Opinion

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...

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...

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...

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...

Continued readership program would benefit few

Published December 11, 2003

The USA Today College Readership Program, which began Dec. 3, is the first step toward a permanent program funded through Student Services Fees. One of the main arguments used to support the program is...

Bush is no fiscal conservative

Published December 10, 2003

There is nothing like watching your party dominate politics on every important level of government for more than a year and see the opposition fail to obstruct any of their major policy goals. This is...

University of Minnesota, hats off to thee

by Steven Snyder
Published December 10, 2003

The end of the semester is already here, and I can't help feeling each year is passing quicker than the last. As a friend suggested, maybe it's because as we get older, each year represents a smaller...

Court must settle gun issue

Published December 10, 2003

Last week, with little fanfare, the Supreme Court refused without comment to review a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that the Constitution does not guarantee people a personal right to own a gun....

Celebrity sickness – from Polanski to Jackson

Published December 9, 2003

I had a problem with one ovation at this year's Oscars. Roman Polanski, winner of the Best Director award for the Holocaust film "The Pianist" was honored in absentia with a solemn standing ovation by...