Category Archives: Opinion

Friday, November 1, 1996 216 ­ YES: Insurance company ‘gag rules,’ bonuses will be illegalBy Ralph Nader, Kit Costello and Harvey Rosenfield Are you in an HMO or a "managed care" health plan? If so, you should pay careful attention to Proposition 216. Backed by California’s nurses and consumers, the Patient Protection Act would protect […]

Wednesday, October 30, 1996

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 DIALOGUE: Student abroad at Beijing University finds no one speaks out against government By Linus Enriquez Well, gee, here I am messing with Lynx since all I have is an amber terminal in a cold hole in the wall next to Beijing University and what do I find? The Daily Bruin […]

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Green mistakenly sees thin as bad In Monday’s Viewpoint, Leah Green argues that we all need to "remember that people come in all shapes and sizes" ­ a noble goal. I wonder, however, if she remembered that as she was writing. As a very thin woman, I resent being labeled as […]

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 ELECTION: Support for third parties needed to avoid another Clinton administration disasterThe first time I met him was on the eve of the California primary four years ago. He was speaking in front of the Oakland City Hall. I was supposed to be in class, so I had to make the […]

Tuesday, October 29, 1996 CRITIQUE: Progressing from the examination of America’s ills to suggestions of positive change"Who’s the real patriot / the Archie Bunker slobs waving flags? / Or the people with the guts to work/ for some real change?" ­ Dead Kennedys, Stars and Stripes of Corruption If any of you have been keeping […]

Tuesday, October 29, 1996 PROPOSITION: Campaign finance reform gives power back to the peopleBy Robin Pendoley Would you consider me flighty if I said that I agree with both Jake Sexton and the readers who recently expressed their opinions here in Viewpoint on the validity of voting? I think that Jake was right in his […]