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Ahmadinejad flawed, but not wrong

This past U.N. General Assembly meeting on Sept. 23, 2011, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “blowtorched” the delegations of the U.S. and European nations for undermining the social and economic security of the world. During Ahmadinejad’s speech, he spoke the truth about the War on Terror, its

Opinion: The Veteran's Voice

What is a veteran? Well according to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary a Veteran is simply described as "a former member of the armed forces.”

Pelosi turns her back on Bay Area students

For-profit schools have been wildly out of control due to lax regulation. When congress had a chance to take a stand on these exploitive colleges, Nancy Pelosi backed the wrong side in the fight.

Editorial reactions to Brown budget veto overwhelmingly positive; citizen twitter reactions mixed

Twitter and news outlets were awash with both praise and disdain after Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the June 15 budget set forth by Democratic lawmakers attempting to balance California’s $9.6 billion deficit.

The Implications of Johannes Mehserle's Release

The wounds of a community shaken to its core by a single gun shot, fired into the back of an unarmed, face-down BART passenger on Jan. 1, 2009, will likely be ripped open again with Johannes Mehserle’s release from prison on June 13.

Unfair to demonize immigrants

As the 2012 election season begins to roar, battle lines are appearing around one of this nation’s most misleading and entrenched third rails: immigration, and the dangerous rhetoric from the federal to the local level is becoming as frightening as it is sickening.

Demeaned for HARTS card in cafeteria

Editor, During the course of my first semester at CCSF, I enrolled in the HARTS program and received a food subsidy card. This card helped me to afford to feed myself, maintain my housing, maintain good grades and continue school.