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About Julius Willis

A former Philippines newspaper publisher and businessman, Julius resettled in California, USA, where he simultaneously worked as an instructional and technical writer and engineering department manager and taught college for 26 years. Now retired, he serves as a member of the Alameda County Housing & Community Development Advisory Committee. He also served as a member of the City of Hayward's General Plan Task Force and the city's Planning, Personnel, Citizens Advisory, and Community Services commissions.

An ideologically divided ‘ruling’ party and poor leadership is why House could not pass a new farm policy bill


The failure on the part of the House of Representatives to renew the farm policy law is both a sign of poor leadership on the part of the Republican Speaker of the House and an extremely divided Republican party caucus. … Continue reading

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The new law on immigration – the free movement of people based on political, social, and market forces


In this new, modern world the laws on immigration – rules that control the movement of people between national boundaries – should be more pragmatic. A nation’s geographic boundaries should only define that country’s physical size and location and not … Continue reading

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Not a reduction in numbers – what we need is a plan to make nuclear weapons a thing of the past


President Barack Obama this week (June 21) in Berlin proposed that the United States and Russia reduce their nuclear weapons arsenals. Under the New START Treaty, each country has about 1,500 nuclear missiles and bombs. The president proposes that each … Continue reading

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Edward Snowden must pay for his treacherous acts against the U.S. and the American people


Edward Snowden – the ex-NSA contractor/employee who leaked information that the government agency was spying on U.S. citizens – will definitely pay and pay dearly for his treasonous acts against the U.S. and the American people. While some Americans may be grateful … Continue reading

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House sets aside jobs and economy measures, wastes time passing a doomed abortion bill


Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the most “far-reaching ban on abortion” ever, a bill that also easily becomes the most serious assault on “women’s constitutional right to choose.” Hundreds of hours were spent by the lower house in … Continue reading

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Sarah Palin makes one more of her typically Sarah bone-bone remarks


There she goes again: former Republican Party vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has made one more of her “typically Sarah bone-bone” remarks. This time, she was addressing an issue which the whole world knows she’s completely ignorant about. In a … Continue reading

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Not sure new Iran President Rowhani can make his own foreign policy decisions


The wild celebrations that broke out in the streets of Iran (Saturday, June 15) following the landslide victory of reformist Hasan Rowhani in that country’s presidential elections may be a little too presumptuous. The expectation is that Rowhani will cause a … Continue reading

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The importance of the trip makes it and its cost absolutely necessary


There is a lot of talk about the high cost of President Barack Obama’s forthcoming week-long trip to sub-Saharan Africa. The president and his entourage leave June 26 for the region where he will visit Dakar in Senegal, Johannesburg and … Continue reading

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Even a 15-year-old kid can tell she doen’t make sense


Conservative columnist Ann Coulter appears to have stuck her foot in her mouth, once again, when she proclaimed that the Republic Party will “die” if it supports immigration reform. She made the claim in a column that appeared this week … Continue reading

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High court will make a 21st century decision: protect gay marriage and the rights of gay couples


As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a couple of historic decisions on gay marriage this month, pundits are predicting that the court – ever cautious and conservative – will be “politically” smart and give both sides of the … Continue reading

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