Democracy Notes
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Opinions & Editorials
Drought is marking the beginning of the end
Gov. Jerry Brown announced in mid-January that the current drought had reached a state of emergency, but it took me until the rain began to admit how bad this could really be.
Bullies have new dangerous platform
The image of a bully is often depicted on a playground or in school hallways. The bully is big and strong, while the victim being picked on is nerdy, weird or simply different. Now bullying has evolved and the image has changed.
Get your eye patches ready, San Francisco
Admission to see the Raiders play in the National Football League is far less than what is going to be charged by the Niners as they “go south” to their new tech-extravagance called Levi’s Stadium.
Conservatives need to accept 'Obamacare'
We're looking at an Affordable Care Act that can save lives, too? That's right.
Tough guy culture could be damaging men
Did you see the stories on Jan. 25 about the three people who were shot to death inside a shopping mall in Columbia, Md.? One of the three was the shooter, who took his own life after killing a man and a woman in a skate shop.
Having conversation is a thing of the past
You would think that being crammed in a bus or BART train with so many people would cause a conversation to arise but that doesn’t seem to be the case.