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Basketball Battles and Political Scores (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Game)
With politics in a permanent state of chaos, we might have to look outside the political sphere to be grounded politically. At least I do. Sports is a good place to turn -- real sports, not the blood ...
10 Apr, 2019
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7 min read
Citizen Concerned: Proposed CCA Plan Has Major Deficiencies
Over the past year or so there has been quite a bit of 'jawboning' over the mayor's dream to create a CCA aka Community Choice Aggregation to address the issue of reducing CO2 in the atmosphere by onl ...
13 Feb, 2019
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6 min read
Organizations, Lawmakers Push for Open Primaries as Crowded 2020 Field Emerges
The 2020 presidential field is already taking shape. Nine Democrats have announced their campaigns since December, many of whose announcements went under the radar because the lack of media coverage:P ...
26 Jan, 2019
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5 min read
OPINION: The Behavior of Democrats and Republicans Makes the Best Argument for Limited Government
To the Founders and the thinkers who preceded them, the idea of limited government (ironically, a key concept in the history of liberalism), seemed intuitive. The United States Constitution presents a ...
23 Jan, 2019
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7 min read
Apple Credits New Tax Laws For Opening San Diego Office
San Diego, Calif.- Apple has announced plans to build new office space in San Diego in the next three years.The company is making the move after new tax laws were enacted late last ...
13 Dec, 2018
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Cannabis Cash: City of San Diego Grabs Over $6 Million in First Year
San Diego, Calif.- The City of San Diego is cashing in with its first year of taxing and collecting fees for cannabis.Businesses are taxed at a rate of 5 percent of monthly gross receipts, which will ...
06 Dec, 2018
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4 min read
George H. W. Bush: 5 Things That Set Him Apart in the "Presidents Club"
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, former President George Herbert Walker Bush died at the age of 94, passing away just months after his wife Barbara.Serving as the 41st President of the United States ...
04 Dec, 2018
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4 min read
3 New Members of Congress You Need to Watch
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here in Washington, just after Thanksgiving, the newly elected members of Congress will begin week two of orientation to learn how to hire staff, where the bathrooms are located, an ...
20 Nov, 2018
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4 min read
Sister Act: The Remarkable Road To History For Two CA Legislators
Blanca Rubio and her sister Susan have made history.The two are now the first sisters to serve in the California legislature concurrently.Blanca represents the 48th Assembly district, her sister Susan ...
13 Nov, 2018
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Bombs in The Mail: Will Political Leaders Call for Civility Now?
(IVN) A bomb scare rocked the nation Wednesday, as several Democratic Party leaders and CNN received packages containing explosive devices, including the Obamas and the Clintons.Here on IVN I've been ...
24 Oct, 2018
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