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Only children and ‘having it all’
Lauren Sandler's "One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One" discusses what Sandler sees as the myth of "only child syndrome." Can you tell if someone is an only child? Are you a parent who had a second child for the sake of your firstborn? In Lauren Sandler’s new book, “One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One,” Sandler set out to prove that “only child syndrome” is a myth and such stereotypes don’t exist. As an only child...
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Sacramento bill could limit access to public records
Image of Glendale City Hall.; Credit: Flickr/ T.Hoffarth Under current law, local governments in California have ten days to respond to requests for public records. If the request is delayed or rejected, officials must explain why. However, that could change in a few days. Governor Brown is expected to sign the state budget this week, and within the budget is a change to the California Public Records Act (CRPA). It says Sacramento no longer has to fund a few core provisions of the CRPA....
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The debate over the TCA’s 241 Toll Road extension, Round...
From The Toll Roads website, the master plan for the 241 Toll Road. Five years after the Transit Corridor Authority failed in its attempt to win approval to connect it's 241 Toll Road from the 91 Freeway in the Anaheim Hills to the Interstate 5 just south of San Clemente, the Orange County agency is back at it, announcing its intent to restart the project but with a different building schedule.Denied the ability to build the 15+ mile stretch in one go, the TCA has announced its intent to...
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California teacher training programs fail miserably,...
A math professor teaching a calculus class.; Credit: Barbara Kinney/Flickr The National Council on Teacher Quality and the U.S. News and World Report published a new study today slamming teacher training programs in California as some of the worst in the nation. The reports singles out UCLA and Loyola Marymount University for having the most subpar programs among the more than 20 some California schools that were examined. UCLA’s elementary school teacher training program got a one-star...
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After 40 years, does the Endangered Species Act actually...
In "After the Grizzly: Endangered Species and the Politics of Place in California", Peter S. Alagona discusses the Endangered Species Act. This year marks the 40th year of the Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1973. But how effective is this law? What actions have been taken to preserve endangered species, and how many people have been prosecuted for harming them? According to History and Environmental Studies assistant professor Peter S. Alagona, the...
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Is obesity a disease?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 percent of children in the US ages 6-19 years are overweight or obese.; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images At their annual meeting in Chicago today, delegates of the American Medical Association have officially endorsed recognizing obesity as a disease. Opponents to the labeling argue that obesity is a risk factor for health problems and a reflection of someone's eating habits and chosen lifestyle. Proponents, however, say...
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Updated: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: 'I want to run for...
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club ON January 14, 2013 in Washington. Villaraigosa spoke about immigration reform, gun laws and other issues.; Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images After eight years in office, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is due to step down, but he may have his eye on higher office (more on that in a bit). Villaraigosa became the first Mexican-American to be elected in Los Angeles in more than130 years....
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