By Lea Luterstein In the war of ideas, it is unfortunate that he who shouts louder often wins. It then follows that parties whose accusations may lack credibility have long since learned how to use shouting to their advantage.Shouting louder is not limited to megaphones – we’ve become more advanced. The decibel range of the […]
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Submission: Reform on state level can increase funding for UC
The 2012 election did result in a Democratic supermajority in the state legislature, but lawmakers, students and officials at the University of California and California State University systems must consider the business and employment climate in California when considering solutions to the funding situation for the university systems. To increase funding to its public university […]
Submission: Undergraduates must advocate for state support of UC
In the 2012 general election, young people voted in numbers that exceeded the historic turnout in 2008.
Submission: Filling in the blanks of a parent’s words on love
Long before my stepmom knew that I wasn’t “into” girls – come to think of it, long before even I knew I wasn’t “into” girls – she took me to a park one day and said she wanted to have a talk. I was in my very early teens and could guess what kind of “talk” she wanted to have.
Submission: New Wal-Mart would benefit Chinatown community
By Steven V. Restivo About a year ago, we announced plans to open a 33,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market on the ground floor of a senior housing complex in downtown Los Angeles, near Chinatown. The store would offer full-service grocery – addressing a well-known local need – and revitalize a decades-old empty building. While this news […]
Addition of Wal-Mart to Chinatown would compromise the area’s cultural integrity
My parents are from Cambodia and China, and when they both came to the United States, my mother gave birth to my brother and me in L.A.’s Chinatown.
In the know: Perry’s ad overlooks factors that give California appeal
In a 30-second radio advertisement that began airing in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego and the Inland Empire on Monday, Texas Governor Rick Perry claims that it is nearly impossible to build a business in California.