, not just the greed of one new neighbor.
RICK ELKIN, Escondido
Rick Elkin is a local blogger and
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The costs of war
It is unsettling when I hear the phrase, “The Costs of War”. And every year around Memorial Day, discussions inevitably turn to whether or not wars are worth the costs. What bothers me is the misuse of the language. We should never suggest that war has a cost; in America, war is the cost of freedom. Yes, it is very […]
She had no chance
’t convince voters that she was the best person for the job.
The poor woman had no chance.
Rick Elkin is a
Letter to the Editor: DON’T IMPUGN THE INTEGRITY OF ECCHO
they built wiith sweat equity.
RICK ELKIN, Escondido
A Viewer Robbed Lexi
Lexi Thompson was robbed. She was brutally assaulted by the media, and the officials of the LPGA. In pursuit of her second major LPGA championship, she was assessed a 4-stroke penalty, because, according to a TV viewer, she mismarked her ball by one inch. Since when did we decide to let the fans affect the outcome of the game? In […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ECCHO AND “JUST SAY NO” TO FACTS
Editor, Times-Advocate:
In September of last year, Rick Elkin, a member of the Escondido Country
What will bring our nation together?
As sad as it is predictable, history tends to repeat itself. It took a devastating, bloody and savage civil war to bring our young nation’s feuding leaders to even consider reconciliation. It took the assassination of the Republican President, who risked everything to save the Nation, to bring about reconstruction. Will it take another assassination, another 911, or something worse, […]
Why is the Escondido Country Club situation still unresolved?
~ Guest Opinion EsoteRICK well need a facelift, but it doesn’t need a head transplant.
Rick Elkin is a local media observer
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COMPARING TRUMP TO HITLER IS APTEditor, Times-Advocate:
With great interest, I read Rick Elkin’s “Guest Opinion”
Invoking Hitler the epitome of ignorance
~ Guest Opinion equivalency should engender outrage from reasonable people worldwide.
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Rick Elkin is a media observer
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Esote RICK Chargers not familyI have made the case that all of us Americans should be proud of our uniform, which is the American flag. That being an American teammate means that you stick together, you support each other, you wear your team colors proudly and you are accountable for your actions. That working together as a team gives America the power to achieve […]
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~ Guest Opinion We Are Not Bruce Lee entertaining distraction we can find because we know down deep inside, we are not Bruce Lee.
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Five no hitters in a row EsoteRick
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Elkin, a resident of Escondido, is the author of “Turn Right
Local author issues Revere-type literary warning
Author Rick Elkin.
A longtime Escondido resident, Rick, Elkin, has written a book that is as much
America’s Team Colors
~ Guest OpinionFootball is symbolic of everything that is American. That’s why we call it America’s Game. Winning football requires commitment, teamwork and accepting personal responsibility. Coaches preach the concept of teamwork, that as a group, players can achieve much more than acting individually. On the larger field of life, Americanism represents the same concept, that of working as a team, Americans […]
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911: Fifteen Years Later the goal of the hijackers on 911?
Rick Elkin is an Escondido resident and author of the just released
Escondido Country Club meets with developer
us as well to work with the community,” Slater said.
Escondido country club area resident Rick Elkin