By Danny R. Johnson – Opinion Columnist WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a more complicated figure than his sanctified image would suggest, and his body of work — his writings, speeches, and interviews — is more profound and more wide-ranging than most Americans might appreciate. With our annual celebration of the […]
How to Make Year-End Charitable Donations Safely and Responsibly
By Simona Valanciute, President and CEO, San Diego Oasis Many charitable organizations hold year-end or holiday giving campaigns to rally last-minute giving, and they have done so with success for decades. Year-end giving has helped countless nonprofits, including my organization San Diego Oasis, end the year on a positive note with a final burst of […]
DA Reminds School Employees Of Legal Duty to Report Suspected Child Abuse
By San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan The latest sex abuse scandal involving Catholic priests and the church’s failure to act is devastating. Hundreds of victims were robbed of their childhoods by individuals in positions of trust and power—covered up by leaders and higher-ups who had a duty to act. As a Catholic, I […]
Editorial: President Trump Dishonored All American Veterans and POWs with Unsympathetic Disrespect to John McCain
President Donald J. Trump is in charge of the United States Armed Forces and is referred to as the Commander in Chief of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps. The president decides where troops shall be stationed, where ships shall be sent, and how weapons shall be used. All military generals […]
When Voting Rights Go Right
By Alex Padilla If there’s one thing that every American should agree with, it’s this: Voting is the fundamental right in our democracy, the one that makes all others possible. The right to choose our representatives is why patriots dumped tea into Boston Harbor, why women marched for the 19th Amendment, and why 51 years […]
County Goal: Getting To Zero For HIV/AIDS
By Dave Roberts Did you know that nearly 20,000 residents of our county are living with HIV/AIDS and that more than one in 10 of them don’t even know they are infected? Also troubling are reports from public health officials that 6,400 county residents are aware of their diagnosis but aren’t getting the care they […]
Imagine In My Life
On October 9, John Lennon, one of the greatest musicians and peace activists of the 20th century, would have been 75. Lennon was a complicated person based on his troubled relationship with his first family, his views of the disabled, and his reported drug use. John Lennon was no saint, but his music, I believe, had and continues […]
How Love Shows Up Is Different For Men
Self-love for men is to open themselves, and to give love from themselves to others. Men have to be willing to open themselves to be vulnerable and give love, with the possibility of not getting love or loved in return. Men have to allow themselves to take the focus off themselves and place it on the […]
Supervisors Approve $1.6 Million For Psychiatric Teams
By Dave Roberts With its approval of a $5.4 billion budget for 2015-16, the Board of Supervisors redoubled its fight against mental illness by authorizing an additional $1.6 million to help people in the midst of crisis. The funding puts trained professionals on the streets, apartment buildings, parks – or anywhere else that a mental […]
How To Grow Love Inside You To Be In A Relationship
We create what we most desire and what we most fear. Often times we get watered down results because part of us wants something, but another part of us is afraid to get it. This is called “approach avoidance”. Sometimes this happens in the game of finding and creating a love relationship. This is a […]
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