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Back to homepageUC, CSU profs don’t grasp threat they face from online ed
Jan. 16, 2013 By Chris Reed Will 2013 be the year that unionized faculty members at UC, CSU and the state’s community colleges finally figure out the threat that online education poses to their futures? If it is not this
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CA online education has serious roadblocks
Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes Gov. Jerry Brown announced last week that he will be pushing online education, and made provisions for this in his 2013-14 budget proposal. The governor has already started lobbying the California State University and University of California regents to
Read MoreGovt. robs my paycheck even more
Jan. 15, 2013 By John Seiler This morning my first paycheck of the year was plunked into my bank account. The amount is sharply down from my Dec. 31 paycheck. The government robbed me again. This was part of the
Read MoreCaltrans project drags on, still no lanes
Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes For at least four to six months, the Capitol City Freeway (I-80) in Sacramento has been devoid of painted lanes. I took this photo last week, driving West on I-80, near P. Street, and
Read MoreGov. Brown mangles Aristotle on school funding
Jan. 15, 2013 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown continues to misuse his fine Jesuit education. Explaining why he wants to shift money from middle-class to poor schools, he said: “Our future depends not on across-the-board funding, but in disproportionately
Read MorePlantronics sending employees to Mexico
Jan. 14, 2013 By John Seiler For 15 years I’ve used Plantronics’ great headsets with Dragon Naturallyspeaking and Skype. The company will keep about 500 jobs in Santa Cruz, but is sending 41 to Mexico, where 2,000 already are located:
Read MoreAnother business thinking of leaving CA
Jan. 14, 2013 By John Seiler Despite assurances to the contrary from Gov. Jerry Brown and others, his Proposition 30 tax increase will drive thousands more businesses from this state. He and President Obama insist that such people must “pay
Read MoreOakland violent crimes No. 3 in country
Jan. 13, 2013 By Katy Grimes A tiny blurb tucked away on page A4 of the Sunday Sacramento Bee today, told about four bloody murders in Oakland on Friday didn’t do the tragic story justice, nor give the whole picture.
Read MoreMiddle class is Shocked! Shocked! at tax increase
Jan. 13, 2013 By John Seiler Wait! Weren’t the tax increase supposed to hit only the rich? President Obama, Gov. Jerry Brown and thousands of Democratic politicians insisted that the wealthy must “pay their fair share.” Democratic friends of mine
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