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A common trope among independent-minded voters is that our political discussions revolve around a Democratic or Republican frame of reference that goes un questioned. As a consequence, our political discourse reduces the complex issues we face into two-sided partisan talking points. This week on IVN, we will pay special attention to the alternative voices that challenge conventional dialogue and assumptions. A Growing PlatformGoing Local.All politics used to be local. Those were the days when

A common trope among independent-minded voters is that our political discussions revolve around a Democratic or Republican frame of reference that goes un questioned. As a consequence, our political discourse reduces the complex issues we face into two-sided partisan talking points. This week on IVN, we will pay special attention to the alternative voices that challenge conventional dialogue and assumptions. A Growing PlatformGoing Local.All politics used to be local. Those were the days when

Credit: openmarket.org Allegations of voter fraud in Florida is a common occurrence during any presidential election. In each election since 2000, several issues have been reported in the state. Reports in previous years indicated that the problem was defective computers and missing votes. Now, the problems are starting way before the elections. Strategic Allied Consulting, a firm hired by the Republican Party of Florida, has allegedly committed fraud. According to recent reports, numerous reg

Credit: commons.wikimedia.org Shock waves reverberated through Sacramento with the recently announced closure of a Comcast call center and an iconic Campbell’s Soup plant that has employed lower middle-income people here since 1947. Campbell’s Soup employed 700 people who made as much as $20 an hour as members of the Teamsters Union. Comcast eliminated 300 call center jobs in the Natomas area just north of the Sacramento River, but unlike Campbell’s Soup, Comcast at least offered these workers

A good burger/beer combo is not exactly a rare find in San Diego, but the places that do it right tend to build up an almost cult following.  Throw a beach community into the mix, some New Zealand surf-shack memorabilia, a rustic indoor/outdoor dining area, plus astro-turf, and  there is Raglan Public House in Ocean Beach. "Raglan," named after a town with an infamous point break in New Zealand, opened up shop February 3 off Bacon Street in Ocean Beach.  Closely located to the Newport Avenue bu

Showcasing San Diego's booming hospitality industry, the California Restaurant Association San Diego Chapter collaborated with local restaurants to organize this year's San Diego Restaurant Week. Kicking off with the evening event #SDRWTaste2012, San Diego Restaurant Week (SDRW) featured a wide variety of cuisines, giving San Diego residents the opportunity to dine at over 180 restaurants. Participating businesses spanned across all local communities in San Diego, including Pacific Beach, North

Colorado Congressional District 5 covers El Paso County, site of Colorado Springs, the state’s second largest city, as well as five “rural” counties to the south and west. It is considered solidly Republican and is represented by Doug Lamborn, considered by some to be the most conservative member of Congress. GOP Representative Doug Lamborn, now running for a fourth term in the House, is nevertheless being challenged by Dave Anderson, a businessman running on an independent platform. Lamborn i

Photo: Erik S. Lesser / EPA Two months after the deadly theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, new polling indicates that a slight majority of Coloradans reject stricter gun laws. The Denver Post and SurveyUSA conducted a statewide telephone poll gauging how Colorado residents feel about tougher gun control laws. The results show that a majority of residents favor protecting the rights of gun owners over controlling gun ownership. The poll asked, "What do you think is more important — to prote

Credit: Dailykos.com A new Marquette University Law School poll shows Democratic US Representative Tammy Baldwin with a nine percentage point lead over former Governor Tommy Thompson (R) in the US Senate race in Wisconsin. The statewide poll marks a complete turnaround from March, which had Thompson at a nine point advantage. Baldwin and Thompson are competing for the senate seat left vacant by Democratic Senator Herbert Kohl, who announced his retirement in May. The open-seat race is bound to

State primaries are in a truly very sad state. Voters don’t understand the importance of primaries. Voter turnout in every State primary has always been horrible. Primaries defeat the principle of representative democracy. Primaries give incumbents a big advantage over challengers. Next Tuesday, New York, Colorado, Oklahoma and Utah have primaries. And, the beat goes on. One reason for poor turnout is that voters are often ignorant of the importance of primaries. For any office that is safe for