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Breaks for businesses, not billionaires

Heric Rubio December 14, 2010

Back in 2003 President Bush passed sweeping tax cuts for the nation's top wage earners. These tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of the year, but Republicans are now pushing President Obama and...

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Editorial

Heric Rubio December 14, 2010

Christmas. Hanukkah. Kwanza. Many people celebrate many different things at this time of year. Unfortunately, many people also get hung up on these terms and argue about what is politically correct to...

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Our country can’t afford to tax the rich

Shane Finneran December 14, 2010

Admittedly, the USA needs money to help pay for vital American programs such as Medicare and foreign occupations. But the push by some Democrats to let tax cuts expire for America's highest earners is...

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Heric with an H:

Heric Rubio December 14, 2010

A few weeks ago, Kanye West premiered the video for his single "Runaway". While not so much a video as a short-film, it began with what turned out to be the ending. It's not the first time I see this...

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Brown back is for the best

Fernando Yates November 16, 2010

With the state in an obscene amount of debt the result has been budget cuts to every service. Some have been hit harder than others, like the DMV, which seems to never be open. Many politicians tend to...

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The (drunk) air up there

Vanessa Gomez November 16, 2010

If I've learned anything from my years as a flight attendant, it's that parachutes don't come standard on commercial jets. So when passengers decide to drink their asses off mid-flight, we have no choice...

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Proud to be an …

Heric Rubio November 16, 2010

If you're like me, you get a lot of information on the latest happening from Facebook statuses (stati?). So when Manny Pacquiao fought Antonio Margarito this past Saturday, I knew I could keep up with...

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A Brown stain on California’s budget

Heric Rubio November 16, 2010

On Nov. 2, the people of California once again voted for Jerry Brown to be governor of their state. Brown already served a previous term as governor from 1975 unto '83, so voters must have felt that...

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Urbanalities

Michele Suthers November 16, 2010

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Homeland insecurity

City Times Editorial Board November 16, 2010

Imagine you're this rich, powerful person. You're one of the most influential people in the world and people are constantly trying to get into your good graces. Unfortunately, when someone gets to this...

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The Dream Act PRO: It was all a dream How to make it in America

Heric Rubio October 26, 2010

"Give me your tired, your poor,? Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,? The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.? Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.? I lift my lamp beside the golden...

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The Dream Act CON: Dream Act could become a nightmare

Olivia Holt October 26, 2010

The other day I asked my neighbors, Sully and Sal, who migrated to the United States from Iran, what they thought about the DREAM Act. I explained that the legislation known as the DREAM Act would give...

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