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At cliff's edge
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made it short and sweet. He junked the usual me-and-my-agenda format in his annual State of the State...
The high price of advocating for avocadoes
Even fruit is not safe from the spate of financial scandals sweeping the country. A state audit of the California Avocado Commission...
Money politics by a different name
The veto is the legislative equivalent of a nuclear warhead - a rarely used instrument of devastating force that singularly vaporizes...
Arnold's State of the State - not so good
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's State of the State address on Thursday was a far cry from his first such speech in 2004. Then, it was...
Protests are about justice for all
Editor - As I read the letters that are printed on these pages, I can't help but feel dismayed by what seems to be an alarming amount...
We need a unity of purpose to rebuild America
History granted to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt a clear and unambiguous sense of national purpose - first to recover from...
Stimulus should target low-income urban areas
The $700-plus billion recovery package being hashed out in Congress has tremendous potential to revive the American economy. But if it...
Seek democracy, not a two-state solution
President-elect Barack Obama has a problem. Particularly in the wake of Israel's holiday-season attack on Gaza, he is under heavy...
Why the Obama/Clinton path to Mideast peace will fail
There is little chance peace can be brought to the Middle East unless it is imposed on both Israel and Palestine by the international...
A call to revise the Geneva Conventions
As the Israeli operation in Gaza moves toward the end of its third week, voices of criticism are echoing among the international media...
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A modest proposal for prudent investorss
Today's market conditions are so hazardous, it's no wonder that everyday investors are hitting the brakes and heading for the nearest...
Food costs on the rise - but it's been worse
Pundits have been comparing our current economic times to those of the Great Depression, and while food prices are on the rise...
Obama takes on a sacred issue
Barack Obama, headed for the elevator at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, suddenly turned around and walked toward me with his index...
Oakland: Fiction and reality
"I feel like the night is going great. ... I feel like Oakland should make some noise. This is how we need to fight back. It's for the...
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OPEN FORUM: State needs to honor committment to UC
01.15.09 at 7:04 PM
By Gary D. Novack The UC Regents voted Wednesday to curtail undergraduate enrollment growth for Fall 2009. To many of us who...
