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As COVID-19 Surges, So Do the Health Risks for San Diego's Frontline Workers
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usIn San Diego and throughout California, COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing, putting our state’s frontline workers more at ...
11 Dec, 2020
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4 min read
New Data Sheds Light on Parent Debt Burden for College Students
Never-before-released data from the federal government has shed new light on the debt burden of low-income families in California. More than 13,500 low-income students attending California’s two publi ...
11 Dec, 2020
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7 min read
Is Proportional Representation the Future of Political Reform?
Momentum continues to build for broad systemic changes to how US citizens elect their public officials. Reforms like ranked choice voting and nonpartisan primaries are growing in popularity as voters ...
09 Dec, 2020
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3 min read
Christmas is ‘The Point’ at Point Loma’s Portuguese Hall Celebration
This is an independent commentary. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usIn the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone is tasked with re-imagining the future.Drive-in movies, flu shots. Take out ...
07 Dec, 2020
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2 min read
Abolishing The Electoral College Could Have Many Unintended Consequences
It’s been a month since Election Day, and we still don’t know who won the 2020 election! While it’s looking more and more clear every day that Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January, Donald Trump ha ...
07 Dec, 2020
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14 min read
As Cases Rise, College Students Take COVID-19 Prevention Into Their Own Hands
Earlier this fall, Occidental College junior Luigi Maruani laid in bed anxious and angry, swiping through his phone. His 75-year-old father had just contracted the coronavirus, and Maruani felt the fe ...
07 Dec, 2020
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8 min read
Winning Reforms: Better Elections Leaders Wrap Up & Gear Up for 2021
Voters are frustrated with the state of US politics. They want a fairer system that empowers them to elect representatives who will put their interests above those of private political parties and spe ...
04 Dec, 2020
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3 min read
Small Businesses’ Economic Recovery Will Hinge on Digital Technologies
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Email it to hoa@ivn.usThis year has been defined by uncertainty — in homes, businesses, schools, and communities across the state. But one constan ...
04 Dec, 2020
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3 min read
When Two Parties Are Not Enough
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on AllSides, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.It is deeply frustrating for many Democrats that Dianne Feinstein and A ...
02 Dec, 2020
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4 min read
Can Gavin Newsom Use the Pandemic to Beat Back Homelessness?
If $800 million wasn’t a sufficiently appetizing carrot to get his audience to buy more motels, Gov. Gavin Newsom could dangle a more spiritual enticement: less time burning in the afterlife. At ...
02 Dec, 2020
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13 min read