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Back to homepageDebate ignored issue crucial to California: immigration
Oct. 4, 2012 By John Seiler I agree with my colleague Katy Grimes’ assessment that Mitt Romney easily won last night’s debate. He easily command over President Valium. But the debate ignored an issue critical to California: immigration. Romney won
Read MoreClean air farce is now just a tax
Oct. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes After several years of complying with the goals of AB 32, California’s business community is really worried. With the California Air Resources Board on the verge of launching a cap-and-trade program, California’s economy sits
Read MoreThe California roots of Obama calling government spending ‘investments’
Oct. 4, 2012 By Chris Reed Last night, when President Obama repeatedly described government spending as “investments,” no one batted an eyelash. This is how Democrats now talk. But few are aware of the California roots of this linguistic gambit.
Read MoreRomney dominates first debate
Oct. 3, 2012 Katy Grimes: It was unimistakable confidence on display tonight at the first Presidential debate between President Barack Obama, and challenger, former Massachusettes Governor Mitt Romney. But the confidence wasn’t coming from the President as so many in
Read MoreFive Calif. Goodwill charities pay employees less than minimum wage
Oct. 3, 2012 By John Hrabe Five California-based Goodwill charities pay hundreds of employees less than minimum wage, while providing lucrative compensation packages to top executives, a CalWatchDog.com investigation has found. In 2010, the five CEOs of Goodwill Industries of
Read MoreArnold digs up more sleaze
Oct. 3, 2012 By John Seiler As if he hadn’t inflicted enough sleaze on the public consciousness during his long public career, ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger just published another autobiography. I’m not reading it. If you want to know about Arnold,
Read MoreProp. 31 should be an issue for left-wingers, too
Oct. 3, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Tom Elias’ Oct. 2 column in the Redding Record Searchlight newspaper inferred Proposition 31 is only being opposed by some right-wing crackpots. Actually, Prop. 31 is far from only a rightwing issue. It should
Read MoreChris Reed and Mark Cabaniss on Gadfly Radio
Oct. 2, 2012 By John Seiler Martha Montelongo’s great Gadfly Radio today featured two special gusts. Chris Reed, our special contributor, spoke on his recent article, “The nut graph you never see in a state government story.” And Mark Cabaniss
Read MoreElection 2012: ‘Survivor’ or ‘Clueless?’
Oct. 2, 2012 Katy Grimes: Voter fatigue is no longer an factor this election cycle because thoughtful voters appear instead to be tuning out entirely to media and polls, and instead tuning into reality television. There’s an irony. “It’s getting
Read MoreBill injects mandatory vaccines into Calif. law
Oct. 2, 2012 By Katy Grimes California’s kids receive more than 50 childhood vaccinations. However, not all parents agree with the aggressive vaccination schedule and opt out. But this option will no longer be a choice, now that a new state law
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