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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Protect the right to choose by removing Bush from office

Published January 22, 2004

On the day of the 31st anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, a woman's right to choose an abortion - the single option that ultimately determines whether she controls her destiny...

Martin Luther King Day is too cuddly, apolitical

Published January 22, 2004

In the 35 years since his assassination, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has become untouchable. King's saintly legacy is now above reproach, and it is nothing short of heresy to say anything remotely...

Why Hussein and not Idi Amin, Pol Pot and Kim Jong Il?

Published January 22, 2004

The ignorance contained in Nolan Soltvedt's Wednesday letter is truly cataclysmic. Soltvedt said the day U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein was "a day of sadness" for those who oppose the Iraq war and,...

Racial gap in education is today’s top civil rights issue, demands King-style leadership

Published January 20, 2004

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has become one of America's "founding brothers." We celebrate his life as a man who shaped the nation's life as few others have. Racial progress is a train that left the...

Humphrey fellow’s connection to voter ‘scrubbing’ firm questionable

Published January 20, 2004

I, like a lot of Americans, was shocked and horrified by the disenfranchisement of thousands of Florida voters during the last presidential election. I had thought the problems were reserved to the infamous...

Muslim world and Americans should write a new history

Published January 20, 2004

Muslims around the world have many grievances against the United States such as the country's occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. The list can be long, but likewise, Americans also have many grievances...

Sex offender debate neglects inner-city neighborhoods’ burden

Published January 20, 2004

The governor and Legislature's discussion about what to do with Level 3 sex offenders - sparked by the abduction of Dru Sjodin - fails to acknowledge the concentration of Level 3 sex offenders residing...

Military commissions are a tool of justice

Published December 12, 2003

The Wednesday editorial, "Guantanamo defense lawyers show integrity," is an example of misguided emotion superceding fact. Not only are the legal arguments wrong, but the facts those arguments are based...

Fantasy football: one more sport to bind people together

Published December 12, 2003

My favorite NFL team, the Minnesota Vikings, is 8-5 and has a one-game lead on the hated Packers. The Gophers finished their regular season 9-3 and are in their fourth bowl game in the last five years...

Homeowner concerns about over-occupancy are short-sighted

Published December 12, 2003

Didn't want to write another column about over-occupancy. I really wanted to do one about basset hounds. I like basset hounds. But, alas, a couple things came up that put the doggie column on hold. I had...

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