“On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” – Barack Obama, 2009 Presidential Inauguration. January 20, 2009. Photo from nytimes.com.

Placienta, Calif. – 19 year-old Jeremy Yamaguchi has become the youngest elected official in Orange County.  Yamaguchi is an El Dorato High School grad and a student at Cal State Fullerton.  After reading a step-by-step guide book “How to Win  Local Election” he started campaigning to be Placienta’s…

This week’s TIME Magazine features Michelle Rhee, public schools chancellor of Washington D.C. Her unorthodox approach to school reform has earned her many opponents as well as supporters. The city’s legendary troubled public school system boasts a mere 24% graduation rate for some schools.  In her first year…