News opinion 2008-03-25 Andanh.com

Failed gamble Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
It's been seven years since the International Olympic Committee – with the broad support of the Western world – awarded the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to Beijing. Some IOC officials asserted they had secured hard promises from China that it would ease its tyranny and human-rights abuses in the lead-up to the 2008 Games.

Backpedaling Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
Is it possible that Hillary Clinton was in favor of the North American Free Trade Agreement before she was against it? It sure looks that way. Amid the 11,000 pages of documents released by the National Archives last week detailing Clinton's schedule while first lady, there is evidence that Clinton attended a number of White House strategy meetings on NAFTA in 1993 before the trade pact was sent to Congress.

William Kristol error shows how news viewing has changed Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
These are weird times in the newspaper business. One of the strangest new realities is that we're not always the first to find out what's going on. Here's a story from my it's-news-to-us files.

Letters to the editor Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
Regarding “Job titles on ballot challenged in lawsuit” (Our Region, March 19): San Diego City Council members Brian Maienschein and Scott Peters let their California Bar active memberships lapse years ago and therefore weren't eligible to practice law in 2007.

Appealing to our better instincts Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
Barack Obama's worldview is anchored in both his DNA and his experiences. This is a historical optimist at work: He believes that men, women and nations can change themselves, for the better – and that they will be moved to do so even more by their differences than by their similarities.

GOP should stop focusing on Wright Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
Hillary Rodham Clinton has reason to be a happy camper. Over recent days, for the first time in months, she has moved significantly ahead of Barack Obama in Gallup's national polling. And, defying Milton Friedman's famous dictum that there is no such thing as a free lunch, she's made these gains at no cost.

Other voices: What other editorial pages are saying Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:03 GMT
Ever since the bombs started falling five years ago, the Iraq war has been the focus of worldwide controversy. Nevertheless, it was hard to deny the sense of promise at the war's outset, when it appeared that Iraqis would finally be free of a ruthless dictatorship.

Foraging for frogs Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:11:31 -0700
The frog and toad walk at Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy is popular with adults and children.

We only accept euros Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:03:41 -0700
A Michael Ramirez cartoon

March 24: Embrace change: terminate this governor Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:07:03 -0700
Letters to the editor for Monday, March 24, 2008

Tibor Machan: Officials are not our keepers Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:01:30 -0700
We need to break the habit of viewing ourselves as government's subjects

Late-breaking letters: Wright remains a liability for Obama Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:50:12 -0700
Letters to the editor for Monday, March 24, 2008

Editorial: Less costly meth cure Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:00:08 -0700
New Mexico and Utah attempt more productive alternatives to locking up drug offenders

Editorial: In Yudof, regents find leader UC system needs Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The University of California system – 10 campuses, five medical centers and three national laboratories – is at a crossroads. With its leadership stepping down after five years, with UC's share of the state budget declining, with the economy changing rapidly and with a need for innovation greater than ever, a new UC president will step into an extremely challenging environment.

Editorial: The money chase in 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It is hardly news that this year's presidential race has aroused an unusually high level of interest among voters. But last Friday did bring a bit of news that puts that interest in context – a financial context.

David S. Broder: A historic occasion in Obama's race speech Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In the days following Barack Obama's address on race last week in Philadelphia, there was broad agreement among politicians and journalists that "A More Perfect Union," as he titled his speech, was the most important he has delivered since his keynote at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Generations and race Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Barack Obama wrote and delivered a brilliant and brave speech that not only addressed the controversy involving his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but also kicked off a national conversation -- not just about race (been there, done that) but about how members of different generations view race differently. As Obama reminded us from Philadelphia, how you see the world isn't just influenced by the color of your skin but by the year of your birth.

Charles P. Henry: 'Black Christianity' and Barack Obama Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Those who have listened to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's condemnation of America were surprised to hear such harsh words coming from a Christian minister. Those words forced Barack Obama last week to disassociate himself from Wright's statements, but he refused to disown Wright.

Daniel Weintraub: Why the new license law is the tail wagging the cat Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Our family cat, Bowl, has already had to endure a life lived under a ridiculous name bestowed on him by a 10-year-old. Now the furry fellow has been hunted down by the city bureaucracy and forced to obtain a license, with the most intimate details of his anatomy and medical history filed away in the municipal record books.

Jocelyn Wiener: All dressed up for a plunge into muck Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
As a child, I used to believe I was part chicken. This misperception, corrected at an embarrassingly late moment in my adolescence, had been cultivated by my father (who nicknamed me "Chicken" from birth) and by my baby sitter (who, with help from her boyfriend, convinced me that I had the secret power to lay chicken eggs).

From the Editor: Reporters in Baghdad are a source of pride for Bee Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
I got a note recently from Hans Engh of Fair Oaks, who asked why The Bee hadn't done more to promote the McClatchy Baghdad bureau and "Inside Iraq," a blog written by the bureau's Iraqi staff for more than a year.

Public Editor: Kings! Kings! Oh, be still, editors’ beating hearts Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
There are things in Sacramento you can count on, constants that rarely change year to year.

CHECKPOINT JERUSALEM BLOG: Stripping for Cheney Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:02:31 PDT
After a five-year absence, U.S. VP Dick Cheney returned to Israel this weekend as part of a broader Middle East trip that took him to Iraq (where he cited "phenomenal" security progress on a day when a female suicide bomber killed 40 people) and Saudi Arabia (where he might, or might not, have asked the king to boost oil production so that Americans don't end up paying $10 for a gallon of gas this summer).

TIM HACKLER: Is democracy a natural state of mankind? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:37:36 PDT
Sixteen years ago in this newspaper, I tried to answer a perennial question about American politics. Does the United States look more like the country predicted by Thomas Jefferson, or by his rival, Alexander Hamilton?

ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG MOORE: Stop treating parents as ATMs Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:37:36 PDT
I've heard a lot lately about my generation clinging financially to our parents. There are books, there are studies, there is a general groan from the sandwich generation - baby boomers caring for both their parents and their grown-up kids. What I don't understand is how so many of my peers have failed to grasp the basics of a tight belt.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Don't fold on Internet gambling ban Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:37:36 PDT
Last year, the percentage of American college students who gamble online fell to 1.5 percent from 5.8 percent the year before. The reason? A 2006 federal law restricting Internet gambling. Now some in Congress who want to tax this type of addictive betting plan to roll back that progress.

JUSTIN AKERS CHACON: What's fueling the increase in violence against Latinos? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:45:22 PDT
While the majority has rejected in the primaries immigration as a wedge issue, the politics of divisiveness remain entrenched in the mainstream. As a result, the poisonous residue of immigrant scapegoating has accumulated in the margins, fueling the rise of hate groups setting their sights on Latinos, regardless of citizenship status.

NEWS & OBSERVER: War and the people's choice Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:45:22 PDT
Those Americans who have long felt "left out" of the debate over the war in Iraq will soon hold the only microphone on the stage that matters. On Nov. 4, they'll go to the polls and vote either for Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who staunchly supports President Bush on this war and thinks the effort must be sustained, or Democrats - Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton - whose priority is to get the United States out of Iraq.

STEVEN GREENHUT: Ruling an assault on home-schooling Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:39:54 PDT
I'm not sure how the Free State Project is going in New Hampshire, but the Police State Project appears to be advancing rapidly here in California.

BEN LIEBERMAN: March: The cruelest month - for high gas prices Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:39:54 PDT
The bad news is that gasoline prices are at record levels. The worse news is that the pain at the pump will likely increase in the months ahead, thanks in part to our own government.

SALLY PIPES: Thailand's misuse of 'compulsory licensing' allowed corrupt officials to steal millions Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:43:18 PDT
When it comes to public health, Thailand's former government leaders would like the world to think that they're a collection of 21st-century Robin Hoods.

MARK WEISBROT: Compulsory licensing helps poorer nations save lives of many who might otherwise die Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:43:18 PDT
Some big pharmaceutical companies are up in arms about developing countries importing less expensive generic versions of drugs for which these companies hold a patent monopoly.

Opinion Cartoon Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:32:51
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Letter: Congressional candidate seasoned Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:03:53 PDT
Government is the only job where experience is a negative thing in the eyes of voters. But when it comes to actually running government and a successful campaign against a well-entrenched candidate like Wally Herger, Jeff Morris' experience is

Letter: City should pay for flag display Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:03:54 PDT
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America." Very important words I think. Displaying and honoring our flag has long been what our citizens and government at all levels has been proud to do.

Letter: Letter writers need etiquette lessons Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:03:55 PDT
Love live public schools and those that work in them. I love Chico Unified School District. I believe in public education.

Letter: Don't encourage criminals Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:03:56 PDT
I love Fridays. That's when the police report comes out. Not only do I get a chance to see the week's losers' faces in Butte County's most wanted, but I get to read the police log.

MAILBAG Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:17:58 PDT
It is time to slow down in Glendale

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:City needs a financial education Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:13:57 PDT
The debacle of the mortgage crisis can be attributed to greed by many mortgage brokers and just plain ignorance of basic economics by so many of its victims. How many high school seniors in Glendale today would fall prey to the same mortgage scams? The question for college-educated residents is if they understand the current state of city finances.

EDITORIAL:American flag should be available for everyone Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:48:13 PDT
The American flag is not a pawn to be used in a personal disagreement.

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:‘Stop’ sign ‘epidemic’ is getting out of hand Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:48:12 PDT
Recently, I was coming home on the freeway and noticed there had been traffic signals installed across all three lanes of the freeway (“Meters going in on the 210,” Jan. 30). This appalled me.

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:Looking for honesty in dissent over flag removal Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:13:52 PDT
In response to the Letter to the Editor, “Flag should fly over peace vigil” on Saturday, I take exception to several of the author’s comments.

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:City, schools must work together Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:18:40 PDT
I am mad — really mad at the City Council’s reaction to Glendale Unified School District Board President Greg Krikorian’s call for greater cooperation between the board and council and his plea for assistance with a utility rebate (“City, school board don’t agree on utilities,” Saturday).

FROM THE FOOTHILLS:Conditional-use permits at the forefront of issues Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:09:41 PDT
Properties at Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard are a focal point of activity this year. The property owner of La Crescenta Motel asked the Crescenta Valley Town Council to write a letter to Los Angeles County’s Planning Commission to back a request to modify his conditional-use permit, which lapsed last August.

FOR THE RECORD Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:09:43 PDT
A portion of the A1 story on Tuesday, titled “Residents decry 300-unit complex” was cut off in the print copy. The full story can be read online at www.glendalenewspress.com.

EDITORIAL:Cemetery is on track, but there’s more to be done Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:35:48 PDT
It was great to hear that Grand View Memorial Park will open again — even if for one day. And the 40-or-so community volunteers, including Boy Scouts, who rallied behind the cause and volunteered to staff the park are to be commended for their efforts.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:Flag should fly over peace vigil Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:35:48 PDT
The flag that flies over the Vietnam Memorial being removed is being used to express a personal protest over the peace vigil being held on that corner, every Friday from 5:30 until 7 p.m.

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:A special thanks for making ‘Dash’ great Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:22:10 PDT
Sunday was a historic event in the city of Glendale. Six hundred runners and walkers participated in the first Glendale Downtown Dash, a 5K race benefiting the stroke center at Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

EDITORIAL:Go beyond being green with envy Fri, 7 Mar 2008 22:15:39 PST
Glendale’s on its way to going green, and it’s about time.

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:Ballot ordinance sparks questions Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:22:21 PST
I found Chris Edmonds and Arby Eivazian’s recent letters interesting in their sincerity (“Disappointed in councilmen’s stance,” Mailbag, Friday; and “Writer went too far with letter,” Mailbag, Friday). I have no doubt that both feel passionately about the issue regarding absentee ballot applications.

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