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Viewpoint:
Deep Impact
Reasons why we should all care about the LCC deficit
BY DENNIS SHINE

Lane Community College is faced with a major budget deficit for the 2006/2007 fiscal year. The problem is that revenues in the forms of property taxes, student tuition and fees plus state funding have not kept up with expenses and, as a result, the college may be forced to cut programs. [Read More]

 

Viewpoint:
Sustainable Greenwash
Good intentions, but absurdities abound.
BY MARK ROBINOWITZ

I bought my first solar panel in 1992, use biofuels, and run websites on energy politics and energy solutions (oilempire.us and permatopia.com). Sadly, I cannot support Mayor Piercy's Sustainable Business Initiative or the Apollo Alliance, which are good intentions undermined by poor implementation that distracts from underlying destructive policies.[Read More]

 






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