Opinion

Slideshow: The best of Meyer, 2011

Tom Meyer's editorial cartoons on the year in California

Slide show: East County Times editorial cartoons


	Daniel Borenstein: With $2.4 billion Contra Costa retirement debt, no one should pop champagne corks


	Tammerlin Drummond: Komen reverses decision but Planned Parenthood fallout continues


	Byron Williams: Blind alligience is good for sports, but bad for political debate

Readers Forum


	Contra Costa Times Readers' Forum: Forty-seven years later, the spirit of the Free Speech Movement lives on

Syndicated Columnists


	Thomas Sowell: Republican character assassinations squandering chances for fall George F. Will: GOP's murky rhetoric on national defense dissipates advantage David Brooks: 'Flooding the zone' makes more sense that one-size-fits-all policy Maureen Dowd: When Tranformational Wife merges with the Transformational Figure Thomas Sowell: California's high-speed rail example of getting nowhere fast


	Contra Costa TImes editorial: Valley must pull together to fight India censorship The world s largest democracy falling into China-style Internet censorship should concern all of America, not just the Googles of the world. Contra Costa Times editorial: New rules on school lunches promote healthier eating habits New USDA rules and local school district efforts are creating healthier eating habits to combat childhood obesity Contra Costa Times editorial: Appeals court correctly upholds ruling against Proposition 8 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals correctly upheld ruling against Proposition 8 and for the right of same-sex couples to marry. Contra Costa Times editorial: Colleges must cease providing false data to boost rankings Contra Costa Times editorial: Lawmakers want to thumb their noses at the law and their constituents

Letters from our Readers


	Feb. 10 letters to the editor Feb. 9 letters to the editor Letters to the Editor Feb. 7 letters to the editor Feb. 5 letters to the editor

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Your Turn


	Your Turn: Pesticide lobby hides behind mosquitoes in spraying debate Contra Costa Times Your Turn: Columnist is wrong about redevelopment money Your Turn: Governor's proposed cuts will leave more Californians hungry Your Turn: Must stop the website control grab Your Turn: Sixty percent of zero is still zero

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