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Bon Voyage, Bro! Re: Terrell's letters
Quite frankly, "JT," I didn't want to engage in a rhetorical food fight with you because your letters are filled with redundancy, o... — Updated 2/1/2023 Full story
Reps. Issa, Vargas re-introduce legislation to place sacred tribal land into trust
WASHINGTON – Rep. Darrell Issa, CA-48, and Rep. Juan Vargas, CA-52, re-introduced legislation to place 700 acres of sacred land... — Updated 2/1/2023 Full story
The 50 year plan
A Gallup survey from 2017 concluded there are 750 million people worldwide that, if given the opportunity, would permanently move... — Updated 2/1/2023 Full story
Water, water, everywhere…
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District In 2014, voters approved a $7.5 billion water bond, which included $2.7 billion for cons... — Updated 2/1/2023 Full story
Taxing you into public transportation
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District San Diego County’s Regional Transportation agency’s (SANDAG) latest transportation plan is... — Updated 2/1/2023 Full story
We have some problems
Julie Reeder Publisher We have some problems affecting our little hamlet. Those of us who aren’t involved every day in county... — Updated 2/1/2023 Full story
Sexually violent predators and homeschooling
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District Over the past year, I've been working to stop the placement of Sexually Violent Predators.... — Updated 1/27/2023 Full story
Top priorities
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District I've officially begun my second term on the County Board of Supervisors. While we’ve... — Updated 1/27/2023 Full story
Critical Race Theory, Part 4 - What's the big deal?
Julie Reeder Publisher In previous pieces in this series, as well as other editorials over the past year, we’ve learned that with... — Updated 1/25/2023 Full story
Re: 'America under siege' [Maynard Letter, Village News, 1/5/23]
Re: Inflation. Maynard is at it again, waxing eloquent, but woefully misinformed. No, Biden isn't taking your life savings,... — Updated 1/25/2023 Full story
Kicking It with random thoughts
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Just last Saturday I was driving my cute coupe south on Mission Road to... — Updated 1/25/2023 Full story
Reliving the Carter years
The year was 1979; I was a young father with a fledgling family with little interest in the intramural skirmishes of Washington... — Updated 1/25/2023 Full story
Committee assignments for 2023
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District Most business of the Legislature is conducted by committees. Committees have... — Updated 1/25/2023 Full story
Critical Race Theory – In light of Memorial Day – Part 3
Julie Reeder Publisher As we celebrate Memorial Day and honor the memory of all our veterans who have given everything they have... — Updated 1/19/2023 Full story
The effect of global cooling on my college GPA
My goal in college was to get all A’s in my major (mathematics) and the best I had time for in my other classes. It turned out... — Updated 1/19/2023 Full story
Who wastes the most water
So here we go again. It’s raining like crazy and the State’s water reservoirs are rapidly filling up. Shasta and Oroville, the... — Updated 1/19/2023 Full story
Fallbrook looks like Tijuana
Saturday I was driving downtown and observed a man urinating on the roadside. Then I went to the Chamber of Commerce to complain... — Updated 1/19/2023 Full story
California's budget – The debate begins
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District Last week, the Governor introduced his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The... — Updated 1/19/2023 Full story
Kicking It through the holidays
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Welcome to 2023. This past holiday season was one of our best. It started... — Updated 1/11/2023
Capitol schedule for 2023
Assemblymember Marie Waldron 75th District On Jan. 4, 80 Assemblymembers and 40 Senators returned to Sacramento for the 2023-2024... — Updated 1/11/2023 Full story
84% increase in excess mortality reported among millennials
Julie Reeder Publisher The collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during an NFL Monday Night Football game was a shocking... — Updated 1/11/2023 Full story
An immigration mess
Supervisor Jim Desmond 5th District Last week, nearly 1,000 migrants were dropped off at transit stations across San Diego County.... — Updated 1/11/2023 Full story
Re: 'Educator questions test scores for Fallbrook High district' [Village News, 1/5/23]
I really appreciated your article on Jan. 5, 2023, of an “educator” asking nine specific questions of Superintendent Ilsa... — Updated 1/11/2023 Full story
Writer reawakens after Rip Van Winkle sleep
Tim O’Leary Special to the Village News Hello, again, dear reader. Until recently, I’d simply could not grasp the concept of... — Updated 1/11/2023 Full story
America under siege
Biden's economy is devouring the life savings of millions of American families like swarms of locusts descending on a wheat field a... — Updated 1/9/2023 Full story