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Who’s on Medicaid Might Surprise You

Chynna Lloyd simply completed her freshman yr at California State University, Northridge. The 18-year-old from Lomita, Calif., the primary in her household to go to school, is learning public health coverage and would ultimately wish to be a lawyer. --Women's Health Blog

Cal State Professor Makes Case for Tolling Existing Interstate Highways

The Fiscal Times publishes an op-ed by Robert Krol, an economics professor at California State University, Northridge, who writes, “The president was elected in part because he convinced voters he was a dealmaker who could get things done in Washington. He now needs to sell the idea that tolls can play a key role in making U.S. infrastructure great again. If Congress listens, the drive home from work each night won’t take so long.” -- Tollroad News

Pima County Attorney Tells Huckelberry She Is “Not As Sanguine As I Once Was” About Goldwater Case

The majority on the Pima County Board of Supervisors has supported proceeding “in the face of that legal uncertainty.” They have chosen to ignore the advice of Shirley V. Svorny, Ph.D., an economics professor at California State University Northridge. In her study “Economic Development in Pima County,” Svorny notes, “Instead of negotiating subsidies to individual private firms, such as World View, Pima County should focus on efforts that make the community attractive to firms in general and to the workers they might hire.” -- Arizona Daily Independent

Old rescue animals and their people teach value of life

Kane worked for the City of Ventura before she and her husband Phil, a professor at CSU Northridge, retired and moved to Cassel 19 years ago. They’ve adopted older and disabled animals for 40 years, and now own five elderly dogs and a cat, and foster three dogs. -- Record Searchlight

Japan Launches Northern Pacific Whaling Campaign

The “cultural identity” argument also includes a question of fairness: why is Japanese consumption of marine mammals any different from foreigners' consumption of land mammals? "To the Japanese, it is hypocritical that Westerners consider it morally wrong to kill certain mammals such as whales but consider it acceptable to kill others, such as kangaroos (in Australia) and cattle (in the United States)," writes Prof. Keiko Hirata of California State University-Northridge. -- The Maritime Executive

Japan Launches Northern Pacific Whaling Campaign

The “cultural identity” argument also includes a question of fairness: why is Japanese consumption of marine mammals any different from foreigners' consumption of land mammals? "To the Japanese, it is hypocritical that Westerners consider it morally wrong to kill certain mammals such as whales but consider it acceptable to kill others, such as kangaroos (in Australia) and cattle (in the United States)," writes Prof. Keiko Hirata of California State University-Northridge. -- Turkish Maritime

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