First let's make big changes in Legislature

There aren't many people who think state government is operating properly, but the disagreement comes when you start discussing how to fix it. While the reform movement in California has many champions, it has no real direction.

Mythologies about Afghanistan

As President Obama decides whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, we should remember that most of the conventional pessimism about Afghanistan is only half-truth.

The Lost Years

What do you call the era we're living in?

For news industry, hope amid change

WASHINGTON -- Each time another report surfaces about the decline of newspapers, I feel like a death row inmate counting the warden's footsteps.

Schwarzenegger going to Friant Dam today to sign water bills

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Friant Dam at 2 p.m. today to sign the package of water reform bills. The package includes an $11.1 billion bond to build dams and pay for other water infrastructure improvements. The bond will...read more »

System failed Jaycee Lee Dugard

Today's editorial discusses the many failures of the parole system that led to the kidnapping and holding of Jaycee Lee Dugard for 18 years. There were many missed opportunities for parole agents to discover that Dugard was being held captive...read more »

Catholic, Lutheran bishops call for health care reform

Mark W. Holmerud, bishop of the Sierra Pacific synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and John T. Steinbock, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, wrote a commentary in today's Fresno Bee calling on Congress to reform...read more »

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