<div><p>With COVID-19 vaccines going into the pipeline, it’s reasonable to be optimistic about our collective health scenario for 2021. Unfortunately, Pfizer doesn’t seem to have an antidote for the ills that plague the body politic.<br></p><p>Pardon my pessimism, but partisanship feels pricklier th

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<div><p>Laura Fink is an up-and-coming TV news pundit. She isn’t offended by the “talking head” label, which can carry negative connotations, but certainly would prefer “political analyst.”&nbsp;<br></p><p>She agrees to meet and discuss the dubious current and future states of TV news. We’re not goi

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<div><p>Inocente Izucar is having a Zoom-era moment. On Dec. 9, 2020, she’ll participate in a rare, free screening of an Oscar-winning documentary. The virtual event will re-introduce viewers to the childhood of a wispy, face-painting, homeless artist with an old soul and a trove of talent.&nbsp;</p

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<div><p>Supporting homelessness causes can sometimes feel like rooting for the Los Angeles Chargers.</p><p>Not that San Diegans should feel obligated to cheer for a greedy, mercenary NFL owner who unforgivably ripped the heart out of a faithful community by moving his team to L.A.&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone

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<div><p><strong><em>This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.us</em></strong></p><p>In a country suffering from pandemic-induced time distortion, try to remember that national elections are held on the first Tuesday in November. You can do it.<br></p><p>If 2020 stays

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<div><p><em>This story was updated at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.</em></p><p>Apps and software platforms are built based on profit motives. Anybody with a technology budget — a bank, retailer, or even a home-services provider (like a plumber or an electrician) — can buy industry-specific software to m

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<div><p>Modern news consumption is frustrating.&nbsp;</p><p>Newsrooms have been decimated. Media outlets continue to disappear. Opinion is pawned off as news. Polarized echo chambers may entertain certain factions, but they don’t serve to educate or inform.&nbsp;</p><p>Are we entering End Days for n

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<div><p>Homelessness has been largely obscured by the pandemic. The issue is receiving attention and affirmation from, of all places, the reality TV show “<a href="https://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent">America’s Got Talent</a>.” A singing group composed of people experiencing homelessness that ha

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