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			By Erika Martin  /  Friday, November 21st, 2014  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: What’s ‘right’ and what’s ‘left’ in national political scene
			
						
			Bloomberg View’s Cass Sunstein reports on research showing that “partyism” is now an even deeper social division in American society than racism. Political commentator Jonathan Chait thinks that’s just fine: He wouldn’t want his child to marry a Republican.
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Marissa Wenzke  /  Friday, November 7th, 2014  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Voters approve the bulk of bonds, taxes
			
						
			Tri-county voters approved $910 million in school bonds on Nov. 4, with every bond proposal passing in Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties while just one passed in Santa Barbara County.
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Guest commentary  /  Friday, November 7th, 2014  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Both parties need to figure how to get something done
			
						
			Realistically, the best that either party, or the American public, can hope for is small ball.
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Henry Dubroff  /  Friday, November 7th, 2014  /  Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Business and politics shake hands at tri-county voting booths
			
						
			With Tuesday’s elections headed to the rear view mirror, it’s clear that politics on the Central Coast have tilted toward the center and toward a more business-friendly agenda.
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Guest commentary  /  Friday, November 7th, 2014  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Democrats hope for electoral comeback in 2016
			
						
			Some Democrats who lost their race could try again in 2016. For today, however, it’s a safe bet that anyone who has just completed an exhausting and losing campaign isn’t thinking about two years from now.