SO IS IT LEGAL TO BRING SNACKS FOR CRIMINAL COURT JUDGES? Horrifyingly enough Discover magazine...
Archive - April 2011
Heartbreak: “Restrepo” Co-Director Tim Hetherington Killed Covering Libya
“In it’s desire to sanitize war, society dehumanizes it….I’ve come to realize...
Teaching Gay History, Angry Judges & More
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE PASSED BILL TO REQUIRE TEACHING GAY HISTORY IN SCHOOLS The AP gets this...
Gay Kids Far More Likely to Try Suicide in Negative Social Environment
If a gay teenager is living in a conservative community where the majority of the residents feel...
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THE LA TIMES BELL REPORTING TEAM & TO LAT PHOTOGRAPHER BARBARA DAVIDSON FOR THEIR WELL-DESERVED...
Monday Must Reads: Prison Guard Deals, School Board Rogues & More
THE BULLIES AND ROGUES OF THE COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD The drama of the hoped for “Parent...
The Pew Recidivism Report: How CA Can Cut $233 Million
This week the Pew Center on the States delivered another of its large and important reports on the...
Villaraigosa’s State of the City Speech Gambles on Education Reform
On Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave his sixth state of the city...
Wednesday: 5 Things You Should Know
LO MAXIMO: April 30 – A GREAT NIGHT FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE Homeboy Industries’ annual...
Value Added: The Brave New World of the Test Generation
Dana Goldstein has written a truly excellent, and urgent story for The American Prospect about...