The US and its enemies and allies abroad
Oct. 23, 2012An article in “The Gainesville Iguana” newsletter pointed out an article by Noam Chomsky with the same title as this editorial. I read it and realized this information needs to be shared.
An article in “The Gainesville Iguana” newsletter pointed out an article by Noam Chomsky with the same title as this editorial. I read it and realized this information needs to be shared.
Something sneaky’s going on behind our backs.
Since the third and final Presidential Debate occurred in Boca Raton last night, young people in Florida are wondering, “What about climate change?”
With a strong will to enforce justice and create jobs, Keith Perry is running for state representative.
Do you remember last year’s season of “Saturday Night Live”? Exactly. It wasn’t very memorable or good.
Until I started working at Friends of the Library, no one had called me “kiddo” since my great-aunts did a long time ago.
The Alligator’s editorial opinion by Moises Reyes on Oct. 19 shows that he’s ready to work on a cable news propaganda show upon graduating from journalism school.
Considering he’s provided me with inspiration for several of my columns, a goal of mine for this week was to avoid mentioning Mitt Romney. But alas, I watched the second presidential debate Tuesday night, and yet again, that man’s mouth provided far too much fodder for criticism.
Here’s a problem with Mitt Romney: He sees people as numbers and commodities.
There are few things that really, really bother me — like trips to the dining hall where no food is lying out fresh and ready for me to devour or waiting at a bus stop longer than I am actually on the bus itself — and Internet classes.
We hate entitlement.
I sometimes hate that God answers my prayers.
Gaffes generated a significant presence in the short run. However, in the long run, there is no question that gaffes of this nature have little to no impact.
Restrictions proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and approved by the Board of Health plan to ban the sale of sugary drinks and sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, street carts and entertainment venues in New York City.
Felix Baumgartner is definitely not afraid of heights. After an attempt last week that was canceled due to heavy winds, Baumgartner fell from a height of about 23 miles Sunday afternoon over New Mexico.
Four years ago, during the 2008 election cycle, voters in Alachua County voted “yes” on the One Mill Ad Valorem Tax, a property fee levied against homeowners in Alachua County that is used to directly provide funding to schools’ nurses, elementary art and music programs, K-12 school library programs, K-12 guidance programs, classroom technology, school magnet programs and high school band and chorus programs. This voting initiative, which expires in 2013, will be put to a vote again this election cycle, and I am writing to urge voters to vote “yes” on this imperative revenue source used to fund our school programs, which in turn make our community stronger.
It seems like the fall season is supposed to start with new episodes of TV shows, but instead it didn’t start until this week when the weather finally changed.
Although it debuted before my time, so to speak, I have fond memories of watching “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” as a young child discovering the wonders of television in the living room of our tiny Orlando apartment.
Our generation has tools that our parents and grandparents could only dream of, and groundbreaking technology seems to be at our fingertips with newer, smarter gadgets coming out one after another.
It seems like there are always at least a dozen things to be angry about.