Top Headlines

Voice: No respect for veterans, others in Imperial cemetery

There is a large group of veterans that are not receiving their due respect. These veterans are buried at Memory Garden Cemetery on Highway 86.

 

Voice: Ranting on Hannity, Romney and Wall Street

My assorted rants: Sean Hannity said, “Simply with the election of Matt Romney (Republican), positive vibes will race across the nation; that will generate investing, spending and more jobs.” I absolutely agree.

 

A Reader Writes: Superintendent: No deal will force more dramatic cuts

After months of negotiating, two mediation sessions, and almost 25 hours of fact-finding it seemed as if the Calexico Unified School District and the Associated Calexico Teachers had finally reached an agreement with the district on May 7.

Voice: Wind Zero project would have helped Valley

I have lived in the Imperial Valley for 24 years. The Valley has grown by four-fold since I arrived in 1987. Many new businesses have opened (supported in no small part by Mexicali). We now have a mall (refer to last comment), when we only had a Kmart. We have...

 

Voice of the People

Voice: Calexico teachers doing the best they can for students

Solving a problem that has plagued this (Calexico Unified School) District for 20-plus years is not solved with an all-nighter.

Voice: His look into the future

Why sure, end unions, downsize labor, ship industrial jobs overseas and for certain, higher profits for corporations and stockholders will result. Add tax cuts for the wealthy to this equation and there will be less social-welfare services programs for the...

Voice: Incentive fees to Olive Garden

I totally agree the city needs to balance its resources and place them where they will provide the citizens of El Centro and the people of the Imperial Valley the best options; if the developer were 100 percent committed the developer fees would not be a big...

A Reader Writes: She was there the day Cher was born

The record of her birth has been sealed, tighter than a drum, but that doesn’t matter. It’s documented in the “World Almanac and Book of Facts” and she told Oprah, so it’s common knowledge. The singer, songwriter, actress, Cher...