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Calif. retiree health care time bomb is ticking
Aug. 3, 2012 By Dave Roberts When discussing California’s exorbitant benefits for state government employees that are threatening to bankrupt the state, much of the focus has been on pensions. And rightly so, with estimates of the unfunded pension liability
Read MoreSpecial interests could fil-A the Dems
August 3, 2012 Katy Grimes: Only hours after the Democratic National Committee announced that the 2012 platform would endorse same-sex marriage, a group of black pastors came out swinging, and saying that they feel betrayed by President Barack Obama. “We
Read MoreNew analysis of June 6 primary: Republicans gained on Democrats
Aug. 2, 2012 By Katy Grimes Democrats should be upset and Republicans smiling at the numbers from the June 5 primary, a new CalWatchDog.com analysis shows. That’s contrary to the popular belief that Republicans are faltering in the Golden State.
Read MoreCalif. default risk turns Gov. Brown into a capitalist
Aug. 2, 2012 By Chriss Street There is nothing like the threat of insolvency and a downgrade to junk bond status to motivate traditionally liberal politicians to abandon the environmentalists who heavily fund their campaigns. Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown
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Video: Steve Forbes on California, the Pickpocket State
Aug. 2, 2012 By Brian Calle Magazine publisher and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes talks with me about “the Pickpocket State” — California.
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Calif. loses Voltotopia to Tex.
Aug. 1, 2012 By John Seiler California’s eco-fanatics have a lot of explaining to do! Given how green-crazy California is, you would think it would have been awarded a special utopian village dedicated to the Chevy Volt electric car, what
Read MoreSpare the air; don’t breathe
August 1, 2012 Katy Grimes: As part of the campaign against the automobile, California’s air quality management districts are currently advertising that because of the summer heat, the air quality is bad. Their answer is ‘don’t drive.’ What a great
Read MoreNew Cal State contract swindles faculty
Aug. 1, 2012 By John Hrabe Every good protest has a catchy rallying cry. A simple memorable phrase that summarizes the movement’s agenda. The Vietnam War: “Hey-hey! Ho-ho! LBJ has got to go!” The Women’s Rights Movement: “What do we
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Video: Why college tuition has increased so much in Calif.
Aug. 1, 2012 By Brian Calle The following video explains why college tuition is so high in California.
Read MoreGarden Grove: Store owner uses handgun to chase away armed robbers
Aug. 1, 2012 By John Seiler This is why we need guns. And why the government shouldn’t take them from innocent people. Just hours ago, five robbers, two armed, invaded a jewelry store in Garden Grove. Who knows what they
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