-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors will send a letter of protest opposing a water rate increase by the Golden State Water Company that will affect north county residents. The Golden State Water Company is the agency that provides water to the communities of Calipatria and Niland. On July …
September, 2020
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23 September
Imperial Valley Resident’s Book Awarded Silver Medal by Military Writers Group
-Editorial A Valley resident’s book, “Unseen Body Blows,” has been awarded a silver medal by the Military Writers Society of America during its 2020 awards presentations announced Saturday (Sept. 19). The author is William Gay of El Centro. The book is the story of life aboard one of the original …
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22 September
Tijuana Innovadora preparing the largest free digital event in the region: “Tijuana is the Future”
-Editorial The pandemic caused by Covid-19 or Coronavirus gave us a complete turnaround to our lives, however, Tijuana Innovadora, evolving as always, did not sit idly by and instead of postponing its fifth edition, decided to convert the celebrations of its 10th anniversary into a free digital event. For this …
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22 September
Economics of climate change in 2020 and the following years
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) The economics of climate change refers to climate change in economics. The analysis indicates that several factors make this a difficult problem from both an economic and a political perspective and it is an intergenerational problem in the short, medium, and long term. “Climate …
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21 September
IID CONTINUES TO URGE CUSTOMERS WITH PAST DUE BALANCES TO INITIATE PAYMENT PLANS
-Editorial Imperial Irrigation District continues to urge customers who have past due balances to contact the district and initiate a flexible payment plan. Customers are asked to not hesitate and call the IID at 1-800-303-7756 if they are behind in their payments so they can enroll in a flexible payment …
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21 September
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STEM MODEL IN TEACHERS 2020
By: Alejandro Gonzalez Over the course of this year, we have managed to implement the STEM model in teachers in order to adapt new knowledge related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics to reinforce digital tools that will boost the motivation of more children and young people to build a …
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20 September
Tips for Helping Your Child Navigate (and Survive) Virtual Learning
By: Banner Hospital It’s fall, which means it’s also back-to-school time … well, sort of. For some families across the country, back to school is taking place at home virtually on Zoom, in Google Classroom, or another platform. While this may be a temporary solution until it’s safe to go back to in-person …
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20 September
El Centro Chamber of Commerce to Host Candidate Forums
-Editorial The El Centro Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau will host two virtual candidate forums for both the upcoming Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Division 2 Director seat and the El Centro City Council elections. The first debate for IID Div. 2 Director will take place on Tuesday, September 29th …
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19 September
Binational Partners Unite to Protect Field Workers During Pandemic
-Editorial The COVID-19 pandemic does not recognize any border barrier and working as a binational region will be the only way to stop the spread locally. Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and Baja California Senator Alejandra Leon Gastelum announced at a press conference held in Calexico, a binational project called the “Healthy …
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18 September
Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died at 87
-Editorial Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court justice who was as pioneering as she was brash, died on Friday, the court said. She was 87. The court said the Ginsburg died “surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.” This will …
