We have now passed the 18-month point of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While it will take years to unpack all of the lessons learned from this conflict, some things have already become clear. Topping that list is the use of uncrewed systems in this conflict. The media has been all but saturated with stories regarding […]
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Op-Ed: A governor for (all) the people?
While the governor often attempts to portray himself as “a man of the people,” he does so at the expense of the 27,000-plus residents in the state’s most southwesterly city,
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Op-Ed: Where are the Democrats in the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis?
On Sept. 1, a rally was held at Coronado’s Central Beach to call attention to the ocean water contamination due to continued sewage spills from Tijuana. Imperial Beach has been dramatically impacted by this sewage crisis for decades and Coronado has suffered ocean water contamination at an increased rate these past several years. Where were […]
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Op-Ed: In defense of Awaken Church and why it wants to come to Coronado
I want to start off by thanking The Coronado News and Dennis Wagner for taking the time to actually come and visit an Awaken service so that he could convey what others can expect from a Coronado Awaken campus.
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Op-Ed: Thank you to Councilman Duncan for helping seniors and those with disabilities
The executive director of Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation (FACT) Inc. gives a shout out to Coronado Councilman John Duncan.
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Op-Ed: On the edge of darkness and the power of the toupée
“Bonanza,” the first color TV show, first aired on Sept. 12, 1959, and it ran 14 seasons to Jan. 16, 1973. It was the second longest Western in broadcast history recounting the fictional story of the Cartwrights, a family of ranchers living on the bountiful Ponderosa Ranch in the mid- 1800s, near Virginia City, Nevada. The […]
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Op-Ed: Shoes: On? Or off?
She raises her eyebrow and gives me the look. “What? What!”, I respond, exasperated. Wordlessly, she looks down at my shoes. Ahhh, yes. My shoes. My daughter isn’t registering her disapproval about my choice of footwear, she’s registering a comment about the fact that I even have shoes on, at all. Indoors. Inside. Namely, indoors, […]
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Op-Ed: Awaken Church: If it walks like a duck
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.