Opinion: Boston Schools, Vietnam and Stephen Colbert: Oh My!

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Weekend and Monday Opinion from the LA Times:

Lee Terry: Stephen Colbert for Congress!
Getting skewered by the TV comic is one of the best things a legislator can do.

Niall Ferguson: The Coming Tsunami of Trash
How will we solve the latest ocean-borne tragedy?

Thomas P. Sullivan: Safeguards for the Innocent
California should reform recording rules for eyewitnesses and suspects.

David L. Ulin: Having Sex? Use Plan B
The ‘morning-after’ birth control pill has become its own odd beachhead in the war over reproductive rights.

Editorials

Learning From Boston: How a Mayor Can Reform Schools
Menino took authority, raised private money and achieved revolutionary results.
Second of four parts

Trading With the (Former) Enemy
It’s time to make nice with Vietnam.

From Sunday:Learning From Boston: School Reform Done Right
L.A. in 2006 is where Boston was in 1991.
First of four parts

Selected Weekend Commentary:

Joe Domanick: Prison Fix: Call in the Feds
California’s dysfunctional prisons need a judicial jump-start.

Jeanne S. Woodford: Why I Quit the Prison System
California’s last corrections chief on what the state needs to do next.

Aaron David Miller: A New, Messier Mideast
A bolder Iran, empowered Hamas and Hezbollah, and defensive Israel mean a troubled future.

Tom Engelhardt: Barbarians With Wings
Air power was supposed to make warfare civilized. It hasn’t worked out that way

Gregory Rodriguez: Cuba Libre!
Cuban Americans will have to craft a new identity if the island turns democratic.

Gregory Rodruigez: Resilence Among the Ruins
How do people cope with life in a war zone? Through a delicate balance of memory and denial.

Larry Crowder: Healthcare for the Oceans
There’s only one way to save the seas -- a scaled up, big-picture effort.

Meghan Daum: Bigger Breasts, More Testosterone
Is it possible to compete in any arena without an artificial boost?