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The Death Penalty Should Not Be Abolished
Comments (4) | Aurora, Aurora shootings, bombings, Boston, boston marathon, capital punishment, Colorado, death, death penalty, death penalty debate, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, James Holmes, Justice, justice system, Law, mass murder, murder, Opinion, terrorism, trial, United States
(stream47/Creative Commons)
The death penalty is truly the only way to show that murder and terrorism will not be tolerated.
Read more...A Bike Ride To Ease The Nerves
Comments (0) | bikes, Cars, ciclavia, culture, Eco-Friendly, Environment, l.a.bikes, LA, Opinion, pollution, street festivals, traffic
Hannah Luk, Neon Tommy
L.A's gas-guzzling culture may change for CicLAvia - but only for a day.
Read more...Los Angeles Van Chase Passes Right By USC
Comments (4) | car chase, emergency response text message system, lapd, Los Angeles, los angeles police department, Opinion, text messaging, university of southern california, USC, usc security measures, usc text, van chase
(888bailbond, Creative Commons)
USC, a school that touts its emergency response text message system, never warned its students.
Read more...CicLAvia Marks Shift In Sustainable L.A. Transportation
Comments (0) | biking, biking LA, biking routes, ciclavia, Downtown LA, Environment, Health, healthy, l.a. pollution, L.A. traffic, municipal government, Opinion, pollution, Smog, sustainable transportation, Transportation
Downtowngal, Wikimedia Commons
Access to sustainable transportation will make Los Angeles a better place to live.
Read more...Immigration Reform Part Of Battle For Future Of U.S.
Comments (5) | american economy, go home, illegal immigration, immigrants, immigration, immigration bill, immigration reform, jobs, legislation, mexican americans, mexicans, Mexico, minority, Opinion, path to citizenship, policy, u.s. citizenship, United States, United States citizenship, work
(Jacqueline Jackson)
What if, to many undocumented immigrants, the U.S. is home?
Read more...Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Trial Matters To You
Comments (18) | abortion, abortion access, abortion debate, abortion law, dr. kermit gosnell, feticide, gosnell, healthcare, infanticide, kermit gosnell, murder, Opinion, Pennsylvania, planned parenthood, pro-choice, pro-life, racism, trial, viability, women, Women's Health, women's medical society
ctrouper, creative commons
Gosnell's trial has uncovered the fundamental prejudices that guide our value system.
Read more...We Can Only Do So Much To Stop Terrorism
Comments (0) | bombs, Boston, boston marathon bombings, Congress, counter-terrorism, government, government accountability, Gun Control, gun laws, martial law, national security, Opinion, police state, September 11 attacks, terrorism, terrorist attack, The Onion, tsa, TSA body scanners, War on Terror
9/11 photos, creative commons
America is in the war on terror for the long haul.
Read more...How Contemporary Publishing Threatens Professional Writing
Comments (1) | amazon, authors, book sales, books, copyright, devaluation of copyrights, e-books, foreign books, Google, independent publishing, intellectual property, Internet, Opinion, professional writing, Publishing, resale of e-books, self promotion, self-publishing, Supreme Court, used books, writing
ian wilson, creative commons
Will there be professional writers in the future?
Read more...An Open Letter To An LAPD Officer
Comments (39) | college students, Crime, crime rate, jaywalking, lapd, officer, Opinion, police, safety, ticket, university of southern california, USC, violent crime, watts
(Heath Brandon, Creative Commons)
The annoying fine isn't the only problem with the recent increase in jaywalking tickets around campus.
Read more...Marriage Is An Institution Built To Last
(Sarah Westerbrook, Creative Commons)
We built things to stand the test of time. Marriage used to be one of them.
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