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California finally is making headway in reducing numbers in overcrowded prisons — enough to get the federal courts to say that the end of federal receivership “appears to be in sight.” But to get California prisons back under state control, the state will have to provide a credible plan by the end of April for tackling the other major problem in the prison system: An aging inmate population.
Thanks to the leaders of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, breast cancer research is now a political issue, and subject to the divisive politics that seems to be ingrained in our culture. You'd think that we could all agree to fight breast
From the time big retailers began fleeing Fresno’s downtown more than 40 years ago, community leaders have chased just about every easy fix that’s been dangled in front of them to make downtown vibrant again. Instead of methodically building downtown as a destination for residents, they’ve fallen in love with out-of-town consultants, and the solutions they push to desperate cities.
The news media seem obsessed with the serial affairs of a younger Newt Gingrich back in the last century. The anger of his second of three wives mysteriously became national news on ABC's "Nightline" on the eve of the South Carolina primary
A friend and business associate decided to quit. He had a small business, part of the dying breed of the self-employed.
WASHINGTON -- When a friend was writing a novel, he was concerned that his protagonist was too perfect.
Editorial cartoon about the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. This cartoon was published online Friday, December 15, 2011.
Jesse Jackson is right.
Among my first spoken words was "Ollie," learned from Mom, who would say Dad's name at the side of my crib. Until my teens, I called Dad "Ollie," and even some of the neighborhood kids did, too. He didn't mind, but one might
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