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Elected officials have a duty to avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.
Local Spin | Opinion

Elected officials have a duty to avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 2, 2025

There’s something that happens in small-town civics. People who get involved in one thing participate in another. The Venn diagrams of local e…

A lawsuit against Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and his brother leans hard on conspiracy theories.
Opinion

A lawsuit against Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and his brother leans hard on conspiracy theories.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 8, 2025

Sara Rubin here, thinking about how muddy the waters of politics, power and political spending can get. There are campaign finance reports by …

Join a fierce debate on the promises and perils of artificial intelligence.
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Join a fierce debate on the promises and perils of artificial intelligence.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jul 27, 2023

We all have questions. Some of us wonder if artificial intelligence will take our jobs, while others fear AI will take over the world. Part of…

Rodeo animals are working animals. Opinions differ as to whether that makes it ethical.
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Rodeo animals are working animals. Opinions differ as to whether that makes it ethical.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 20, 2023

"There is no state law that requires that you love your animal…”

Old Capitol Books to highlight the work of Pussy Riot member.
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Old Capitol Books to highlight the work of Pussy Riot member.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Updated Apr 22, 2015

The name itself sounds controversial, whether you're from Russia or the U.S.

County’s first-ever bullying report surveys students, finds high rates of bullying.
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County’s first-ever bullying report surveys students, finds high rates of bullying.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 22, 2015

For a while, an older kid would follow sixth-grader Johnny Nguyen home from Los Padres Elementary School in Salinas. “He would chase me home a…

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The CIA’s torture program architects create a contrived debate, and journalists are complicit.

  • Reed Richardson
  • Dec 18, 2014

After several years and numerous bureaucratic roadblocks, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence finally published a – shortened, partial…

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