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Battle Lines Drawn: Potrero residents fight against proposed Blackwater military training camp  
     Dana Raum and her husband purchased property in Potrero three years ago because the small rural hamlet was peaceful and beautiful. Now Raum, who is building a home near the site of a proposed military-style training camp, has grave concerns regarding the project. Blackwater USA has proposed an 824-acre training camp on the site. At stake, residents say, is the rural character of a community that traces its roots to the 19th century – or the future expansion of one of the world’s most powerful corporations...MORE

Residents hear reports from BAC subcommittees’
first month of work 
   

    
Many were impressed with the first reporting meeting of the Bond Advisory Commission that happened on Thursday, March 29, at the Grossmont Union High School District office. When this committee was formed, the members knew they were going to be in some hard work, and as they reported, they have already tackled some huge tasks, but they aren’t done yet. The committee members, at this meeting, provided reports from all four sub-committees, Facilities and Curriculum, Renovation and Repairs, Site, and Financial...MORE


Doctors Without Borders share stories
with Alpine residents  

     “In Angola,” explained Sylvia Martinez RN, “there’s a 70 percent death rate for newborn babies or their mothers, or both. They die of toxemia. I was there for five months, and we delivered 18 babies and managed to save 12 of them.” Martinez was describing her experiences while serving with Doctors Without Borders during Project Angola, 2004. On April 14, at 10 a.m. in Fuller Hall, members of the Guild and their guests will learn more about her life and work there...MORE



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