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June 15, 2017
Supervisors phase in AWM fee increases
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Volume 21, Issue 23
Class of 2017 celebrates graduation Christine Rinaldi photo
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors agreed to a phasein for increased Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures fees. An initial hearing March 22 drew concern about the steep increases, so some of those fees were deferred to another hearing while other fees were approved by the first reading and introduction of the fee ordinance March 22 and the second reading and adoption on a 4-0 vote April 26 with Greg Cox at a National Association of Counties event. An April 25 hearing approved the first reading and introduction of the fees to be phased in over three years on a 5-0 vote while a 4-0 vote May 3 vote with Bill Horn absent provided the second reading and adoption. The first increases will take effect July 1. “I don’t think farmers should be suffering because the county waited so long to increase the fees,” said Supervisor Dianne Jacob. None of the AWM fees had been adjusted since 2009, and some of the fees had not been adjusted this century. The county has a policy of full cost recovery, and while some process improvements and technology-based efficiencies allowed AWM to control costs, a combination of staff costs, supply costs, and new program mandates led to AWM seeking the fee increases.
see AWM, page A-12
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The Fallbrook High School Class of 2017 marks the end of graduation ceremonies with the traditional cap toss at Warrior Stadium, June 7. See graduation coverage of all high schools and eighth grades in the C section.
Prostitution: The ‘Victimless Crime’ and its effects on one local family
Fallbrook ‘hams’ get ready for Field Day Tom Ferrall Staff Writer
if she had any blame. She wasn’t sure if they would ever be the same again. She loved him, but wondered, “How could he do that?” She had a lot of questions, but wasn’t sure she wanted to know the answers. Mark started going to massage parlors in search of relief. He had chronic pain and didn’t want to take prescription pain killers. As his visits grew into something more, he says fantasy fueled it and he never meant to hurt his wife, his family or himself, but his double
Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club (FARC) members and their fellow amateur radio operators (“hams”) from across the nation are getting ready for American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day, the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the U.S. and Canada. A 24-hour affair in which amateur radio operators set up temporary transmitting stations in public places, Field Day 2017 begins at 11 a.m. June 24 and concludes at 11 a.m. June 25. FARC members and other local hams will use the athletic field at Frazier Elementary School (1835 Gum Tree Lane) for the event. “It’s mostly a preparedness exercise for if you had to go out and set up radios for an emergency,” said Ron Patten, vice president of FARC. “There are other social things involved, but that’s what the main premise is.” The “social things” include bonding with other hams and sharing ham radio’s science with the public as the event is open to everyone. “You don’t have to be a ham operator,” said Patten. “If you want to find out what it’s all about, you can stop by, and if you’d like, we can put you on the air.” Patten said more than a dozen clubs or groups in San Diego County will be participating in Field Day, which was established in 1933. According to the ARRL, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America will set up temporary transmitting stations. “It’s the busiest day of the year on the radio frequencies,” said Patten. “There will be wall-to-wall conversations, people calling out to make contacts on almost every ham frequency.” Field Day shows the importance of amateur radio and how it’s invaluable in terms of communications support in times of emergencies, when telephones,
see PROSTITUTE, page A-11
see HAMS, page A-6
“Bitterness, resentment, unforgiveness would have grown and grown and eventually taken over if I couldn’t forgive him.” - Karen
Julie Reeder Publisher/Editor
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This story is one of a series of stories and interviews relating to prostitution and its effects on the community and families. Is it a “victimless crime”? Or is it just the tip of the iceberg, leaving a string of destruction in its pathway? Many therapists define sexual addiction as obsessive behavior that puts marriage, family, career, health and personal safety in peril. We also will be examining in future stories sex trafficking, pornography, child prostitution, and child pornography. In some instances, like this one, the names have been changed to protect the family who agreed to be interviewed. In other pieces, the names will be changed to protect the people being interviewed because of the potential danger they place themselves in by going public.
Karen and Mark’s story For those who think prostitution is a victimless crime, Karen and her family wouldn’t agree. There are few things more
devastating to a spouse than the betrayal of infidelity, which is intensified if it is made public. Experts say there is a psychological difference between paid sex and other types of infidelity. Visiting a prostitute is usually only about
after finding out that Mark had been frequenting local massage parlors, right here in Fallbrook on Main Ave. She described her feelings as raw. She felt betrayed, deceived and disgusted. Her world was shattered and she wasn’t sure
She describes her feelings as raw. She felt betrayed, deceived and disgusted. Her world was shattered and she wasn’t sure if she had any blame. the sex. It isn’t about friendship. It isn’t about ego, or admiration, or conquest. It is a cold and emotionless one-sided business transaction. Karen and Mark from outside appearances are an All American family. Karen stays home and has a home-based business that allows her to be with the children, and Mark is a career man. He loves his wife and his kids. They all go to church on Sundays and worship together. But there was an addiction that was secretly tearing their family apart. Karen’s perfect world fell apart