Monthly Archives: April 2009

Still angry over the Board of Supervisors denying him a seat on the Golden Gate Bridge District Board, Local 38 Plumbers union leader Larry Mazzola, Jr. has attacked Supervisor Chris Daly as an enemy of workers’ interests. Assisted by opponents<br> Read More »

“Mother on Fire” Sandra Tsing Loh is at it again, organizing a second California Children’s Rally intended to bring massive numbers of California families to Sacramento to impress upon our legislators the need for solid, sufficient funding for our state’s<br> Read More »

Everyone is terrified about the current outbreak of swine flu. Daily photos of Mexican citizens with medical face masks highlight the enormous danger of a pandemic. The terms “swine flu” and “swine fever” are often used interchangeably, and it appears<br> Read More »

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has quit the Republican Party to become a Democrat, as the GOP plunges further off the right cliff. Democrats had tried in the past to get Specter to switch, while unions had offered to help him<br> Read More »

This article was written just before the Justice Department announced that it is opening an inquiry into the antitrust implications of the proposed Google Books settlement. Your correspondent prides himself on understatement over hyperbole, and Monday’s Beyond Chron piece, “Google<br> Read More »

I’m glad I’m not a high school student these days. Sure, things were scary at Bishop Neumann High School in South Philly in the late 60s. Not only were we indoctrinated with a theology that basically reduced us to worthless<br> Read More »