Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Congress Republicans must listen through the shouting
By PAUL MURTY | Nov. 2, 2009Attention Republicans in Congress:
Sports
Meyer’s speech inspires team
Nov. 1, 2009JACKSONVILLE - You and I may never know the actual words.
Opinion
Web has become double-edged sword
Nov. 1, 2009Forty years ago, Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message over what is now known as the Internet. The message - the word "log" - was to be sent from a computer terminal at University of California, Los Angeles to another terminal at the Stanford University Research Institute, but it wasn't a complete success.
Opinion
College defends WUFT-FM programming change
By Paul Gordon | Nov. 1, 2009We are grateful to the many north central Florida residents who have supported our expanded news talk and public affairs programming on WUFT-FM.
Opinion
Mayor explains stance on serving meals
By Pegeen Hanrahan | Oct. 29, 2009Q: Is it true that the City Commission took action to prohibit St. Francis House from serving more than 130 meals at holidays?
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This year’s UF-UGA game won’t be worth remembering
Oct. 29, 2009If you're a senior like me (I would technically classify myself as a redshirt junior, but that's besides the point), and you spent the last three Florida-Georgia games getting wasted at the Landing or in the parking lot of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, I feel sorry for you.
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Picks Column: Georgia
Oct. 29, 2009We're eight weeks in, and it seems the cream is already rising to the top. We invited five "real" writers to participate in the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column for the first time this fall, and so far, the only thing they are "real" good at seems to be losing. Four of the top five places are held by alligatorSports guys with Phil Kegler being the lone Alligator guy in the bottom five. We're sure it'll only be a couple more weeks before we bask in our complete dominance. Anyway, now let's debate a top-10 showdown that will likely determine the Pacific-10 Conference.
Opinion
Michigan ordinance similar to local Charter Amendment 1
Oct. 29, 2009For an off-year election, Nov. 3 is shaping up to be pretty interesting day at the polls.
Opinion
‘Halloween ain’t what it used to be’
Oct. 28, 2009Halloween evolves for each of us as we go through life more than perhaps any other holiday. Thanksgiving is always about food, family and football, and how one celebrates Christmas as a child usually has lifelong repercussions on your religious or commercial meaning for the holiday.
Opinion
Nation still devoted to consumption
By Lindsey Mills | Oct. 28, 2009I may or may not be the vegan mentioned in Wednesday's column, "Being eco-friendly isn't always easy." Regardless, I think to view the carbon footprint exercise as a demonstration of the futility of lifestyle choices is way off the mark.
Opinion
Being eco-friendly isn’t always easy
Oct. 27, 2009Maybe it's selfish, but I like to believe that humanity has evolved to the point that allows me to have a few modern mechanical luxuries.
Opinion
Exclusive Greek-only event furthers negative stereotypes
By ASHLEY ROSS | Oct. 27, 2009When we were in middle school, stuck in an awkward stage wearing bowl cuts and braces, not getting an invite to the coolest party in town could've crushed some of us. Now, however, we're all grown up, and exclusive guest lists don't move us to tears.
Opinion
People in relationships shouldn’t settle
Oct. 26, 2009I think that, in some cases, one of the most ethical, selfless things you can do in a relationship is end it. And I think one of those cases is when you realize that, by staying with your significant other, you'd be settling for them.
Opinion
Students should demand better wages for Immokalee workers
By Dave Schneider | Oct. 25, 2009Students are often insulated from a lot of issues outside of Gainesville. Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., you have an opportunity to affect the lives of a tremendous number of farm workers.
Opinion
Obama should get his hands dirty
Oct. 25, 2009If Dick Cheney didn't earn the title "Darth" that New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd bestowed upon him when in office, he's certainly earned it throughout his personal life. His raspy, shallow voice that pines to whisper, "Luke, I am you father" is quick to criticize the current administration.
Sports
Gators defense excels without Spikes
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 25, 2009STARKVILLE, Miss. - Brandon Spikes is the best player on Florida's defense, but he isn't the reason the unit is great.
