Op/ed: No easy answers in affirmative action debate
Op/Eds, OpinionLast month, a federal appeals court revived the longstanding debate over affirmative action when it ruled that a race-conscious admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin was constitutional.
Op/ed: Collaboration is the key to ending hunger in the Tri-Counties
Op/Eds, OpinionDuring the past five years, Ventura County FOOD Share has gone from serving 33,000 people per month to more than 74,500 today.
Op/ed: Obamacare, and where we go from here
Op/Eds, OpinionBy Jim Wisdom The early results are in for the Affordable Care Act. What are the results and who are the early winners and losers? More importantly, what should we expect in 2015 and beyond? In California, 3.1 million people enrolled in a health-insurance plan through either Covered California, the state’s new health care exchange, Read More →
Op/ed: Scholarships are investments that pay dividends for generations
Op/Eds, OpinionHigher education remains transformative for many students and their families. It is truly an investment that will pay dividends for generations.
Op/ed: The Bob Hatch legacy, and lessons learned from a great mentor
Op/Eds, OpinionBy Gina Keough I joined the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce team in 1999. As staff, we saw President and CEO Bob Hatch’s business side, his military side, his funny side, his serious side, his angry side and his human side. Perhaps a better title than president and CEO would be “mentor.” What makes Read More →
Op/ed: Our work to prevent gun violence is just beginning
Op/Eds, OpinionIt has been just over a month since the tragedy in Isla Vista. The news camera crews are gone. The daily media coverage has waned. But we can’t let the urgent sense that more must be done to prevent gun violence leave us.
