Opinion

Sexual economics masquerades as romantic love

by Matthew Brophy
Published February 14, 2003

Love - that sweetest quintessence, that transcendent sentiment, that feeling that moves the world. It's Valentine's Day, the annual celebration of romantic love. Today is when guys take their girlfriends...

Hateful legislation attempts to repeal gay rights

by Scott Laderman
Published February 13, 2003

Apparently it's never too early to legislate hate. Five Minnesota House of Representatives members last week introduced a bill to remove civil rights protections for gays and lesbians from the state's...

Assimilation policy is uneasy answer to immigration problems

by Matt Telleen
Published February 13, 2003

The American reaction to the Sept. 11 attacks has left President George W. Bush in a difficult position regarding immigration. National security demands tighter border restrictions and increased controls,...

Political cartoons need to be grounded in reality

by Bastiaan Vanacker
Published February 12, 2003

Two cartoons commenting on the Columbia disaster that appeared in the Daily last week have generated angry letters from readers. They bring up some good questions about what we should and should not expect...

Valentine’s Day is a copout for lazy lovers

by Courtney Lewis
Published February 10, 2003

Forget politics. I could spend time analyzing Colin Powell's reasoning for a war against Iraq. I could write a column entirely comprised of this year's beef between the public and the Minneapolis Police...

Shuttle accident provokes ’80s flashback

by John Troyer
Published February 10, 2003

After waking up last Saturday morning, I turned on the radio and heard a news report on National Public Radio about the apparent breakup of the space shuttle. In my precoffee haze of the morning, I wondered...

Why Chino Latino’s campaign is racist

Published February 7, 2003

In response to Ilya Winham's Feb. 6 letter "Chino Latino not racist," I would like to state more explicitly what makes Chino Latino's ad campaign racist. The Asian community struggles to be more than a...

Toward a society of spies?

Published February 7, 2003

In his Feb. 6 letter "Citizens should report expired visas," Anthony Reel makes a good point about citizens' responsibility to notify the authorities of visa expiration dates on driver's licenses, because...

NASA cartoon misrepresents facts

Published February 7, 2003

Tnce again the Daily's cartoonist showed his disdain for facts in his Feb. 6 cartoon, implying that insufficient funds for NASA are due to President George W. Bush's tax cut proposal and his prosecution...

Wage freeze, layoffs will not combat tuition hikes

Published February 7, 2003

MThe loudest government voices are calling for the dismantling of public service, for wage freezes, for layoffs, for less in the way of health care and human service. The loudest government voices would...