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Opinion

Don’t blame the media for shootings

Published November 5, 2002

This letter is in reaction to the political cartoon that appeared in the Daily Oct. 31. First, to draw any connection between the "D.C. snipers" and violence in the media is way off base, and trivializes...

Deceit infects political discourse

by Scott Laderman
Published November 5, 2002

Heard the one about U.N. weapons inspectors being expelled from Iraq in 1998? Or how about the International Atomic Energy Agency report claiming the Hussein regime is "six months away from developing...

Misguided outrage

Published November 5, 2002

Some Daily readers expressed outrage towards Sen. Paul Wellstone's memorial service, filling their letters with moral indignation and etiquette lectures. What a clever way to take attention away from what...

When politics is a game, democracy loses

by Matt Telleen
Published November 4, 2002

Sen. Paul Wellstone's death last month revealed some unsettling aspects of how we think about politics and elections. The first discouraging comments came from Wellstone's campaign treasurer, Rick Kahn....

Party boys, freshman girls shirk comfort for fashion

Published November 4, 2002

D By Molly Kentala oes anyone even know what season it is anymore? The sudden onslaught of snow, while a majority of the trees still have leaves, makes it hard to distinguish between early October and...

Kramer’s analogy inaccurate

Published November 4, 2002

This letter is in response to Nicholas Kramer's letter to the editor "A story for the anti-war protestors," (Nov. 1). To compare Saddam Hussein to Adolf Hitler, though a very pretty piece of propaganda,...

Liberal’s double standard

Published November 4, 2002

In her column on U.S. double standards concerning Israel and Iraq, "U.S. promotes double standards" (Oct.28), Sana Ansari made the following points: Iraq violates human rights, and Israel violates human...

Defending the memorial

Published November 4, 2002

I am writing this letter in response to Chris Schafer's opinion piece "Partisan actions at Wellstone's memorial should have been kept out" (Oct. 31). Schafer contends that the memorial should have had...

Wellstone, a rare breed, lived his beliefs

by Roxanne Sadovsky
Published November 1, 2002

In my last column I wrote that politics are nothing more than a means to fulfill the human need to connect to a group. I said issues and rants and causes become lost in the poli-babble they represent and...

Wellstone’s memory disparaged

Published November 1, 2002

I went to the "memorial" last Tuesday to pay tribute and mourn the death of a principled and honest man. Unfortunately, Sen. Paul Wellstone's memory was crassly disparaged. Wellstone was praised for respecting...

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