I commend you for your outstanding coverage of the Mountain Fire and the pictures your fearless photographer took of the event. You truly served the members of the community.
Paula DeBlanc
Idyllwild/Escondido
Opinion: Outstanding coverage
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I commend you for your outstanding coverage of the Mountain Fire and the pictures your fearless photographer took of the event. You truly served the members of the community.
Paula DeBlanc
Idyllwild/Escondido
Editor: A few months ago, I was working in the yard when a pickup truck stopped on the street and a young man hopped out and walked over to me extending a business card. He said if I ever needed any help around the yard or property to call him. He spoke heavily accented but…
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Last week saw the governors of two states back-peddling furiously regarding laws that would have allowed members of the LGBT community to be discriminated against. What caused these two politicians to shift into reverse so quickly? It wasn’t letters from voters. It wasn’t marches or demonstrations. It wasn’t an election or a referendum. No, what…