The Republican Party line — derail Obama
Politicians around the country are derailing President Obama’s high-speed rail plans. Perhaps they are hindering our ability to meet the challenges of our future as well.
Praying sports and religion stay separate
A growing trend of sports teams holding religious nights is a distressing development, and has the potential to create an unfriendly environment for many fans.
Categories: Columns Newsletter Opinion Tags: religious fan days Sports
The standardized testing problem
A number of D.C. Public School administrations have been accused of cheating on high-stakes standardized tests. With so much at stake, observers should not be that surprised.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: Opinion standardized testing
Transparent and Nixon finally match
The newly remodeled Watergate exhibit at President Richard M. Nixon’s library gives the public a chance to observe what occurred in the eyes of a non-partisan institution—a victory for us all.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: columns government transparency Opinion richard nixon
Marginalizing citizens, not addressing the problem
Anthony Hill, a substitute teacher working in Glendale, has sparked a media firestorm and reignited the immigration debate after sending a racially charged letter to Senate President Russell Pearce.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: anthony hill Education glendale Opinion Russell Pearce
The Ariz. brain drain
Arizona’s college-educated residents are leaving their home state, thus producing a vacuum of talent needed to seduce large corporations to station their offices in the state.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: arizona state university immigration Opinion
Misguided priorities
The Arizona Legislature has lost its footing. Simply look at the bills coming out of the institution and judge for yourself.
Stressing innovation and the fundamentals
America’s schools fail again on an international assessment, but let’s not panic too quickly.
Categories: Columns Opinion Tags: Barack Obama Education public schools
