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    Our View: Shield law needed more than ever

    Journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for just doing their jobs and informing the public. It's past time to enshrine that principle with a federal shield law to protect reporters and their confidential sources. If there were any question a law is needed, the U.S. Justice Department removed all doubt...

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    Cruickshank principal moves up to district

    Elena Castro, principal of Cruickshank Middle School, has been named the Merced City School District's new director of curriculum and categorical programs. Castro's appointment was ratified Tuesday night by the district board of education. She replaces Sandi Hamilton, who is retiring at the end ...

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    Our View: Denham errs with HSR comments

    Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, has two remarkable accomplishments since being named chairman of the U.S. House subcommittee that oversees the nation's railway system.

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    Gimmickry found in new state budget

    Fortunately, no legislators got hurt as they patted themselves on the backs for meeting their constitutional deadline for approving the new budget.

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    Our View: Does Obama support privacy rights or prying?

    President Barack Obama must decide which president he wants to be. Is he the president who will end the post-Sept. 11 "perpetual war" and find the proper balance between protecting liberties and preventing terrorism, as he claimed in a speech on May 23? Or is he the president who defends undisclosed...

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    Our View: Star-struck city needs to say 'Cut!'

    Local governments have been feeling the pain. They've endured the worst recession in California since the Great Depression. They've spent years cutting and cutting. Now they're eager to swing for the fences and recruit glitzy job creators. This is fully understandable. But they have to be cautious...

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    Our View: State budget is a mixed bag of mysteries

    The state budget deal crafted by legislative Democrats and the governor contains much to praise and much to criticize and much, much more that is unknown. Here is how it all breaks down:

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    Our View: Immigration bill hanging by a thread

    The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to begin formal debate on the first immigration overhaul since 1986. It is long past time to create a new system that reflects our history as an immigrant nation and the needs of our changing economy.

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    OUR VIEW: Leak exposes dangerous security holes

    Members of Congress are calling for the prosecution of 29-year-old Edward Snowden in connection with leaking the existence of far-reaching U.S. surveillance programs. Given that Snowden says he knew he was breaking the law to expose what he considered to be governmental abuse, he surely will be...

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    Our View: Jerry, stick to your budget

    The governor portrayed himself as a skinflint and wisely promised prudence after California taxpayers flooded state coffers with billions of dollars in unexpected revenue.

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