by altha-admin | Apr 2, 2012 | Articles
New York Times columnist David Brooks, a cafeteria conservative of some persuasiveness, argued that ObamaCare will transform the relationships among the federal government, the states, and the American citizen. While stating the obvious on the April First Edition of...
by altha-admin | Apr 2, 2012 | Articles
After more than two years, liberal pundits and cheer-leaders on the left for President Obama are still crowing about the great things in store for the American people because of ObamaCare. Unlike former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her illiberal ilk,...
by altha-admin | Apr 1, 2012 | Articles
Having served as a classroom teacher, both full-time and substitute, for a number of years, I have formed my own opinions as to the proper extent that children with special needs should be mainstreamed into the classroom. Regardless of state and federal law, I believe...
by altha-admin | Mar 31, 2012 | Articles
Pensions have created more problems than they were originally slated to solve. If public sector work is so unappealing, then perhaps municipal governments should have offered higher pay instead of promising unsustainable payouts. It's bad enough that in some...
by altha-admin | Mar 31, 2012 | Articles
Mr. Boyarsky is quite a cheer leader of the Los Angeles Unified Academic Decathlon program. I admire that school districts as troubled as Los Angeles Unified can muster enough enthusiasm for a program that engages brilliant and motivated students. Yet as school...
by altha-admin | Mar 31, 2012 | Articles
Paul Silva's imaginative piece suggests a wide ranging number of options for dealing with the pecuniary, punitive, and perverted problems that currently pester the Beach City communities. Beyond the "modest proposals" which would have...