"California Schools move to the head of the class"

Highschools in California have dominated national rankings released today. This is a great fact that opposes the widely believed idea that state schools here are lagging behind. The top school was Pacific Collegiate School. Although there are many areas stuggling in public education, some schools shine. This also goes further onto State Universities. People are coming from all over to get an education in California. It is important though that we see that are are schools lacking. We need to address them and work on building up the level of education being provided.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-usnews1dec01,1,7353847.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Is there a Nice Way to Say "Stay out?"

"A Fence without offense"

U.S Border Patrol agents are hard at work developing a wall to divide the U.S and Mexico. The difficult part of this is to develop a wall that not only is enviromentally safe, economically built, and formidable but not lethal. This fence has to be able to stand up against all the techniques smugglers have developed. "This is the only humane border fence being constructed" says Collin Sloan. Spanning about 300 miles this is the biggest fence built in South Western history. The different terrains the fence goes through makes it difficult to pick just one type. There have been many failed designs so hope only grows with time. Developers know that no fence will be impenetrable, all they want is one that will allow them time to reach the smugglers and immigrants before they reach the border communities in the U.S.

This is one of the biggest migrations in history. We need to find a solution to it fast. Our nations are friendly, making it difficult to build a threatning wall. The fence developers are hard at work and I believe it is worth it. This is a step not a solution, but definitely a step in the right path. We need to conitinue to up security and limit illegal migration.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fence16nov16,1,4628876.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=3&cset=true

"What it All Comes Down To: Why You?"

"Yes, they still ask about Iraq. And they still wonder about plans to reform health care. But for many Democratic voters, a single question is starting to replace all others: Why you?"
People today are so caught up in what the candidates say about certain issues, only liking those who appeal to their opinions. Seeing past all the current issues, what morals and what take do these candidates have in a the long run? More people need to see these candidates as people. The whole point of a campaign is to gain the votes of citizens. A candidate can say whatever they desire to please the people. Although, based on history they will do a completely different thing when they are in office. How do we trust them? The only thing we have to go on are their acts and behavior of the past.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/us/politics/09web-zeleny.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

"Microsoft's slice of Facebook"

This last week, Microsoft purchased a share of the well-known website, Facebook, that gave it an overall value of about $15 billion. Microsoft saw this as a huge victory especially because it was against their competitor, Google. This although a big win for Microsoft was a small win for Google, because with the rapidly growing social universe and amount of ad online sales, Google completely dominates.
To everyone that uses Facebook, it is a way to stay in touch with friends, make an online identity, share opinions, join groups and waste countless hours of a day. To advertisers, Facebook is a self-created focus group that brings us all together. The easier we can put ourselves onto the internet, the easier we make it for advertisers to find us. By putting up our information, we allow advertisers to see what our interests are. So make sure to always be cautious of what you post, because you never know who is actually reading it.
"Microsoft's purchase does begin to answer an important question: Just how valuable is commercial access to a rapidly expanding, demographically pleasing community of people whose favorite hobby seems to be identifying themselves, their desires and their connections to other like-minded folk?"
So did Microsoft really just buy a popular website? Or did they find something greater, like our opinions?


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/opinion/28sun3.html?_r=1&n=Top/Opinion/Editorials%20and%20Op-Ed/Editorials&oref=slogin