Rusty Harris: Keep On Truckin'
Editorials
EDITORIAL: Let Europe defend herself
With massive military cutbacks looming as the war in Afghanistan (or at least our active involvement in it) winds down, difficult choices will have to be made.
Feb 12, 2012 | 12:00 am | Loading…
EDITORIAL: What others are saying
A selection of recent editorials from around the state and region:
Feb 11, 2012 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Columnists
- CHATFIELD: The other drug war
- ELIAS: State democrats start talking tough to Obama on housing
- WALTERS: Redevelopment may not be dead after all
- STRICKLAND: Process is flawed to the max
- GREENHUT: Judge right to promote court openness
- HARRIS: Timing should kill revamp
- WILL: Is it bribery or just politics?
- MILLER: Great gnashing gnats, Batman!
- PARKER: The power of losing
- ELIAS: Late GOP primary hurting California
- RIEHL: Voluntary pledge or plain bullying?
- WALTERS: Prop. 8 ruling aimed at Justice Kennedy
- HARROP: Big Brother is 'sharing'
- EFFINGER: Time to rethink idea of college for all
- SCHARF: Addicts need seeds of recovery planted
HARRIS: Timing should kill revamp
Timing is everything in politics ---- from Capitol Hill to City Hall.
Feb 11, 2012 | 9:00 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: Embrace building up and building in
When it comes to the future growth of our region, North County residents need to embrace the words "infill" and "mixed use" or be willing to shove their children out of the county.
Jan 28, 2012 | 9:00 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: Rancho sniping ineffective
Have guerrilla insurgents targeted private property rights in North County?
Jan 21, 2012 | 9:00 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: Vista teacher union stakes out big win
The Vista Teachers Association is about to reap the big award it has diligently strived for during the past six years ---- total control of the school district.
Jan 14, 2012 | 11:00 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: Leave Vader in the grave
North County's cities will do just fine without their heavy-handed redevelopment districts.
Jan 07, 2012 | 11:00 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: "At large" voting for diversity
No North County governmental entity is so big and unwieldy that it needs to have its officials elected by geographic districts.
Dec 25, 2011 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Editor's editor: 'JVD'
Many of us connected with the North County Times lost a former co-worker and a dear friend with the death Wednesday of John Van Doorn.
Dec 18, 2011 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Courts need to settle cross controversy
A reconfigured old telephone pole stands at Camp Pendleton on a lonely hillside, stirring up a bigger brouhaha than it should.
Dec 04, 2011 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Silent killer still lurks
Thursday, some of us will gather to spend time as one.
Nov 27, 2011 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Pensions, academia and vets
It was refreshing to read this past week that the issue of unsustainable public employee pensions and retiree benefits has finally captured statewide attention.
Nov 13, 2011 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Transit plan lacks Do-Right
The single biggest betrayal of the public trust by elected officials in this region's history took place with the Oct. 28 approval of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan.
Nov 06, 2011 | 8:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: LGBT center to fill void
Tuesday marks a huge milestone for all of North County ---- especially for those of us in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
Oct 30, 2011 | 8:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Unity forged in the fire
These final days of October mark the anniversaries of some of the more horrific wildfires North County and Southwest County residents have ever seen.
Oct 23, 2011 | 8:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Brown's on-and-off principles
Where was Governor Moonbeam when we needed him?
Oct 16, 2011 | 8:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Topple Prop. 13 from its altar
Scrap Proposition 13 and restore local control over how property taxes are levied, collected and disbursed in California.
Oct 09, 2011 | 8:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Escondido action plan needs clarity
The Escondido City Council's approval last week of a four-point action plan demonstrates a lack of clear thinking when it comes to planning the community's future.
Sep 17, 2011 | 7:30 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: Mourning freedoms surrendered on 9/11
Freedom was the target 10 years ago today.
Sep 11, 2011 | 12:00 am | Loading…
HARRIS: Public unions' labors
Most of the nation on Monday will be honoring labor (and labor unions) by, well, not laboring.
Sep 03, 2011 | 8:00 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: Rent decontrol issue will dominate uncivil talk
No one is going to be a real winner in Oceanside's upcoming June vote to overturn the city's recently enacted mobile home park rent decontrol.
Aug 27, 2011 | 8:00 pm | Loading…
HARRIS: Bilbray draws short straw
The redrawing of California's U.S. House districts have left Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-AnyCityHere, holding the short straw among the three congressmen who represent North County.
Aug 20, 2011 | 8:00 pm | Loading…
Most Popular
- ESCONDIDO: Police hunting for gunman who shot at officer
- ESCONDIDO: Man stabbed in chest during carjacking
- ESCONDIDO: Police hunting for gunman who shot at officer
- ESCONDIDO: Men charged in murder of young woman
- VALLEY CENTER: Man suffers critical injuries in apparent road race, officials say
- OCEANSIDE: Tapes of alleged police officer DUI cover-up released
- SAN MARCOS: Displaced students crowd Lake San Marcos streets, vexing residents
- RAMONA: Mother works to stop exploitation of child for online hoax
