In the course of American history there has always been discrimination against people considered different. When the Americas were first colonized the settlers discriminated against the "savage" Native Americans. When the natives had all but been wiped out, Americans turned their attention to the African Americans, who were chained up and forced into slavery. (0) comments
Precariously perched along the Mexican border, Texas is affected by what goes on in the country in a multitude of ways. And the recent explosion of violence between drug cartels and the Mexican federal government led by Felipe Calderon is no exception. I have travelled to Mexico twice a year for more than 10 years now, and there's always an undertone of fear surrounding the cartels and the police there, but nothing like what is happening now. (3) comments
I had to respond John Andrew Willis' column in Friday's Skiff about how a lower age requirement for drinking would ensure safety. This is the most ridiculous twist of information I have ever seen. The premise of his article was that if people 20 and younger could legally drink in public then they would drink "more safely" because others could monitor them more readily. (0) comments
Obama's similarity to FDR calls for criticism, not praise I would like to commend the headline writer of "Obama's leadership echoes FDR" describing President Barack Obama's leadership as echoing Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A more true and accurate statement is hard to find. (3) comments
Everyone hold your breath for this news story. Literally. In a news report Feb. 19 from the Associated Press, it was reported that the Environmental Protection Agency is likely to consider carbon dioxide an air pollutant. I don't know when anyone decided that naturally formed elements in the atmosphere were a big deal. (6) comments
Many Democrats and even some prominent Republicans are calling for the federal government to nationalize major U.S. banks in order to control the current economic tailspin. Nothing scares bankers or shareholders more, and rightfully so. Nationalization causes detrimental turmoil to the financial markets. (0) comments
As broadcast reporter John Stossel said, "It's amazing how ideas with no merit become popular merely because they sound good." On Monday, T. Boone Pickens talked about how America must become energy independent. He said that our generation must take charge to make a change. (3) comments
Oh, the glorious memory of tailgates. Greeks chillin' and hot dogs grillin' makes one reminisce about times when students actually came together in one central location to support their school in what I believe is called "school spirit." The advent of the 2008 football season with a new designated tailgate location and a ban on alcohol consumption marked the end of student tailgating as we knew it. (0) comments
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