Carl Petersen Carl Petersen

Throw The Bums Out?

Real change in LAUSD requires replacing entrenched incumbents, but challengers are scarce. Who will step up to defend parent voices?

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Carl Petersen Carl Petersen

Echoes of Missing Men

A memory from my Scouting days and Chris Cornell’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction are reminders that suicide does not occur in a vacuum.

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Carl Petersen Carl Petersen

When Power Targets the Vulnerable

When cruelty becomes policy, the vulnerable suffer and loyalty to power blinds even the most compassionate. Where are we going as a county?

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Carl Petersen Carl Petersen

Am I A Patriot?

When patriotism is reduced to loyalty to one man, we all lose. Instead, it should represent compassion, justice, and equality.

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Carl Petersen Carl Petersen

Red States In Glass Houses

GOP leaders call out New York and Los Angeles, but data shows many Red states are deadlier. Why aren’t they looking for a national solution?

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Carl Petersen Carl Petersen

CCSA Doesn't Care

The LAUSD tried to protect students attending schools in the most economically vulnerable neighborhoods. Charter schools sued to stop them.

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