less than 100 workers, and businesses with four employees or less comprise 65% of the total, like our neighborhood grocery or restaurant. The problems I encountered running my small retail business are what first led me to run for public office. Before the pandemic, business in California was booming. Now small businesses are suffering. Many have shut d...
It is an absolute disgrace that San Diego County is not supporting the Ingold Sports Park. This facility was started by local heroes and friends of Fallbrook, and cost over $4 million to begin operations in May 2000. Through a tremendous amount of hard work, their dream became a reality. Ingold Sports Park has been serving a large part of North County ever since – not for profit – but for the betterment of the community. Today it serves over 3,500 people a week. The county cannot put overly restrictive conditions on the par...
Hey Jeff, I always suspected you. Thanks for the heads up. I always thought it was a story from The Associated Press, but no it was from Jeff [Pack]. You have to give the mean, nasty Trump credit. He magically makes socialists out themselves like a crucifix from Dracula. Joe Schembri...
The increase of national news in the Village News is concerning to me. Particularly the inclusion of articles from the Epoch Times. The front page of section B last week was dominated with an article about Hunter Biden. Why is this so important to be in the Village News? The Epoch Times has a mixed reputation among other media outlets. In an analysis of The Epoch Times by The New York Times Oct. 24, 2020, it quotes “Embracing Mr. Trump and Facebook has made The Epoch Times a partisan powerhouse. But it has also created a g...
Thanks Maggie, We will miss you. The problem is you can’t trust just the NYT. I am a subscriber to NYT too, as well as Epoch Times. We used to be able to depend on the daily news for our national news, and it was an industry standard to be unbiased and provide both sides for the reader to make their decision, but not anymore. The problem is that the world and its issues are increasingly local issues, whether they are economic, COVID-19, climate change, etc. Last month, The N...
I am writing because I read all Julie Reeder's letters and have thoroughly enjoyed them. Her last letter, “Are you tired of being lied to? The price of liberty is eternal vigilance,” really got to me because I think we are in for a very rough ride on this election no matter who wins. If you reread my letter in the August 2019 Village News opinion section, it covers what I gathered from all my listening to my news sources of which I have very little time to spend with news as I have a very busy life. It is as if people do not...
In response to Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal's opinion piece this week, I didn't know that The Left "saw to it that his (Trump's) personal assistant was exposed to the COVID virus." There are thousands of pictures of Trump (maskless) in rallies and crowded events where he just may have exposed himself and others to COVID. And, despite how many times he says it, I don't think high record days of 83,000 new infections is "rounding the corner." Elizabeth also tells us that "She likes The Donald." I'm trying to recall who I like...
Every COVID-19 death is a tragedy and while we continue to fight this virus, we may never know the real number of deaths when it comes to this disease. According to the U.S. Census Bureau as of July, more than 44% of Californians reported levels of anxiety and depression. Over 71% of Californians between the age of 18 and 29 reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless. The reality is a significant portion of the population is suffering, not from coronavirus, but from the...
Many people, veterans and families have made serious, meaningful and permanent sacrifices for their country. The least we can do is vote and there are record numbers of people voting this year. True or false, because of the many issues we've heard about across the country with ballots and voter fraud, many people are still expected to stand in line and vote in person. This is despite there being fewer polling places locally, so the lines may be quite long. My mom recently...
When the Fallbrook/Bonsall area excels, for example by succeeding in the war against the virus as compared to the county as a whole, it would be nice to see those statistics reported in this, our local newspaper, if nowhere else. Up until and including the Oct. 8 issue, I could always find the number of new cases reported for our two ZIP codes: 92028 and 92003. However, the last two issues failed to report the local counts that contribute to these very important metrics, which have been dropping steadily since July in our...
Last week’s full page article, written by my neighbor Dolly Harty, tells the story about how our extended neighborhood has found a way to safely socialize during the pandemic by participating in a weekly neighborhood walk with live music and socially-distanced conversation. It’s typical of Dolly that she did not take credit for this idea – she uses the word “we” often. There are many caring neighbors in this community that surrounds the old Fallbrook Golf Course, now Monserate Winery. A few of those neighbors are directly...
As we now come upon the seventh month of lockdowns in San Diego County, I see us getting further and further away from our original goal. As I’m writing this, COVID-19 patients make up 5% of current hospitalizations, which is a credit to our public health officials and the people of San Diego. We have done an outstanding job of protecting our most vulnerable. While positive cases may be rising, our hospital capacity remains strong. However, businesses are still suffering. W...
