There has been quite a bit of discussion lately on how civil liberties are being infringed upon in the name of national security. The latest is a rule issued by the Department of Justice, in which Immigration...

Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., epitomizes the hypocritical stance of the leftist faction of the Democratic Party. His column, "Congress would be wise to go slow on Iraq," (Oct. 3) presents a biased interpretation...

T By Dan Obst housands of years ago, our cavemen ancestors lived in a world drastically different than that in which we exist today. Their waking hours were spent in a struggle to find food, to find water,...

In late August, the Supreme Court ruled in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris that an Ohio school voucher program did not violate the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution. The government would give parents...

I was not surprised to see that State Rep. Gregory Gray, a former auditor, won the DFL endorsement for state auditor last spring. I was shocked when he lost the September DFL primary to Carol Johnson,...

I feel obligated to address the Oct. 3 article, "Middle East tensions spread to U students." As journalists, you have a responsibility to all of your readers to provide fair and objective reports about...

On Oct. 2, Luke Larson asked, "Why is it that American Indians are against building a telescope on sacred land but OK with building casinos on sacred land?" Well let's see. Perhaps it is because it is...

The mouths of the country's citizens are not quiet, as the editorial board would have us believe. Thursday's editorial, "The changing image of the protester," (Oct. 3) while a strong endorsement for the...

Luke Larson's letter to the editor, "Telescope debate," (Sept. 30) asks why casinos but not telescopes can be built on land sacred to American Indians. But this question confuses tribal land with sacred...

Interim University President Robert Bruininks presented the annual State of the University Address yesterday, using the speech to illustrate the period of transition the University is enduring. Considering...