Martin Luther King Day is about more than a sale at your local department store. His legacy is just as important today as it was then. And the stories in the news today show that the fight for equality must continue.  Here are some links:

* The number of people seeking food stamps is still rising as jobs are tough to find.

* There are some big problems with the Governor’s plan to set up speeding cameras at traffic lights throughout the state. Not the least of which is that these would be illegal under current law. For good reason too, Big Brother.

*  Tea Parties: viable electoral force or angry mob?

*  There’s an interesting question of what to do with an endangered species of fish that were removed from the Santa Ana River for their own protection.