An All Around Good Guy’s Legacy to Live on in Baghdad

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This Saturday in Baghdad, Iraq the Barnich Sports Field will be dedicated by State Dept. Ambassador Hill. This is meaningful to me because the field was built and named in memory of Terry Barnich, my first boss after college who until his death by a roadside bomb last summer was the Deputy Director of the Iraq Transition Assistance Office in Baghdad. …

Paycheck Protection is Back, More Innovative and Even More Critical

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You’ve likely heard about the Citizen Power Initiative, commonly known as Paycheck Protection, that backers are working to qualify for the November ballot. The measure would prohibit the state government from withholding from public employees’ paychecks any money that is to be used for political purposes. Fundamentally, it would transform what has been since 1978 an involuntary system of workers …

Oppose the Oceanside Recall Fundraiser

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October 15, 2009 6:00-7:30 Requested Contribution: $100 per person Any Contribution Amount Welcomed Personal & Corporate/Business Contributions Are Allowed No Maximum Contribution Limit RSVP Online at SDLincolnClub.org Oasis Bar and Grill at the Woodfin Hotel San Diego 10044 Pacific Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92121 Questions? Email RSVP@sdlincolnclub.org  For more information: Contact: Alicia Garcia Phone: 619-531-1971 Email:  rsvp@sdlincolnclub.org

We’re Conserving Too Much and Now We’re Gonna Pay

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You may have caught this article in today’s U-T regarding area water districts’ dilemma over the fact that San Diegans have taken their water conservation campaigns to heart. In some districts water usage is down 20 percent or more over the same period last year, causing water district revenues to fall accordingly. As such, many district managers say their boards …

Is the Parsky Commission Up to the Task?

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I’m thrilled that the old Red County SD has been resurrected into the SD Rostra! With all of the weighty issues being debated in Sacramento this fall, not to mention the early onset of wildfire season, it’s tempting to overlook the goings-on at the California Commission on the 21st Century Economy. Chairman Gerry Parsky and his fellow commissioners will likely wind …