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The National Teacher of the Year on what makes a great teacher

Patt Morrison — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Luther Burbank Middle School's National Teacher of the Year talks about what makes a great teacher -- and it's not teaching to the test.

Luther Burbank Middle School's National Teacher of the Year talks about what makes a great teacher -- and it's not teaching to the test.

Payback for a Facebook tax refugee

By Bruce Ackerman — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Renouncing U.S. citizenship, as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin did, should come with tough restrictions on returning to the land that nurtured the wealth.

Renouncing U.S. citizenship, as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin did, should come with tough restrictions on returning to the land that nurtured the wealth.

Abu Zubaydah, the man justice has forgotten

By Joseph Margulies — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Arrested in 2002 and tortured repeatedly, he was never charged, and the U.S. no longer believes he was even a member of Al Qaeda. But he remains in prison.

Arrested in 2002 and tortured repeatedly, he was never charged, and the U.S. no longer believes he was even a member of Al Qaeda. But he remains in prison.

Brown's bloody budget

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

The governor can't cut with a scalpel; he's having to use a chain saw. Tax hikes are needed.

The governor can't cut with a scalpel; he's having to use a chain saw. Tax hikes are needed.

Beware a gay rights backlash

By Eric J. Segall — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

We should look to Congress, not the Supreme Court, to change the laws.

We should look to Congress, not the Supreme Court, to change the laws.

Goldberg: Romney's media handicap

Jonah Goldberg — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

The time is coming for Mitt Romney to get angry, very angry, with what is increasingly, quaintly called 'the mainstream media.'

The time is coming for Mitt Romney to get angry, very angry, with what is increasingly, quaintly called 'the mainstream media.'

Letters to the editor

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