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Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 23, 2010Since we last left you, the gems of our Gator Nation, we were enjoying the last bit of the summer season we still had left.
Opinion: Editorials
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Doggone shame
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 22, 2010The Philadelphia Daily News found itself in its own doghouse Wednesday when its main front-page headline for a story about the Philadelphia Eagles naming Michael Vick starting quarterback read “Top Dog.”
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Is it over yet?: Economists say ‘great recession’ is done
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 22, 2010It’s over.
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Red herring
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 21, 2010Just more than a week ago, we wrote with optimism that our country was moving forward, ending a 17-year-old discriminatory ban that forcefully puts a gag order on gay members of the military.
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Mutant mutiny: FDA may give go-ahead to genetic modification
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 21, 2010Hidden inside a fair-trade, raw, organic, vegan health-foods store wearing clothing made from nothing but hemp, Michael Pollan is crying.
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Solar Savior: Walmart announces sustainability goals
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 20, 2010The international multibillion-dollar behemoth responsible for combining every possible item under one roof announced Monday that it plans to add more to its roofs.
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Dancing with the GOP
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 20, 2010Wait, you all thought “Dancing With the Stars” wasn’t serious television?
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Stoned and released
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 19, 2010Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thinks we’re just as good as The Onion.
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Goofy governor: Crist calls expense report a “sham”
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 19, 2010The happiest place on Earth just got a little sour for our sun-kissed sweetheart in the governor’s mansion.
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Charlie’s Children
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2010Call him Mr. Flip-Flop. Call him Mr. Cover-up. Call him Mr. I’ll-Appease-Whomever-I-Can-Get-To-Vote-For-Me.
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Obamacares: Health care bill good for America
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2010In a ruling likely to make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal judge said Tuesday he would not entirely dismiss a 20-state lawsuit against Obamacare.
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Everybody hates Chris: Gators athletes should stop getting arrested
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2010It’s not like we didn’t see this one coming.
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Veiled in shame
By Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2010Less than two days after Muslims across the globe celebrated the cancellation of a scheduled Quran burning in Gainesville, France stepped into the anti-Muslim arena as it banned “concealing the face in the public sphere,” a clear reference to the Muslim burqa.
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Carrots crusades
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 13, 2010Revolutions have to start somewhere.
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Do Ask, Do Tell: Judge’s ruling right for America’s armed forces
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 13, 2010The military might soon see an overwhelming number of dirty little secrets come out.
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Peace & Dove: Locals showed sense of community
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 12, 2010The circus came to town this week.
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Peace and Riot: Hateful messages have right to free speech
By Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 9, 2010Gen. Petraeus said it may endanger troops if the Quran burning occurs. Hillary Clinton called their planned inferno disgraceful. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the international fiasco distasteful. Gov. Charlie Crist called it offensive.
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Scaredy Cat: Scott drops planned UF debate
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2010Ouch, Rick. Gators, we just got snubbed.
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Blame Game
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2010The blame game takes on a different meaning when the stakes suddenly involve more than 200 million gallons of oil, a four-month investigation, 11 lives, ecological calamity and billions of dollars in retribution.
