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Tragedy Porn

By Matthew Patton the guardsman Did you know that we, as consumers of information, are addicted to tragedy? That we can’t get enough of it? So much so, that if/when you check the evening news, the newspapers or the websites... you can bank on there being some sort

U.S. policies give rise to thugs in the Middle East

U.S. policies give rise to thugs in the Middle East

By Khaled Sayed The Guardsman Isis, Isil, Islamic state, or whatever they call themselves, we should call them what they really are - thugs! These thugs are working hard to create their own story, and the Western media has been helping them reach their audience. They are filming and photographing

Obama’s free community college education plan is not groundbreaking

By Galen Maloney the guardsman contributor Before you give kudos to the President’s recent proposal to make community colleges free, take a moment to consider that Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Norway, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland and Holland all offer their citizens free higher education. Not just free

Obama’s free education comes with a cost

By Matthew Patton The Guardsman Free stuff is awesome. Who doesn’t like free stuff? Free food, free furniture, free video games… free rent… the list goes on and on. No one wants to pay for something (of value) if they (legally) don’t have to. And apparently, President Obama

America’s College Promise Black History Month: an outdated notion

By Matthew PattonThe Guardsman Black History Month is now upon us. There will be posters and flyers galore. There will be special programming on any number of TV stations backdropped with a rousing image of Martin Luther King Jr peering off into that eternal blue sky, dreaming visions of the

ACCJC trapped in its own web

With lawsuits filed against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges from the California Federation of Teachers and San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, it is now the commission’s turn to be put under the microscope.

Bikers need to be more conscious of traffic laws

As is the case with vehicle drivers, many bikers seem to believe they are exempt from basic traffic laws. Quite frequently, I see bikes fly through stop signs and red lights, turn without a hand signal or ride at night without proper lighting. I am a vehicle driver actually concerned about the safet