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Martin Marks, a lifelong resident of New Jersey, recently retired from the practice of endodontics in 2021after a 30 year professional career. Marks served on the Township Council of Scotch Plains, NJ for twelve years, 9 of which as Mayor. He was a candidate for the NJ State Legislature and U.S. Congress. Married to Lori since 1988, they also own a home in Oceanside, CA where they spend a great deal of time. All of his work can be found at martinmarks.substack.com.

Dueling Nationwide Narratives on the San Francisco School Board Recall

February 21, 2022   7:44 amFebruary 22, 2022   9:44 am
The overwhelming results are in from the February 15 special election that saw three San Francisco School Board members removed from office by an angry and frustrated electorate. Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, and Faauuga Moliga, saw YES votes to recall...
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Transgender Athletes in the Spotlight

February 19, 2022   3:26 amFebruary 18, 2022   9:03 pm
Former California gubernatorial candidate, Olympic champion, and perhaps the most renowned transgender person on the planet, Caitlyn Jenner recently appeared in a Fox News interview and took full on the continuing controversy of transgender athletes participating in women’s sports.  Jenner...
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SCOTUS Revisit of Affirmative Action at Universities has Implications for California Institutions

February 16, 2022   6:28 amFebruary 15, 2022   4:13 pm
A few years back, my wife and I embarked on a tour of university campuses with high school-aged daughter in tow in lieu of the classic summer family vacation. Typically, each pre-arranged visit would include a tour of the campus...
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He Came to Dinner 55 years Ago

February 7, 2022   8:07 amFebruary 7, 2022   8:24 am
Renown screen actor Sidney Poitier died recently at the age of 94.  Mr. Poitier was the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field in 1964....
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Boycotting the Winter Olympics?  #MeToo

February 2, 2022   8:51 amFebruary 2, 2022   9:04 am
Through the years, there have been several boycotts of the Olympic Games by nation states for political reasons. Most notably, The United States refused to send a team to the 1980 Olympics in Moscow in protest of the 1979 Soviet...
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Is There a Doctor in The House?

January 30, 2022   2:04 amJanuary 31, 2022   10:33 am
Consider that the better question may be, “Is there a decent doctor in the house?” The Medical Board of California has recently asked the State Legislature to amp up the ability to discipline doctors who have run afoul of the...
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