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Our View: Valley's needy shouldn¿t be Red Cross afterthought

The volunteers and staffers at the American Red Cross’ Imperial Valley Service Center do great work on a shoestring budget, with limited means and help, all out of an office that is as far...

 

From the Right: Church of the state: Wait for it

Of all the strange things that have happened in the interpretation of “the separation of church and state” injunction in our Constitution, the latest is by far the most dangerous.

Our View: Funding for Academic Decathlon keeps high achievers in the mix

We enthusiastically agree with an Imperial County Office of Education official who commended local school districts this weekend for keeping the Academic Decathlon funded in such an inhospitable...

 

More Opinion

Our View: Immigration too complex for easy solution

As long as this country is the sought-after land of milk and honey for our sisters and brothers from the south seeking...

Viewpoint: Rejoicing in being 52 years young

When I wake up in the mornings it takes me a while to get out of bed. My back hurts, my knees ache, and my mouth...

Our View: Komen made right call to help needy women

Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s decision Friday not to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood’s breast-...

Our View: 'Band-Aid' on budget better than nothing

Depending on whom you talk to, the impending Facebook initial public offering may either provide a considerable...

Columns

Bret Kofford

Bret Kofford

Life Out Here: Texting or the tweet science? - February 8, 2012 - I try to keep up with technology and what the kids are fiddling with, but at my age it’s not easy.

Dora DePaoli

Dora DePaoli

Viewpoint: Remembering the good old days - February 1, 2012 - I recently re-connected with my friend Marianne Taylor from the years we lived in Los Angeles in the 1950s.

Richard Brown

Richard Brown

INKED! If pink is the new red, I'll pass - February 3, 2012 - Pink’s not really my color, not when it becomes more apparent that it’s simply a lighter shade of red, the ubiquitous color of the conservative...

Voice of the People

Voice: No lawyer needed to know how wind blows

A new attorney, Chuck DuMars, has come to town to give advice on the Quantification Settlement Agreement. In the...

Voice: El Centro: Don't exclude local contractors

After reading El Centro Mayor Sedalia Sanders’ response to our two previous letters regarding Fire Station 3, we...

Voice: Blue Angels: May they never stop coming here

I’ve noticed comments in your paper about the Blue Angels and military flying activities in general. These usually...

Voice: Ask 'guardians' to unchain their dogs

January is unchain a dog month. Many dogs are subjected to a miserable life of living at the end of a chain, often...

Voice of the people: Dig deeper on San Diego over Imperial County

The Imperial Valley Press should do a follow-up article on the Dec. 17 article “French solar panel maker opens San...

Voice: Federal debt and hay trucks

Fifteen trillion dollars is the current estimated federal debt and it increases by $4 billion every day.

Editorial Cartoons

Poll

PETA is suing SeaWorld to free orca whales from 'slavery.' What do you think?

  • I agree, SeaWorld takes the animals out of their habitat for their benefit
  • I disagree, the animals at SeaWorld are well fed and treated good
  • This is more about publicity and less about the animals
  • The animals' welfare should be investigated by an unbiased party