EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week Roy's flying colors Noun 1. flying colors - complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" flying colours success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" Grade inflation is alive and well at the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) , and the proof is in the glowing review that Superintendent Roy Romer Roy R. Romer (born October 31, 1928 in Garden City, Kansas, United States) was the 39th governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006. has received from the Board of Education. Blight makes wrong In Van Nuys, there's no shortage of reminders that City Hall's principal preoccupation is with downtown, not the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . History in the making After 40 years of struggle, the Valley has finally won the right to self- determination. Now that secession will be on the ballot, it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for city officials and secessionists alike to propose their vision of what L.A. and the Valley can become. Testing City Hall Because City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel's borough plan is too vague and takes too long to implement, it has no chance of derailing secession. But it should fuel a long overdue debate on the city's future. |
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