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Calif.s most vulnerable in peril with state budget still in limbo

If California’s budget, now stalled since July 1, isn’t resolved by the end of the Labor Day holiday, it will set a dismal new record. In the longest previous delay, a budget was finally passed on...

Opinion: Olympic follies and triumphs

To run a full marathon experts suggest that the aspiring athlete requires at least six months of rigorous training, proper gear, a particular diet, regular check-ups, mental focus and preparation, and a variety of gadgets depending...

Shades of Green: August 30

Railroading immigrants and the Constitution

Federal immigration officials swept into Postville, Iowa, in May and detained nearly 400 workers at a kosher meat processing plant. Swiftly, local enforcement and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency arrested, charged with crimes, extracted...

Letters: August 30

Fighting for single payer Re single payer: I think one of our biggest problems is in the way we are pushing it. We tend to approach more progressive elements, and concentrate on organizations we think will...