Ken Stone
Contributing Editor at Times of San Diego
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Nutsy squirrel junk journalist, paid question asker, masters track blogger and slow sprinter who enjoys reading and taking naps.
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1 week ago |
timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone
What do Richard Hill, David Guthrie and Hewitt Fitts Ryan have in common? How about David Secor, Janet Gastil and Darity Wesley? All are among the 21 Democrats who’ve lost congressional elections in ruby red East County since 1982. (Libertarian Lynn Badler was the lone non-Dem runner-up, back in 1998.)In fact, the Republican victor in those 22 races won by an average of 31.6 percentage points. (Throw out Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar’s 3.4-point loss to indicted Rep. Duncan D.
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1 week ago |
timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone
Hope springs eternal for Democrats in California’s 48th Congressional District — at least the three seeking to oust incumbent Rep. Darrell Issa. Though the June 2026 primary is still 392 days away, three challengers have already emerged in the heavily Republican district — Albert Mora (who filed Feb. 26), Curtis Morrison (April 1) and Whitney Shanahan (April 11). Times of San Diego sent questionnaires to all three.
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2 weeks ago |
timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone
A flyer posted this week at a San Marcos McDonald’s said: “Be served in Drive Thru by Congressman Darrell Issa,” offering complimentary “Freedom Fries” between noon and 1 p.m. Thursday. But noon Thursday came and no Issa. That didn’t stop at least 100 protesters with clever signs and “this is what democracy looks like” chants.
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2 weeks ago |
timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone
A flyer posted this week at a San Marcos McDonald’s said: “Be served in Drive Thru by Congressman Darrell Issa,” offering complimentary “Freedom Fries” between noon and 1 p.m. Thursday. But noon came and no Issa. That didn’t stop at least 100 protesters with clever signs and “this is what democracy looks like” chants.
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3 weeks ago |
timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone
A politician proffers his “wild idea” of building state prisons in foreign countries — a way to reduce inmate overcrowding and remove immigrant convicts. A Huffington Post report draws around 2,200 comments — most mocking the concept. But it wasn’t from Donald Trump. The pol was Brian Jones of Santee.
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