Tag Archives: Glendale News Press

“Government’s biggest problems do not trace to ‘known’ crooks, but to those unknown, both outside and inside city hall” — Terry Francke

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

You have to wonder whether government officials have reached the conclusion that the public really doesn’t matter anymore. They have huge staffs at their disposal including batteries of lawyers, unlimited amounts of taxpayer dollars and special interest cash and teams … Continue reading →

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“Naming rights are a sign of the times” — Sunday Column for Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena Papers

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Faced with a threatened crackdown on abuses, Burbank Realtors are policing themselves during a “probationary” period to preserve a city ordinance that allows them to put up as many as four 24-by-24 signs announcing a weekend “open house.” Glendale officials … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the China Century: My Sunday Column For Glendale, Burbank & Pasadena Papers

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

Longtime Los Angeles Teachers Union leader A.J. Duffy has changed his mind. He’s fought against charter schools, but now he’s starting his own; he’s protected tenure but now wants it easier to fire bad teachers, even to limit the prolonged … Continue reading →

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Political money is wreaking havoc — My Sunday Column For Glendale News-Press & Leader

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

“Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” — Jesse “Big Daddy” Unruh, California Assembly Speaker, 1966. With staggering sums from special interests pouring into campaigns for office at all levels, it’s become perfectly clear that political money is toxic, corrupting … Continue reading →

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Karmageddon: Making traffic problems worse — My Sunday Column for the News-Press and Leader

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

No sooner did we survive a doomsayer’s warning of the rapturous Armageddon on May 16 then we were confronted with dire warnings of something worse: spending an entire weekend stuck in the worst traffic gridlock anyone, anywhere has ever seen. … Continue reading →

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Advertisements for Myself: Radio, TV and Newspapers

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Here’s my Sunday column for the Glendale-Burbank News-Press & Leader, followed by links to appearances on NBC’s “The Filter with Fred Roggin” and on Kevin James’ show on KRLA 870: The Political System Only Serves Itself Drive down any main … Continue reading →

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My Sunday Column for the Glendale/Burbank News Press & Leader: Making an effort to connect

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

Nobody was ever delusional enough to think Arnold Schwarzenegger was some kind of saint, but the disclosure of his love child with his housekeeper and how she remained part of the family household for a decade shatters what little was … Continue reading →

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My Sunday News-Press & Leader Column: Like it or not, change has arrived

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

You are the lucky ones and you probably don’t even know it. And if you do, you probably don’t appreciate it. Hard times are here for cities across California, and they are going to get harder in the years ahead. … Continue reading →

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