Opinion

Couples must make effort to avoid divorce

Published May 6, 2004

Soon divorce will become as easy as breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Pay attention to the news; give a thought to those abroad

Published May 6, 2004

I tend to think many Americans are obsessed with reality TV and celebrity gossip because it is something they can at least understand and manage in their minds. For many, the daily news of politics, business,...

Deficit spending just passes the buck

Published May 5, 2004

Reinstating a pay-as-you-go rule for proposed tax cuts will make it harder to win votes by promising fewer taxes.

Dove hunting mirrors U.S.’ war outlook

Published May 4, 2004

Hunting mourning doves goes against everything the United States stands for.

University libraries: the research remedy

Published May 3, 2004

Research topic: Evaluate the importance of domestic and foreign affairs in the shaping of U.S. politics in the 1790s. Done yet? Students here at the University are continuously placed in these situations....

Bombs, books and Alice Walker: U.S. has priorities wrong

Published May 3, 2004

I met three cool people Wednesday night: Susan Warfield, Megan Tappe and Alice Walker. Ask Tappe about Jane Austen and she'll tell you why Mr. Darcy is better than some creep on the route 16 bus. Ask Warfield...

Questioning Mount Graham coverage

Published May 3, 2004

Mount Graham and abortion rights march elicit letters.

Attempts to fund new stadium try to make up for leaving Memorial

Published May 3, 2004

Here they are again: a sports team wanting a new facility. The twist this time is that it is not only a professional, private business demanding a stadium. This time it is also the Gophers football team. While...

22 columns about everything

Published May 3, 2004

This is my last column of the scholastic year. I'm not about to get all maudlin and bid you, the readers, a tearful goodbye; I just wish that I was blessed with more space to write today, as I've still...