Repair and rebuild California infrastructure now
Opinion column urges fixing aging roads levees and water systems in California while advancing ACA 27 pay as you go plan to fund projects without new taxes. It warns against debt and highlights Prop 98 and Prop 42 protections and bipartisan hope. Includes remarks by Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy and notes on education and women’s history month tribute to SFC Judy Keynaga.
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California
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ Association
Kevin McCarthy
California Assembly
32Nd
Assembly
Bakersfield
Tehachapi
Taft
Ridgecrest
Kern River Valley
Frazier Mountain
Women’s History Month tribute to hardworking moms and veterans
A reader reflects on national heroes and the strong influence of mothers and grandmothers. She thanks Judy for service in Iraq and honors women across professions, noting her mother’s discipline, Spanish sayings, and lifelong guidance shaping her children and grandchildren. She closes with a March salute and well wishes.
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Judy Keynaga
Iraq
United States
Golden Oak
Judy
Mom
Education system under scrutiny over testing focus
A principal objects to student teachers teaching social studies at his school. Teachers are pushed to pace with tightly structured curricula and daily quotas. Students repeat test tasks while broader learning and arts are sidelined, leaving behind nonconforming and nonnative speakers.
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Karen Neufeld
Liberal Studies
Fresno Pacific University
Little Boy Blue
Fresno
Olympics as a pure, dramatic showcase of effort and heart
Rex M. Rogers argues the Winter Games deliver unscripted drama, heroism, and flaws alike. He cites Bode Miller’s missteps and Joey Cheek’s charity as contrasts, praising Olympic spirit, fair play, and the global spectacle while noting doping, cheating, and misbehavior.
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Italy
International Olympic Committee
Bode Miller
Newsweek
Joey Cheek
Chad
Cheek
USA
Rex M. Rogers
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rexmrogers
Reed Publishers Directory Note
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