Author Archives | Heather Rushall

California must fix criminally crowded prisons

Jam-packed in auditorium-like rooms with double-and triple-stacked bunk beds with few toilets and showers and little room to move around, hundreds of men live in confines so inadequate it borders on cruel and unusual punishment. This is the scene in almost every one of California’s prisons today. According to the Huffington Post, overcrowding was such [...]

Posted in Heather Rushall, Opinion1 Comment

School yoga class is a workout, not brainwash

This is something so terrible, so harmful to children it might reform them into Eastern- deity worshiping, Hindu-practicing little hellions. What is this horrible new influence on youngsters today, you ask? One word: yoga. No, seriously. Yoga.

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Prop 33: insurance deception

Proposition 33 is a ballot initiative asking California voters to approve a new discount for drivers who have maintained consistent auto insurance coverage for at least five years.

Posted in DA, Election 2012, Heather Rushall, Opinion0 Comments

Prop V: Unneeded GCCCD spending

East County voters will get a chance this election to decide whether they want to pass Proposition V to spend $398 million on renovations to Grossmont and Cuyamaca community colleges.

Posted in Election 2012, Heather Rushall, Opinion1 Comment

Prop 35: Sex traffic law vaguely expands police power

Proposition 35, if passed, will create harsher punishments for those who participate in the sex trafficking industry.

Posted in DA, Election 2012, Heather Rushall, Opinion4 Comments

Party bus restrictions keep teens safe

It’s homecoming season and the parties are on. Between tailgating and high school dances, teenagers are getting their fix of underage nightlife and some are even making it more memorable by renting limos and party buses. But are the rented parties on wheels really safe?

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Bullies’ victims become heroes by standing up

It’s the people, young and old, who stand against bullying and make a difference.

Posted in Heather Rushall, Opinion4 Comments

Codependency struggles in relationships can be solved

I’m not talking about drugs, alcohol or gambling. I’m talking about relationships.

Posted in Advice, DA, Features, Romance & Relationships1 Comment

White terrorists are the real threat

There is a bigger threat to average citizens than stereotypical foreign terrorists … and that threat is likely right in your backyard.

Posted in Heather Rushall, Opinion3 Comments

Bartending school teaches basics

No doubt, by now you’ve found yourself wondering what it might be like to be on the other side of the bar. Surely you’ve tried every drink on the menu and then some – it can’t be that hard to mix them, right?

Posted in Features, R&B Guide Fall 20121 Comment

New bill will curb deaths from drug overdose

According to a report by the Prescription Drug Task Force, burglaries of pharmacies are on the rise and there has been an increase in drug deaths caused by prescription medication throughout the past five years.

Posted in Heather Rushall, Opinion2 Comments

You must stop hateful ignorance

How exactly does one complete a sentence with the words “legitimate” and “rape?”

Posted in Heather Rushall, Opinion2 Comments

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