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Mira Mesa High School cheerleaders welcome students back to class. Photo by Chris Stone
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Opinion: Socially Promoting High School Seniors Does More Harm Than Good

by Mark Powell May 4, 2022May 5, 2022

Some may call it grading for equity and some call it lowering the bar, but no matter how you look at it socially promoting high school seniors and releasing them into the job market without basic reading, writing and math skills will do more harm than good.

A homeless man sleeps below the entrance to the Ocean Beach Pier. Photo by Chris Stone
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Incentives to Shelter Homeless in Private Homes Could Help Solve Crisis

by Mark Powell March 26, 2022March 27, 2022
Photo illustration of abused teen
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Parents and Schools Must Do More to Prevent Teen Dating Violence

by Mark Powell February 5, 2022February 6, 2022
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Opinion: As Crime Rises, San Diego Neighborhoods Should Consider Private Security

by Mark Powell January 15, 2022January 16, 2022
Home under construction
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Privatize Permitting to Speed Home Construction and Lower Costs

by Mark Powell December 24, 2021December 25, 2021
Mira Mesa High School students are dropped off on the first day of school. Photo by Chris Stone
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Opinion: San Diego Unified Should Use COVID Relief Funds to Combat Teen Opioid Crisis

by Mark Powell November 15, 2021November 16, 2021
Granny flat
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Opinion: Rolling Back City Policy on ‘Granny Flats’ Will Worsen Housing Crisis

by Mark Powell October 1, 2021October 2, 2021
Children sit at the ends of long tables to maintain their five to six-foot social distance in the classroom. Photo by Chris Stone
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Assembly Bill 104 Is Just a Band-Aid for the Wounds from School Closures

by Mark Powell August 13, 2021August 14, 2021
Traffic on Interstate 8
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Opinion: San Diego Drivers Shouldn’t Be Taxed on the Miles They Drive

by Mark Powell July 29, 2021July 30, 2021
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Opinion: The Risks of Teaching History Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory

by Mark Powell July 6, 2021July 7, 2021
San Diego Central Jail
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Opinion: It’s Time for Californians to Recognize that Prop. 47 Criminal Justice Reform Failed

by Mark Powell June 16, 2021June 17, 2021
Spray dose of Naloxone
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Opinion: San Diego Schools Should Distribute Anti-Opioid Medication to Parents

by Mark Powell May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
Artist Chloe Becky painted the image of George Floyd, the man killed in police custody in Minneapolis , near a beauty school.
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Meaningful Police Reform Needs to Begin in San Diego’s Public Schools

by Mark Powell May 9, 2021May 10, 2021
Unaccompanied migrant children in Texas
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Opinion: Foster Care Reform Needed To Tackle Crisis of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

by Mark Powell April 10, 2021April 11, 2021

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