Feb. 14, 2013 By John Seiler Don't talk to the police. And in testimony before a grand jury, take the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination. That's the lesson we get from so many unjust prosecutions -- really persecutions -- of people famous and otherwise, from Martha Stewart to Barry ...

Feb. 14, 2013 By Chris Reed My five-month-old crusade to get the California mainstream media to acknowledge the insanity of "construction bonds" which take 30 years to pay off being used routinely by school districts for short-lived electronics and basic maintenance hasn't gotten far yet. The ...

Feb. 13, 2013 By John Seiler In State of the Union address yesterday evening, President Obama said, "Even with the tax relief we’ve put in place, a family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line." What "tax relief" is he talking about? Joined by the ...

Feb. 12, 2013 By Chris Reed The state Senate committee report last week showing districts stealing federal funds meant for school lunch programs came as no surprise to students of California's education establishment. There's a strange mentality afflicting school governance in this state, an o...

Feb. 12, 2013 By John Seiler Government always tells us that its laws and edicts make our lives better. That we'll be healthier, happier and wiser. Now this: "SAN FRANCISCO -- Is your tote bag making you sick? "A research paper published last year by professors at the University of Pennsylva...

Feb. 12, 2013 By John Seiler I've been to Texas two times. In the summer of 1969 I was 14 and my family took a trip from Michigan to the Southern states. We had been West, including to California in 1964. I remember the Lone Star weather was hot and humid, but not too bad. We played miniatu...