Opinion

For U.S. media, it’s public or perish

Published July 28, 2003

ABy Dr. William F. Baker storm over media deregulation is reaching hurricane strength. And in its wake, a battle over the future of public broadcasting is brewing. The American people have spoken out...

Liberals need to rise above

Published July 28, 2003

IBy Marty Andrade 've been around enough to know that humans are sexual beings. I know, this revelation was a shock to me too. I have also figured out that sex is a big part of people's lives. Jeez, another...

Making a Case for United States military intervention in Liberia

Published July 21, 2003

TBy Wynfred N. Russell he United States is under intense pressure from all corners to intervene and stop the carnage in Liberia, and for good reasons. The United States has long historical, economic and...

Learn from history when rebuilding Iraq

by Erik Nelson
Published July 21, 2003

U.S. efforts in South Vietnam were designed to counter a larger perceived threat, the global spread of Soviet-style communism; the Bush administration contends that nation-building efforts in Iraq will help counter the global threat of terrorism.

Can you find your soul mate before you are old enough to legally drink?

Published July 21, 2003

IR.R.S. Stewart now know eight people between their senior year in high school and senior year in college who are either engaged to be married or already married. It's hard for me to imagine people I...

Who’s in the driver’s seat?

Published July 21, 2003

FBy Sen. Dick Day or decades, Minnesotans turned a blind eye to the needs of our transportation system. Although it is a core function of state government, building roads and bridges and managing a transit...

Ban Concealed Weapons at the U

Published July 14, 2003

DBy Earl McDowell uring the past month, The Minnesota Daily has published several letters and opinion pieces on the so-called "conceal and carry" law. For example, John E. Caile, communication director...

Discredited assertions regarding uranium sales to Iraq are beginning to dog the Bush administration

Published July 14, 2003

TBy John Troyer he President has moved on," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said to reporters at a news conference on Saturday when asked about the continuing attention being given to false intelligence...

States and the University have the constitutional right to ban guns

Published July 14, 2003

TBy Jordan K. Kolar his letter is in response to R. Packett's July 7 letter to the editor ("More gun talk Ö"). I assume that Packett's reference to the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as support...

Honoring our state’s commitment to public higher education

Published July 14, 2003

OBy Sen. Mee Moua ne of the strengths of any state is the excellence of its higher education institutions. In Minnesota, we are fortunate to have more than 50 public college campuses serving those in pursuit...