The Opera is A Collection of nonfiction essays, excerpts, poetry, and stories and from The Pomonan.
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Media Criticism, Opinion
La Nueva Voz Is Due for a Colonoscopy
Media Criticism, Opinion
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Media Criticism, Opinion
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Opinion
The City of Highland: A Great Place to Raise a Warehouse. City Hall Will Even Provide the Binkies
Opinion
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Opinion
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Op-Ed
The Politics of Permission
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
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Autofiction, Story Telling, Culinary Arts
Ledger: An Essay on Food, Culture, and Time
Autofiction, Story Telling, Culinary Arts
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Autofiction, Story Telling, Culinary Arts
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Op-Ed
The Politics of Empty Schools
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
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Political Satire
The Election Scandal That Has Everything Except Proof
Political Satire
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Political Satire
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Legislator Watch
Legislator Watch: Representative Norma Torres Votes Against Curtailing U.S. Involvement in Israel’s War on Lebanon
Legislator Watch
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Legislator Watch
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Op-Ed
Most Americans Use Political Labels They Cannot Define
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
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Political Critique
Chad Bianco Talks Like He’s Never Worked a Housing Unit
Political Critique
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Political Critique
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Conversational
Jennifer Stark, Off the Record
Conversational
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Conversational
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Editorial Board
An Invitation to Pomona’s Candidates: Voters Want to Hear From You
Editorial Board
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Editorial Board
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Opinion
The Limits of Vision
Opinion
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Opinion
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Political Commentary, Op-Ed
How the Power Elite Handles Allegations of Sexual 'Misconduct,' Rape, Sexual Assault
Political Commentary, Op-Ed
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Political Commentary, Op-Ed
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Political Critique
What’s in a Name? President Trump Chooses Punishing, Testosterone-Driven Names for his Ever-Expanding Military Objectives
Political Critique
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Political Critique
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Guest Essay
Human Trafficking in Pomona: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight
Guest Essay
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Guest Essay
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Political Analysis
Is the Billionaire Tax Fair?
Political Analysis
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Political Analysis
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Political Analysis
Who are the Billionaires Opposing California’s Proposed “Billionaire Tax”?
Political Analysis
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Political Analysis
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Cultural Criticism
Everything Starts Underground, Until the Underground Becomes a Scene
Cultural Criticism
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Cultural Criticism
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Op-Ed
Redlands USD: When Citizenship Becomes Misconduct
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
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Archives
Malcolm X and the Question of Christianity in America
Archives
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Archives
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Essay
Why Suburbia Misunderstands Everything: Geography, Insulation, Nuance, and the Politics of Distance
Essay
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Essay
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Literary Essay
You Like to Paint with a Broad Brush
Literary Essay
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Literary Essay
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Commentary
Mary, Joseph, Jesus — and the Corporation That Finally Let Them In
Commentary
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Commentary
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Story Telling
Yogurt for Dinner
Story Telling
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Story Telling
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Editorial Essay
THE SPOOK HUNTERS
Editorial Essay
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Editorial Essay
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Editorial
Pomona City Council Quietly Reverses Course on Rent Cap Ordinance
Editorial
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Editorial
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Op-Ed
The Concrete Classroom: Why Marginalized Public School Kids Got Asphalt Instead of Grass
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
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Photo Essay
Photo Essay: No Kings in Claremont
Photo Essay
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Photo Essay
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Op-Ed
Country Clubs Get Breaks, Families Sleep in Cars
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
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Op-Ed
A Conversation Between “What is the Role of the Academic During Genocide?” and “On the Need to Organize Against Professionalization and Co-Optation in the Academy"
Op-Ed
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Op-Ed