Articles by Bill Bowman

5 articles since 1999

Keep the Promise Made to State’s Most Vulnerable

Opinion | By Bill Bowman | December 8, 2002
With the latest state budget projections from the Legislative Analyst’s Office in Sacramento forecasting multibillion-dollar deficits, California’s leaders face the daunting task of resolving funding priorities in the next year’s budget at the same time they work to keep the state solvent during the current fiscal year. Read more
 

The Best Care? It’s Close to Home

California | Local | By Bill Bowman | August 26, 2001
My friend’s 18-year-old daughter, Allison, functions at the level of an 8-month-old, has severe cerebral palsy, is tube-fed and is medically fragile. Read more
 

As Underpaid Workers Leave, Social Services, Needy Lose Out

California | Local | By Bill Bowman | January 14, 2001
Various diagnostic tests have yet to pinpoint why a 3-year-old girl doesn’t speak, but she conveyed volumes to me when she walked up and handed me one of two stuffed animals, the primary objects in her world. Read more
 

Special Education’s Value: Dignity, Not Dollars and Cents

California | Local | By Bill Bowman | December 5, 1999
When evaluating a major purchase, you may ask, what is the payoff? Read more
 

Getting It Right About What’s ‘Normal’

California | Local | By Bill Bowman | June 13, 1999
Recently at the movie theater, I was delighted to see a couple of very dear friends. Read more
 
Email This | Print This | Text Size: Increase Decrease