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Guest Commentary


| Friday, March 6th, 2015

Letters to the editor: Oxnard Metrolink collision

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

With California traffic congestion becoming more and more of a problem, the train is going to be a vital mode of transportation and the infrastructure of public train transportation must be improved.

| Friday, February 27th, 2015

Op/ed: Health care reform is ultimately a question of justice

Op/Eds, Opinion

The courts aren’t justice but merely symbols of our desire to be just — yet so many of our moral issues end up adjudicated there.

| Friday, February 20th, 2015

Op/ed: Spiritual centers provide refuge from a plugged-in world

Op/Eds, Opinion

From this centered place, each of us can return to our lives and our relationships with integrity and mindfulness.

| Friday, February 20th, 2015

Op/ed: Five tax deductions you should not overlook

Op/Eds, Opinion

Did you run up expenses searching for a new job in 2014? Or did you use your car while helping out at a soup kitchen? Are you a self-employed person who paid Medicare premiums out of your own pocket? If so, you may be eligible for one of the many tax deductions that people often Read More →

| Friday, February 13th, 2015

Op/ed: Shadow banks are coming out of the shadows — and gaining popularity

Op/Eds, Opinion

In attempting to crack down on bank excesses, Dodd-Frank has given birth to a whole new world of non-regulated finance.

| Friday, February 13th, 2015

Op/ed: Everything we know about recessions might be wrong

Op/Eds, Opinion

Economists are simply frightened of models where bad permanent things can happen by random chance — even if the data show that’s what really happens.

| Friday, February 6th, 2015

Op/ed: Love, money and the perils of debt: a Valentine’s Day tale of caution

Op/Eds, Opinion

By Lisa Spiwak As the calendar turns to February, most of us are thinking about Valentine’s Day and romance. This is a lovely thing for the most part. In the state of California, it can also ruin your life if you are not careful. Everyone who lives in California knows that we are a community Read More →