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The World Turned Upside Down
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
3.26.1997
Just when you thought no one could exceed the fecklessness of House Republicans, along comes the good old Church of England with a new chart topper. Earlier this month the Rev. John Papworth, a part-time vicar at St. Mark's Church in London, argued that it is really okay to shoplift, so long as your thievery is directed at giant chain stores.
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God Save the Greedy Capitalists
The Contrarian
By: Katherine Post
3.20.1997
Tom Brokaw called it corporate America's little secret on NBC Nightly News last week. Gasp. . .corporate America is more interested in the bottom line than in their employees' family life.
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Have State Democrats Moderated?
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
3.19.1997
When Democrats in the State Assembly elected Cruz Bustamante (D-Fresno) as speaker, they scored a short-term public relations victory. As the state's first Hispanic Assembly speaker, Bustamante's election was favorably reported by the media. More important, Bustamante was perceived as a Central Valley "moderate" who would rein in the more outrageous tendencies of his liberal party caucus.
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Wild Willie's World
The Contrarian
By: Katherine Post
3.6.1997
A rather sordid chapter in Willie Brown's political career is winding up in San Diego's Superior Court this month in the sexual harassment trial again of former-Assemblyman Tom Connolly (D-Lemon Grove). This is a tale of "Willie's World" at its worst.
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Just-Released Math Test Scores Support PRI Report's Findings
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
3.5.1997
In Pacific Research Institute's California Index of Leading Education Indicators (released February 25th) much emphasis was placed upon the precipitous decline of math skills among the state's students. Various test score indicators showed California students near the bottom of math proficiency rankings. In 1994, 54 percent of entering freshmen in the California State University system were required to take remedial math. Also, California students took fewer tough math courses than students in virtually every other state in the nation.
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