Viewpoints

Viewpoints: Fear mongers were wrong about prison system's 'realignment'

By Jackie Goldberg - Published: 12:00 am

A year into Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to realign public safety, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has produced a vision of "The Future of California Corrections," whose plans, not surprisingly, are mirrored in the recent May revise budget.

Viewpoints: Alas, even Little League is mired in politics

By Bruce Maiman - Published: 12:00 am

Another Little League Saturday at the park. I'm at the concession stand. Behind me, one person says to another, "How could they let someone make All-Stars who showed up for tryouts 45 minutes late?"

Viewpoints: Romney ventures into fact-free zone on Obama spending

By Eugene Robinson - Published: 12:00 am

There are those who tell the truth. There are those who distort the truth. And then there's Mitt Romney.

Viewpoints: Embrace Truman's style– Give 'Em Hell, Barry

By E.J. Dionne - Published: Monday, May 28 2012 - 12:00 am

Progressives have yearned for President Barack Obama to follow Harry Truman's strategy from the 1948 campaign by giving his Republican opponents hell. Now that Obama is doing just that, his critics say he's not looking presidential.

For Memorial Day: War is madness – no new statues and monuments should be our goal

By Jerry White - Published: Sunday, May 27 2012 - 12:00 am

When I was in Vietnam, Armed Forces Radio frequently played a song called "Abraham, Martin and John."

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The Conversation

The Conversation: Soldiers want service to count

By Foon Rhee - Updated: Sunday, May 27 2012 - 3:39 pm

A proposed law in California would require colleges and state health licensing boards to accept relevant military training and experience toward course credits and licensing qualifications.

National Opinions

Ask the Travel Diva: Let airline know a baby is flying on your lap

By ELLEN CREAGER - Published: 1:00 am

Dear Travel Diva: I'm going to hold my baby on my lap on a flight between Detroit and New York. Do I need to tell the airline ahead of time?

Dave on Demand: The television week in review

By DAVID HILTBRAND - Published: Friday, May 25 2012 - 11:46 am

The fun never stops, folks.

An odyssey that ended well

McClatchy-Tribune News Service - Published: Friday, May 25 2012 - 5:10 am

The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Thursday, May 24:

Trudy Rubin: In Egypt, genuine political discourse

By TRUDY RUBIN - Published: Friday, May 25 2012 - 5:10 am

On the first day of the first free presidential election in Egyptian history, 10 young men sat in a circle in a rundown cafe in the working-class quarter of Saida Zainab.

The Bain of Romney's candidacy

McClatchy-Tribune News Service - Published: Friday, May 25 2012 - 5:10 am

The following editorial appeared in the Baltimore Sun on Wednesday, May 23: