Your recent piece on the Awaken Church raised the question whether it is properly considered a “cult.” Comparing Awaken to the Wikipedia definition is instructive: A cult is a relatively small group typically led by a charismatic and self-appointed leader, who excessively controls its members, requiring unwavering devotion to a set of beliefs and practices […]
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Op-Ed: You don’t say …
Jane MacDougall is a Canadian journalist who has worked in the newspaper, radio, TV and film industries.
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Some mid-week political humor
Newspapers around the country are cutting back on political cartoons, but not The Coronado News. Here’s a sampling from Lisa Benson and Jack Ohman, our two syndicated cartoonists, and Liam Simonelli, an intern for CounterpointSyndication.com.
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Op-Ed: The rugged beauty of the Alaskan bush: Summers spent commercial fishing in Bristol Bay
This is Bristol Bay, Alaska, home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world, and I have spent every summer of my life living and working among its rugged beauty with my family.
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Op-Ed: In response to “A Practical Solution to Ocean Pollution”
The South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP) does not discharge or divert untreated sewage into the ocean. While flows into the SBIWTP have averaged 8% above the plant’s design capacity over the past seven months, all flows into the plant are still treated and discharged through a pipeline to 3.5 miles offshore. Furthermore, environmental […]
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Op-Ed: Life on the USS Carl Vinson
Watching jets land and planes take off from the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier under the brightest stars I’ve ever seen was a sight I never want to forget. I was a part of seven other journalists from San Diego, Orange County, Belgium and France that had the opportunity to spend a night on the […]
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Op-Ed: Editorial cartoonists’ firings point to steady decline of opinion pages in some newspapers
Even during a year of sobering economic news for media companies, the layoffs of three Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonists on a single day hit like a gut punch.
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Op-Ed: Everyday heroes
You weren’t my first choice. The other guy didn’t show up. Three times. Can’t say I blame him. Removing a stand of bamboo is a miserable job. Well, I do blame him. Repeated no-shows? What a jerk. So, on the third no-show, I called you. You’d come highly recommended, but recommended the way someone recommends […]
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Op-Ed: The promise and perils of Artificial Intelligence
The 30-year naval aviator who had 14 years of consecutive service as executive officer, commanding officer, commodore, and chief of staff provides his insight on AI.
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Op-Ed: How San Diego County’s $8.1 billion budget affects you
After several years of upheaval in our community, nation, and the world, many of ushave thankfully started to return to a “new normal.” The worst of the pandemic is over, inflation strain is easing, and we have returned to enjoying everything our beautiful county has to offer. But while many of us have moved forward, […]
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Op-Ed: A practical solution to ocean pollution
Leon Benham is an organic farmer/environmentalist who has lived in Imperial Beach for 60 years. He has a solution for the Tijuana sewage crisis.
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Op-Ed: The art of being a good houseguest
Newspapers used to offer etiquette columns that helped us learn the ropes for so many social situations but the information can still be found. And maybe it’s not a bad idea to keep the existence of your guestroom on the downlow.
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Op-Ed: Passion for July 4 comes from my immigrant family
Coronado News editorial board member Amy Hall shares her childhood memories of Fourth of July and what it meant to her immigrant family.
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Op-Ed: An excellent proposal to fix the sewage crisis
George Mullen has presented an excellent and well reasoned proposal to construct just north of the Tijuana River mouth a long jetty to divert to deeper waters the never ending near shore littoral current contaminating our beaches with Mexican sewage.
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Op-Ed: The Navy accelerates its innovation journey
Whether it was the transition from sail to steam, or the advent of steel warships to replace wooden ones, or the change from the battleship to the aircraft carrier to the centerpiece of the Navy fleet, these changes helped the U.S. Navy dominate at sea.