Opinion Columns
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Should the homeless have the constitutional right to sleep in public parks?Jul 11, 2023 1:00 am - Is there a constitutional right to sleep in a public park or beach? In the western United States there is, and that is wrong, according to the conservative minority of j...
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College days and college debtJul 10, 2023 1:00 am - As many of my old high school friends and crowd descended into mid to late 90s partying - "stoned and dethroned," run-ins with the law, rowdy punk concerts at rundown bo...
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Three warnings about election seasonJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - As elections approach, sweeping generalizations have a certain allure that often energizes the frustrated and captivates the hopeful. However, it's essential that we as ...
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A personal reflection on affirmative actionJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - When the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action at the end of June, I immediately thought about how the University of California system had to end their "race-consc...
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In the dock: A discredited court may be a harbinger of worse to comeJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - One of the things that do not seem to have been made great again by former President Donald Trump is Americans' respect for the Supreme Court. Yanked hard to the hard ri...
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'Notorious RBG' and a liberal Supreme Court disasterJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - The last year has shown the power of a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Conservatives had a 5-4 majority for years and were not able to overturn Roe v. Wa...
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Trump campaigning for 'Get Out of Jail Free' cardJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - The prospect of a trial by jury in the Southern District of Florida looms over Donald Trump. He has been indicted on a charge of illegal possession of national defense d...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: California, the dream and the nightmareJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - "The homeless are just like you and me." That's a politically correct assertion that doesn't quite recognize the reality on the ground, such as the link between self-des...
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One thing Republicans agree onJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - It's been nearly three weeks since former President Donald Trump announced that he had been indicted in the classified documents investigation. On June 8, the day of the...
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Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: A childhoold memory that makes Black Music Month specialJun 28, 2023 1:00 am - During the summer of 1981, I fell in love with the timeless gospel music classic "God Is" by the legendary composer James Cleveland. At this time, I was one of the youth...