By Pam Slater-Price, Bill Gore and Nick Macchione In October 2009, a Torrey Pines High student was driving while drunk. He crashed his car in Rancho Santa Fe, killing one passenger. Months later, a 17-year-old cheerleader from Poway High School drove her SUV while intoxicated, lost control and the car flipped over many times. She [...]
And The Wasteful Government Spending Just Keeps On Coming
November 9, 2010 By
By Walter “Burno” Korschek One of the promises from the Republican party leadership after their big election wins this past Tuesday was the pledge to reduce the size and budget of the Federal government and to finally start cleaning up the wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars. They may want to consider the following recently reported [...]
‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy’ a victory for gays in the military
October 14, 2010 By
Today’s injunction against enforcement of the failed ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy’ means that for the first time in seventeen years, patriotic men and women will not get fired by the military for who they are, and forces deployed to war zones overseas will not be deprived of capable, battle tested soldiers who refuse to [...]
LBAM not a Threat
August 5, 2010 By
San Diego Republicans oppose proposed sales tax increase
July 6, 2010 By
By Tony Krvaric With over 180,000 members in the City of San Diego, the Republican Party stands in strong opposition to any proposed sales tax increase. For politicians to ask taxpayers for a bailout in order to avoid pension reform, implementing managed competition, and auditing every department is outrageous. Hard working San Diegans are tightening [...]
Mama Grizzly Sarah Palin Rides A Surge of Voters Anger, But Will Voters Accept Her Baby Cubs ?
June 13, 2010 By
By Danny R. Johnson Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP VP candidate and former governor of Alaska, managed to pull a couple of rabbits out of the hat with a few wins in the June 8, 2010 primaries. Palin boasted on Facebook that her endorsements of South Carolina governor candidate, Niki Haley, California U.S. Senate candidate, [...]
The Liberty Bell Symbolizes Why America Honors Its Fallen Heroes
May 31, 2010 By
By Danny R. Johnson On a blistering and hot summer day in July 2009, I took a leisurely drive from Washington, D.C. on the I-95 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to pay a visit to Independence Hall. When I arrived, I, along with thousands of other visitors, had to endure the sweltering humidity and stand in long [...]
The Democratic Party: Has It Become Hostage to Big Oil Money and Corporate Influence?
May 20, 2010 By
By Danny R. Johnson The fallout from the April 22, 2010 explosion of the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil platform continues to be felt all along the Gulf Coast and in the halls of Congress. There are over 20 congressional oversight committees looking into what caused the explosion that took the lives of [...]
Coalition calls for changes in SDSU admissions
May 17, 2010 By
By Patricia Ann Washington As of May 7, 4,000+ students from the San Diego area have been denied admission for Fall 2010 by SDSU. Seeking to assist the students a broad and diverse array of faith, educational and civil rights organizations are calling on SDSU President Stephen Weber to address the lack of information on appeals for [...]
NOW condemns the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
NOW condemns the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) that stole six lives and seriously injured 12 today. We condemn, equally, the culture of hate and violence increasingly reflected in extreme right-wing opponents of those who support progressive solutions to our country’s challenges. Rep. Giffords, whose office was vandalized after she voted for the [...]