Occupy Oakland made mistakes, still does goodOccupy Oakland began as a peaceful encampment that provided food and first aid to all comers and showed what mutual aid and solidarity can do.
Great to give kids decent nutritionI was delighted to read the new USDA guidelines requiring schools to serve meals with twice as many fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat for breakfast.
Outrageous claims made in editorialA recent editorial used over-the-top language condemning the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision (subsequently reversed) to withhold funding for Planned Parenthood by saying it "could be the most cowardly act by a health foundation in U.
Chevron takebacksLet me go on record as a free market capitalist who believes in corporate responsibility to shareholders and the community. However, I can no longer stomach the corporate greed of Chevron's appeal for a refund of over $75 million in property taxes from 2007 to 2009 and further
After-school programs make a huge differenceI would like to echo Superintendent Sheila Jordan's recent comments recognizing the value of after-school programs ("After-school programs can add value to a child's education," Jan.
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