-Editorial Election Day in Imperial County has come and gone and voters have sent a group of new people to lead them for the next four years. Unofficial final results published by the election department at 1 a.m on Nov. 4 showed that voters want new leadership as several incumbents …
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Voters Can See If Their Ballot Has Been Received and Counted Through a Tracking System
-Editorial The nation saw a large voter turnout this week as people voted early or made long lines. For many, they dropped their ballot in person or mailed it and they need to know if their votes have been counted. There is a system that allows voters to track their …
Read More »The Popular Vote Does Not Elect the President of the United States
-Editorial Joe Biden is winning the popular vote but that doesn’t mean he will win the presidency. Both candidates need 270 electoral votes to be elected President. The Electoral College is the only way someone can become President of the United States. In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote …
Read More »Imperial County Ensures A Safe, Fair and Accurate Election
-Editorial County leaders and elections officials are administering a safe, fair, and accurate election. In an unprecedented election year, local elections officials assure all voters that, though a final count may take longer than previous elections years, all votes will be counted. Chairman of the Board and District 2 Supervisor, …
Read More »Local Partner Agencies Provides Update On Status of Alternate Care Site
-Editorial Imperial County officials are aware that preparation efforts are taking place at Imperial Valley College in case that the Alternate Care Site (ACS) needs to reopen in the near future. The ACS has been kept in a “warm” status since August of this year meaning that a limited amount …
Read More »Yulil Alonso-Garza, For a Community Without Gangs
-Editorial During this time of crisis, we’ve seen how valuable it is to be resilient, to be strong, and to be able to overcome challenges and difficult times, so on this edition, we brought the story of a very strong woman with a defined vision of the future, who cares …
Read More »Day of the Dead won’t be the same during COVID-19
-Editorial As Day of the Dead approaches, many organizations on both sides of the border are stepping into providing an alternative way to celebrate in the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis a holiday when relatives and friends would normally gather in close quarters. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Halloween still …
Read More »Halloween Movies to Watch for a Scary Evening
-Editorial It’s Halloween season and it’s a good excuse to watch those scary movies again now that Trick or Treating will not be possible. There are many great Halloween movies and nothing beats the originals. Those movies made history and started a cinematic cult following that continues until this day. …
Read More »ECRMC announces collaboration with UC San Diego for clinical trial related to COVID-19
-Editorial UC San Diego researchers are collaborating with El Centro Regional Medical Center in Imperial Valley, which has been hard-hit by the pandemic, to create a subsite of the trial. UC San Diego Health will be part of a second, massive clinical trial to assess the safety, efficiency and immunogenicity …
Read More »Garage Hub Encourages Youth to Learn More About Downtown Mexicali
-Editorial Taking advantage of the talent students have so that they know more about the history of Mexicali, an event was organized to promote the culture and history of the city. The Garage Project Hub is the innovation department of the Educational Group “September 16”; dedicated to teaching children, youth, …
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