Friday, February 13



Speaks Out

Monday, August 10, 1998 Speaks Out Throughout the Los Angeles area, public schools are reopening with an English-only lesson plan. Voter initiative Proposition 227 replaces bilingual education with English-language immersion. Read more...


Cashing in on tragedy illuminates society’s problems

Monday, August 10, 1998 Cashing in on tragedy illuminates society’s problems WITNESS: Quest for profit goes too far, but curious public partially to blame For over a year now, Jeremy Strohmeyer, 19, has been in jail, charged with the kidnapping, sexual assault and first-degree murder of 7-year-old Sherrice Iverson. Read more...


Indifference shackles young minds

Monday, August 3, 1998 Indifference shackles young minds APATHY: Once you decide you can’t change world, giving up isn’t key to lasting happiness I am one of the last bastions against the growing tide of apathy. Read more...


Running out of gas on the information superhighway

Monday, August 3, 1998 Running out of gas on the information superhighway PROGRESS: Computers advance as cars, rest of technology stalls So, I’m sitting, watching cable television, hoping the Nielsen ratings people don’t call because I’ll be too embarrassed to tell them that I’m watching the Weather Channel. Read more...


Speaks Out

Monday, August 3, 1998 Speaks Out Dolly the sheep now has three little friends, as scientists have recently cloned three generations of the same mouse. What impact will future advances in cloning technology have on humans? Read more...