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2012 was a big year for IVN. It was a year of significant expansion and accomplishments. IVN reached out to an audience of over seven million people with content written by independent contributors for independent-minded voters. Below is a list of the top ten most popular articles from the last year: 10. What Happens if There is an Electoral Vote Tie The 2012 presidential election was so close this year that there were many people asking the question, what happens if there is a tie in the Ele

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) recently released a report, "Managing California's Water: From Crisis to Conflict." The report overviews the major issues facing California water supply, safety, environmental impacts, as well as regulatory and management issues. With continued water demands from residents and business interests, water in California continues to be an issue. In fact, the PPIC report labels the last 40 years of water management in the state as the "era of conflict

For the past several days, across our country, we have been glued to the news at the horrible events in Newtown, Connecticut.  The word "tragic" just doesn't seem to do any good to describe this awful event.  But it finally has this nation talking about several subjects that have been off limits for the past several years.  I'm not here to discuss gun control or not.  I did that in an article last August when no one else seemed to be talking about it after the shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin

Credit: www.ed.gov Illinois, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, and Wisconsin will get a share of the 2012 Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, a $133 million grant fund to enhance superiority and expand access to education programs throughout those states. The five finalists join the nine existing state grantees who secured first-round funding last year. Arne Duncan, the US Secretary of Education, said that every child is worthy of the lasting benefits of a high-class learning program: "Than

This year has been turbulent with gun related homicides; highlighted by the killing sprees in Aurora, Colorado, the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and now the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. However, arguably more striking is the staggering number of shootings in Chicago this year, which is on course to reach 3,000 before the year’s end. Yet, reforming the nation’s gun policy is considered a taboo topic in Washington, DC. This was exampled during this year’s second presidential

Credit: ABC News President Barack Obama made it clear in an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters that his administration will not make major efforts to go after marijuana users in states that have legalized recreational use of the drug. Two states, Colorado and Washington, legalized recreational use of marijuana by ballot referendum in 2012. “We’ve got bigger fish to fry,” the president said during the interview. Since the elections, many people have been wondering what the federal respon

Photo credit: momentummag.com San Diego is an extremely active city. This is obvious in the amount of surfers, hikers, swimmers, runners, and bikers seen out promoting better health about town. The San Diego Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting bicycling in the area, is one major proponent in guiding the city into more bike-friendly territory. They are not alone in this quest, however, as this has been a productive year for all things pedals, brakes, and gears (if one so choos

Credit: ABC News President Barack Obama made it clear in an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters that his administration will not make major efforts to go after marijuana users in states that have legalized recreational use of the drug. Two states, Colorado and Washington, legalized recreational use of marijuana by ballot referendum in 2012. “We’ve got bigger fish to fry,” the president said during the interview. Since the elections, many people have been wondering what the federal respon

Photo credit: theworldisraw.com So You Wish You Could Skate is the title that has been given to the first Skating by the Sea competition to be held at the Hotel del Coronado's ice skating rink tonight at 6:30pm. A unique spin off of the television show So You Think You Can Dance, the event will entail a skating competition with five teams participating - composed predominantly of local media and celebrities. A portion of proceeds from the skating rink will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of

Photo credit: sergededina.com As most know, San Diego City Council typically meets every Monday at 10am, and every Tuesday at 2pm. For those who cannot take several hours off work to attend, council live streams all meetings here, which is a beneficial tool for transparency in government. Though they will not meet today, Council President Todd Gloria released the docket for a special meeting of council to be held on Monday, December 17. The consent agenda for this meeting seems to be the heavie