LAURA OFOBIKE COLUMNS

• Scapegoating the Common Core
  An imperfect but necessary plan to improve schools
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 5/20/2013 7:04 PM EDT )
• Window on Medicaid, courtesy of Oregon
  A lottery sheds light on the health-care debate
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 5/6/2013 6:52 PM EDT )
• Unfinished business in health care
  Can we talk about bending the curve?
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 4/22/2013 9:05 PM EDT )
• False starts in school funding
  A familiar pattern grips the Statehouse
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 4/15/2013 6:46 PM EDT )
• Ten years of hell in Darfur
  For a brief period, the world seemed to care much
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 4/8/2013 6:39 PM EDT )
• Primed for a drug fix
  A losing battle with our national medication habit
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 4/1/2013 6:41 PM EDT )
• Medicaid in the cross hairs
  A Republican ‘civil war’ over coverage for the poor
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 3/11/2013 10:07 PM EDT )
• ‘A passion to be spent’ on teaching children
  But where is the will to do it right?
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 3/4/2013 6:52 PM EST )
• The doctors’ list of don’ts
  Choosing Wisely for healthier results
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 2/25/2013 11:11 PM EST )