by altha-admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Articles
Andrea Hodos asks a telling question at the beginning of her take on Parashat Terumah ("Jewish Journal" February 24 — March 1):"As human beings, can we know precisely what God wants from us?The Bible contains the answer in many places. But first,...
by altha-admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Articles
Los Angeles Unified is struggling to cover immense budget gaps for the next school year. The school board is specifically contemplating whether to cut Arts programs and adult education.Students need as much art appreciation as possible. However, when push comes to...
by altha-admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Articles
Public works projects deserve investment — no one should challenge that. But the Public trust must not be squandered in the process. Jefferson County in Alabama filed the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. History last year because of corruption and dysfunction...
by altha-admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Articles
There are a handful of Democratic Presidents who I admire and respect, mostly for pushing free market reforms, limited government, and a strong military presence.Grover Cleveland, a reform who bucked his own party and Presidential tradition, serving two...
by altha-admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Articles
Romney is just no appealing. He speaks from a script, not from the hip. He is not sickening, necessarily, but he does not enliven or enchant many. Very likely, his most ardent followers just want to sink their hopes in someone who has a 51% chance of winning the...
by altha-admin | Mar 2, 2012 | Articles
No greater example of bereft hypocrisy exists in the world today than in Modern yet very backwards Zimbabwe.Reigning strongman Robert Mugabe has turned a weary population over and over against imperial powers, many of which have already abandoned the shallow policy of...
