Are vaccines worth the purported risk?

The Sunday, February 8th New York Times' Opinion section includes an article that address the very controversial issue of vaccination.  After reading the article titled  "The Dangers of Vaccine Denial" (see link below:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-the-dangers-of-vaccine-denial.html?ref=opinion&_r=0) summarize the author's views and yours in the blog.  Be ready to share your opinions and the author's before your fellow classmates for extra credit.

Are Judges Mostly Conservative, or Are they Impartial?

The Sunday, February 1st, 2015 New York Times' Opinion Section includes a piece titled "Why Judges Tilt to the Right," (see link below:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/sunday-review/why-judges-tilt-to-the-right.html?ref=opinion ).  After reading the article and summarizing it in the blog, state your views about the issue as well as the author's.  Be ready to share your views and the author's before your fellow students for extra credit.

Is it About Him? About the Party, or About the People?

The Sunday, January 24th, 2015 New York Times' Opinion Section includes an article titled "Running for Daylight (Obama, Not Brady) see link bellow:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-running-for-daylight-obama-not-brady.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

After reading and summarizing the article in the blog, write your views.  Be ready to share your views as well as the author's before your classmates for extra credit.

Can We Do Anything About Climate Change?

The Sunday, January 18th, 2015 New York Times' Opinion section includes an article titled "I a Climate Disaster Inevitable?" (See Link Below:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/is-a-climate-disaster-inevitable.html?ref=opinion).  After reading the piece, summarize and then state your and the author's opinion.  Be ready to share your views, as well as the author's before your classmates for extra credit.

Truth, Facts, or Propaganda? Whose Views?

The January 11th, 2015's Opinion section of The New York Times includes an article titled: "Race, the Police and the Propaganda" (see link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-race-the-police-and-the-propaganda.html?).  After reading the piece and summarizing it in the blog, state your opinion as well as the author's.  Be ready to discuss the article as well as your views and the author's views before your classmates for extra credit.

Is Common Core Any Good?

The Sunday, Jan. 4th 2015 Miami Herald's Opinion section includes an article by columnist Helen Aguirre Ferre titled "Smart Conservatism at the core" see link:
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article5349657.html.  After reading the article, summarize it in the blog and state your opinion as well as the author's. Be ready to discuss the article, your views and the author's views before your classmates for extra credit.

Do We Know What Really Happened?

The link below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/opinion/sunday/a-week-of-facts-vs-interpretation.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

refers to a New York Times' Dec. 7th piece about the recent killing of African-American men in the hands of police.  Read the piece and summarize it in the blog.  State yours and the author's opinion and be ready to discuss both in class before your fellow students for extra credit