Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
Irvine Man Held In Iran -- OCR
U.S. State Department says it's not clear whether Iran has charged Ali Shakeri with espionage.
Superintendent's About-Face Shocks CUSD -- OCR
Trustees, citizens speculate over new superintendent's departure.
Repoort Criticizes OC Foster Care -- OCR
Ex-Principal Guilty Of Lewd Conduct -- OCR and LAT
The former principal of an Orange high school was convicted Thursday of masturbating in a public park.
Inside The Oval Office -- OCR
O.C. activists meet with President Bush to talk about fight for democracy, crackdown on dissidents in Vietnam.
Huntington Job Center Likely To Stay Open Now -- OCR
Facility risked closure earlier this year after O.C. supes voted to cut ties with it.
Op-Ed: Arnold's Contradictory Promises -- OCR
How do you rebuild state's infrastructure while cutting greenhouse gases?
Teachers Approve Salary-Increase Terms -- DP
Newport-Mesa Unified School District teachers approved a salary increase over the next three years, ending several tense months in which instructors protested for higher pay.
Newport Council To Tee Up For Golf Course Decision -- DP
Newport Beach's City Council has already weighed in on the future of the Newport Beach Golf Course's back nine holes, and on Tuesday it will be Costa Mesa's turn.
Residents Respond To Ideas For Rehab Homes -- DP
As Newport Beach officials prepare for public hearings on new rules governing group homes, the community has begun to respond. So far, the proposed changes are getting mixed reviews.
Boxer Tours Stem Cell Center -- DP
While at UC Irvine's facility, she says that federal policy on stem cell research should mirror California's.
The Perils Of Pirateria -- OC Weekly
Phone-card company swipes ¡Ask a Mexican! logo for long-distance card
This is a press release for a PPIC study released on Wed. My opinion: Leaders' lack of a consistent and objectively applied moral and political platform cause confusion and ignorance in the people they are supposed to lead. On one hand it comes down to individual responsibility and on the other people subconciously need leaders to show them the way. What do you think?
Some findings of the current survey:
Sixty-four percent of likely voters support Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to issue $43.3 billion in bonds to increase funding for education facilities, prisons, water storage, and other infrastructure projects.
Fifty-two percent of voters admit that they know very little (43%) or nothing (9%) about how bonds are paid for in California. Six percent say they know a lot.
The share of residents who describe the state budget as a big problem has fallen 29 points, from 73 percent to 44 percent, since May 2004.
View the study here: http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=751
Posted by: Kmathy | June 01, 2007 at 11:07 AM
Published: June 1, 2007
He doesn’t let his faith get in the way of his politics
Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Canadian newspaper he is Catholic, but that doesn’t affect his decisions as governor
During a three-day trade mission to Canada, the pro-abortion, pro-homosexual Republican governor of California told a Toronto newspaper that, while he is a Catholic, he does not mix religion and politics.
“California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is staring down anti-abortion opponents of stem-cell research with a warning to leave religion out of politics and health,” reported the May 31 Toronto Star.
“I always said that you should not have your religion interfere with government policies or with the policies of the people,” Schwarzenegger told the Star. “I am a Catholic and a very dedicated Catholic, but that does not interfere with my decision-making because I know that stem-cell research, the way we are doing it in California... is the right way to go and will save, very quickly down the line, lives and cure a lot of these illnesses.”
After signing a $30 million research agreement with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Schwarzenegger told the Star his support for stem-cell research was based on tragic personal circumstances. “I have a father-in-law, Sargent Shriver, who has Alzheimer's,” Schwarzenegger told the newspaper. “Now, Sargent Shriver, I'll tell you was one of the most brilliant minds in the world. He was working under the Johnson administration, the Kennedy administration, started the Peace Corps, the Jobs Corps, like I said, brilliant, brilliant. Today, he does not even recognize his wife. Alzheimer's is a terrible disease and this is why I am so very passionate about supporting (research).”
The Star then offered this explanation of those who oppose stem-cell research: “Abortion foes are against stem-cell research because microscopic embryos, usually donated by fertility clinics, are destroyed in the process.”
The newspaper said McGuinty, “a fellow Catholic,” shared Schwarzenegger’s views on faith and politics. “I would argue... there's one moral imperative that transcends all faiths, all culture and all traditions, it would be this fundamental desire to relieve pain and suffering and death where we find it,” McGuinty told the Star.
Posted by: Kmathy | June 01, 2007 at 03:24 PM
"a guy with a guitar wearing sneakers, a poncho and sombrero giving the thumbs-up"
Pirateria?
Please....I've taken about 1500 identical photo's of that very image right here in Santa Ana!
I've been ripped off....You'll be hearing from my attorneys Gustavo
Posted by: Thomas.Anthony Gordon | June 01, 2007 at 04:52 PM