This November, voters will choose whether to retain California’s three-strikes law. Reasonable minds may differ about whether three strikes should be amended, but one thing is clear ““ Proposition 66 is a public-safety nightmare that would gut the law and free thousands of prisoners. Read more...
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October 10, 9:00 pm
Should we keep three-strikes law?
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October 10, 9:00 pm
Should we keep three-strikes law?
As a proponent of Proposition 66 and vice chairman of Citizens Against Violent Crime, I am very familiar with the problems created by the current three-strikes law. Read more...
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October 7, 9:00 pm
U.S. can learn from Israeli effort on terror
Until Sept. 11, 2001, and the war on terror, the support of Israel was always a liberal cause on college campuses. When prominent Israeli legislator Michael Eitan spoke at the UCLA Hillel on Monday, he reminded us why. Read more...
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October 7, 9:00 pm
Don’t be afraid to talk to strangers
When you were little, your parents told you not to talk to strangers. And not to take candy from them. Perhaps this is the reason why so many urban dwellers avoid all possible contact with strangers. Read more...
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October 7, 9:00 pm
Editorial cartoon
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October 7, 9:00 pm
Board of Regent’s decision will racially segregate UC
By Tiqula Bledsoe, George Andrew Turner, J. Alfred Smith, Jr. and Aubry Stone Last month, the University of California’s millionaire Board of Regents approved an amendment which is projected to reduce the number of African American students by 340 a year starting in 2007. Read more...
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October 6, 9:00 pm
Decision 2004: When it comes to foreign policy, vote wisely
As America faces an insurgency in Iraq, military overstretch and attempts by Iran and North Korea to develop nuclear weapons, the first presidential debate revealed stark differences between the two presidential candidates’ approaches to these crises. Read more...