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Remembering Who Was Lost
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Kaili Boyd.
In combat, by friendly fire, or a stress-related tragedy at home we cannot afford to loose any more soldiers to wars we cannot win, weather those wars are real or in the minds of our physically and emotionally overtaxed men and women serving at home and abroad. While we remember our Veterans this week, let […]
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The DoO vs. the Rest of Us
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Carla Murphy.
First, I read this: “Over the last eight years, the core U.S. defense budget has risen 70 percent, even without factoring in $500 billion-plus separately appropriated for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.” Keep in mind, the Cold War, our long winter of nuclear build-up, strategic missile placement and proxy wars throughout the world, officially ended […]
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Sentenced to life in prison as a child
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Maria Clark.
It’s been a pretty historic weekend. The 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a momentous advance in health care that might mean almost everyone in the United States will have health insurance and ok the Yankees World Series Parade. Tomorrow, another important decision will be made for some 77 inmates who have […]
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Health care reform for dummies
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Maria Clark.
While the health care debate raged on, there were many, myself included, who had trouble understanding the controversial nature of the bill. For months the words “public option” were tossed at us in articles and broadcasts, but with little explanation on how they would affect the average American. Now that this bill won approval in […]
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The Philosopher King
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Robert Voris.
“The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy.” – Marcus Aurelius President Obama has been variously identified as a post-partisan figure, a bi-partisan compromiser, an appeaser of the right, a dictator, a Communist in a centrist’s clothes and a silver-tongued political lightweight who’s afraid to get his hands dirty. But […]
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And Now for Something Completely Different . . .
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Nicholas Martinez.
For my op-ed column this week, as the title implies, I chose to write something a bit . . . different. This is not the usual cut and dry “The war in Afghanistan is bad” or “Obama is the next Jimmy Carter” blog post – – I figured I’d leave that to the more qualified […]
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Much Ado About Very Little
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Michael Preston.
One of the main reasons I decided to pursue a career in journalism was to try, perhaps in vain, to correct something I often see in the media, which is the easy acceptance of narratives pushed by one group or another in service of advancing their agenda. I understand the appeal if you’re a reporter. […]
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Unintended Legacies
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Robert Voris.
“With five votes, you can do anything around here.” – William Brennan Important as it is, the Supreme Court of the United States is an odd institution. For starters, it’s an undemocratic, even unrepublican body, despite the fact that it’s the third branch of our government. Its members are appointed by a president elected by […]
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Things I'd Rather Not See
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Kaili Boyd.
Sometimes Rush Limbaugh should just keep his mouth shut. As usual he was all over Obama’s trip to Dover Air Force base to view the bodies off fallen soldiers coming back Afghanistan this weekend. For once he should be able to look past his drama-queen leanings towards starting controversy where it doesn’t exist and just […]
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The Stumbling Block to [Fill in the Blank] that is Afghanistan
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Carla Murphy.
Earlier today, Abdullah Abdullah confirmed weekend rumors that he is withdrawing from the November 7 run-off against President Hamid Karzai. “A transparent election is not possible,” he said. I suppose not, if the Karzai-appointed head of the Independent Electoral Commission counts one vote as 10, as Abdullah (and Human Rights Watch) alleges. What struck me […]
