LAURA OFOBIKE COLUMNS

• Young, and short on opportunity
  One class war that is worth engaging
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 1/9/2012 6:56 PM EST )
• From the White House, a message to Myanmar
  How our ears must be burning at home
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 12/5/2011 10:55 PM EST )
• Collateral damage on the home front
  For ex-offenders, dues don’t end at the prison gate
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 11/28/2011 7:10 PM EST )
• The debt we owe to public education
  To enable it perform an essential function
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 11/21/2011 7:07 PM EST )
• Poverty and the politics of discontent
  What to do after the shouting is done?
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 11/7/2011 7:16 PM EST )
• Issue 3: A statewide mandate for trouble
  Mitt Romney had it right the first time
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 10/31/2011 7:05 PM EDT )
• The downside of zero tolerance
  The challenge to be fair in enforcing school discipline
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 10/24/2011 7:18 PM EDT )
• The few who break the mold
  A Nobel celebration and invitation to courage
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 10/10/2011 7:40 PM EDT )
• What can a dictator buy for $3 million?
  A layer of undeserved international respect
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 10/3/2011 10:36 PM EDT )
• A dose of honesty in education
  The White House dispenses with a fanciful deadline
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 9/26/2011 10:44 PM EDT )
• Laura Ofobike: Who qualifies as “poor”?
  Poverty’s mask of affluence in a wealthy nation
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 9/19/2011 9:32 PM EDT )
• A judge of maturity — or competence
  Juvenile offenders catch a break in Ohio
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 9/12/2011 10:35 PM EDT )
• After the shopping comes the heavy lifting
  Can schools count on parents to stay engaged?
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 8/29/2011 10:43 PM EDT )
• Beyond the courtesy of comforting words
  The military’s challenge to prevent suicides
  ( By The military’s challenge to prevent suicides 7/12/2011 7:09 AM EDT )
• How clean is the doctor's script?
  Taking errors and risk out patient care
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 6/21/2011 2:30 AM EDT )
• A case of cost and moral obligation
  The political will to eliminate prison rape
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 6/7/2011 2:30 AM EDT )
• Season's end
  ( 5/31/2011 2:30 AM EDT )
• Casualties of health-care war
  A shortage of foresight on primary-care panel
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 5/24/2011 2:30 AM EDT )
• The luck of the draw
  In justice, and in much else, timing matters
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 5/10/2011 2:30 AM EDT )
• A great way to spend a fortune
  Give toddlers words to share the wonder of their world
  ( By Laura Ofobike
  Beacon Journal chief editorial writer 5/3/2011 2:30 AM EDT )