UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
A fighter
Mayor Sanders merits a second term to spur reform The Union-Tribune Endorses
By his own admission, Mayor Jerry Sanders is a “boring leader.” He isn't flashy, to be sure, as he labors day to day like a laconic auto mechanic with his head buried under the hood, tuning up the machinery of city government. The question for voters on June 3 is whether Sanders is making enough progress to merit a second term. The answer, in our view, is an unhesitating Yes.
UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL
Saldaņa's folly
Does Sierra County (pop. 3,455) really need a hate crimes panel?
We are in a highly polarized political era. It's confirmed by the content of message boards at many popular online sites, where the ease of posting anonymous comment prompts angry, frustrated people to make vitriolic.
Q&A: Head to head
Former San Diego Police Chief Jerry Sanders was elected in November 2005 to fill out the term of Dick Murphy, who resigned as San Diego's mayor. He is seeking re-election. His chief opponent is Steve Francis, chairman of AMN Healthcare, a nurse-staffing business he and his wife founded.
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RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. THE UNION-TRIBUNE
Looking at the Obama generation
Well, at least Barack Obama got the support of one white Southerner last week. John Edwards' endorsement came one day after Obama got pounded in West Virginia. Maybe Edwards, a North Carolinian, saw something in this contest that made him queasy?
