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1,000 cans of soda a day? Cancer may be least of your woes
July 6, 2013 By Chris Reed Greens’ conviction that human beings are the worst thing to ever happen to Gaia manifests itself in water-runoff rules that seek a return to water purity seen last in the days before European explorers
Read MoreNo, the recession is not to blame for the pension crisis
July 5, 2013 By Chris Reed Perhaps the single smartest guy in the Schwarzenegger administration, David Crane, continues to be a wrecking ball when it comes to the arguments offered by apologists for California’s ruinous state finances. In his latest
Read MoreUSA No. 1 in education — spending
July 5, 2013 By Larry Sand The National Education Association, whose state affiliate is the California Teachers Association, just came out with a “research” report which should be taken about as seriously as the Tobacco Institute study that denied the
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Video: Gov. Brown punishes good schools to help bad ones
July 5, 2013 By Brian Calle John Phillips explains how Gov. Jerry Brown is taking money from successful districts to redirect it to schools that aren’t performing. It’s wrong and it’s not going to work. The problem is not lack
Read MoreCA comeback suffers setback
July 4, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi California experienced a sharp setback in the third week of June — despite all the media talk about an economic comeback. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, California had an increase of 15,341
Read MoreAmerican independence is still relevant
July 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes As a young child, I was fortunate to be able to live in Newport, Rhode Island, the first British colony in America to formally declare its independence, and the first state to guarantee freedom of religion. We
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Video: Sensible gun control? New legislation that makes sense
July 4, 2013 By Brian Calle California’s gun laws are already some of the most restrictive in the country. In this video, John Phillips talks to Alexis Garcia about what Sacramento is doing right and wrong on the issue of
Read MoreSteinberg bill would triple size of UFW
July 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — If a labor union-friendly bill currently working through the California Legislature is signed into law, the United Farm Workers labor union stands to triple in size. According to peach and wine grape
Read MoreSenate hearing holds state in denial on mental health parity
July 3, 2013 By Paayal Zaveri SACRAMENTO — At hearings on June 27 and July 1, California state senators put their stethoscopes to expanding mandated mental health coverage in insurance policies. In an issue complicated by the ongoing implementation of
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