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Arizona’s Bold Steps Toward Immigration Reform
The long-festering problem of illegal immigration and the re-definition of the “path to citizenship” has been ignored long enough by Congress and the Administration. In a period of time when the Federal government has not been shy about asserting its power to get thing done
The Obama Agenda: Good For America
For some reason, it feels like the the waning few months of the Bush Administration happened ages ago. I remember it well; those were the “not so good old days” when the financial services industry and the American auto industry were crashing and burning. Those were the days when the stock market, along with everyone’s 401-K plans, was losing over …
Juvenile (Un)justice in Pennsylvania
However well intentioned, there are times when a judge’s decision to try a juvenile offender as an adult goes beyond the bounds of reason. This, in fact, is case with Jordan Brown, a twelve year old boy from Western Pennsylvania, charged with the execution-style killing of his father’s girlfriend and her unborn child.
America: A Nation Divided
Regardless of the future of health care reform, we have become a nation “divided on itself”, and according to President Lincoln, such a nation cannot survive. We must do better!
Early Childhood Development is Good Policy
Among other things, he pointed out the need for early childhood education. In far too many cases, the young children of American working families are left hopelessly behind by the time they enter the public school system at the age of five or six. Many of these children have poor comprehension and socialization skills
Citizen Journalism and Feminist Fatale
If citizen journalism is to make the strides it should in this vast arena, there needs to be parity of the sexes and a reliable sense of mutual respect. Otherwise it might as well be tabloid writing.
