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At a time when agencies funded by the state are taking big budget cuts, the Central Valley Regional Center quietly gave $500,000 in bonuses to employees. That money should have either been used for services to developmentally disabled clients or returned
Sometimes California's Capitol is like a house of mirrors, where images bounce off each other in a life-size political kaleidoscope that can distort reality. Consider education spending, and the way the Democrats who control the Legislature have acte
When the 120 members of the California Legislature were running for election the last time, did you hear any of them promise voters they'd duck every major issue facing California and do their best to drive the state into bankruptcy?
Last month, hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest a rigged presidential election. Our president was extremely cautious in his initial criticism of the Iranian government's fierce crackdown against the protestors.
WASHINGTON -- A wise man once said that love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
By Marion M. Karian
Some fathers and sons go fishing or hunting together. Some work on the car. Some go running or biking.
Recently I read about President Obama's thoughts and reactions as a result of having an absentee father. Having walked in his shoes, I could relate to his basic reactions.
On June 2, the Ford Foundation released the results of a lengthy study on the effects of Agent Orange/Dioxin, and confirmed what Vietnam veterans have known for years: This stuff will kill you, or worse, pass to your children and grandchildren and cause a
Michael Kincheloe
Age: 69