March 7, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
LA’s 16% Election, A New Low for Angelenos
We’re being told by political pundits, commentators and political science professors that Tuesday’s record low voter turnout can be blamed on candidates who... Read more »
Weather Satellites: A Critical Piece of Our Nation’s Infrastructure
Severe winter weather has been sweeping the country. New England was recently buried under one of the worst blizzards in recorded history. Crippling snow storms... Read more »
Health Care for All? Not Really
As elected officials and many federal government agencies tout and hail the coming expansion of the health insurance to most Americans, there is still a group of... Read more »
Why Use a Bludgeon When a Calculator Will Do?
Sequestration is both ugly and hard to explain. As a budget wonk, I like to use this metaphor: It’s as if the American people are being squeezed into the back... Read more »
Congress, Not Illegal Immigrants, to Blame For Immigration Mess
In the coming immigration reform debate the nation must return to the doctrine which governed through the 19th and much of the 20th centuries. To wit: Immigration... Read more »
EGP Open Call for Community Contributors
Want to write a Blog or a news article? Are you an amateur photographer interested in sharing your work with the community? Or are you just an active community member... Read more »
March 5, 2013 Ballot Recommendations
City of Los Angeles Measures Prop A—The Neighborhood Public Safety and Vital City Services funding and Accountability Measure Sales Tax proposal for 1/2 percent... Read more »
Why the PLAS Experiment Must End at Roosevelt High School
On December 7, 2007 teachers and parents voted 152-62 in favor of the Mayor’s Partnership for Los Angeles Schools (PLAS) to work “collaboratively” with teachers,... Read more »
AIDS Patients Need Access to Medicare
Anthem Blue Cross, California’s largest health insurer, was just sued for discriminating against patients with HIV and AIDS. The company instituted a policy prohibiting... Read more »
From Our Readers
Re: “Away With That Ugly Old Bridge,” published Feb. 7, 2013: From the verbiage you have chosen to use, one can tell that you have no respect for those who do... Read more »