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Despite Economic Importance of Rural Areas, Urban Coast Dominates Calif.'s Political Leadership
Although California is the most populous state in the nation with just over 38 million people spanning a length of about 800 miles, its political leaders at the federal and state executive levels come ...
13 Nov, 2014
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Calif. Voters Approve Water Bond, Rainy Day Fund Increase, and Reduced Sentences
Californians voted on 6 statewide propositions on Election Day, three of which were approved by a majority of voters: Propositions 1, 2, and 47. Propositions 45, 46, and 48 did not pass.Propositi ...
05 Nov, 2014
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Looking to the Founders: Spring Forward, Fall Back
Each year as we approach the end (or beginning) of Daylight Saving Time (DST -- Daylight Saving in the United States is the correct term, not Daylight Savings as it is usually mistakenly called), ther ...
31 Oct, 2014
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American Indian Tribes and the 'Rent-A-Tribe' Scheme
Editor's note: The initial published draft of this article said Western Sky Financial was owned by members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. It has come to our attention that this is inaccurate. ...
24 Oct, 2014
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Proposition 48 Opponents Say It Will Lead to State-Wide Gambling Expansion
Proposition 48 affects the building of tribal casinos and Vegas-style gaming on non-tribal land by North Fork Rancheria of Mono people and the Wiyot tribe. The proposition would allow the North Fork t ...
20 Oct, 2014
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4 min read
Looking to the Founders: But When Religion Becomes The Issue...
I made it clear that America is not – and will never be – at war with Islam -- Barack Obama, 2009In the last article, I discussed the religious landscape of the early republic, and that the Foun ...
10 Oct, 2014
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Gay Marriage Rights Extended in 5 States after SCOTUS Rejects Appeals
The Associated Press reports that the Supreme Court on Monday rejected to hear the appeals of 5 states in an effort to keep their bans on same-sex marriage. Marriage rights will immediately ...
06 Oct, 2014
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The Politically Independent in America: 'We The Abridged'
According to Gallup, 42 percent of Americans self-identify as independent from either major party. But when it comes to our primary elections, the independent/unaffiliated/nonpartisan voter can be com ...
02 Oct, 2014
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The Impact of Agriculture in Early and Contemporary American History
In the study of history we ask the question, what are the catalysts? In other words, the motivators that make events happen? Depending on the topic and the framing one puts it in, many times the quest ...
30 Sep, 2014
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Looking to the Founders: Don't Be Scared of the Boogeyman
In almost every political argument, there comes a point where it devolves into a common theme: "If you'd just read the Federalist Papers, you'd agree with my position..." I've heard this dozens of tim ...
12 Sep, 2014
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