Over the past few weeks, the concept of “American exceptionalism” has dominated the airwaves.
Let us apologize for going back on our word.
This letter is in response to the articles covering the deadly protest in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, which appear to be a result of the antics of the Dove World Outreach Center’s Terry Jones.
I read Matt Watts’ diatribe about our esteemed women’s basketball head coach Amanda Butler in Thursday’s paper.
What’s the point of these articles? They list some of coach Butler’s accomplishments, praise her intensity and passion for the game, and then suggest her possible “downfall” based on comments from two former disgruntled players who abandoned their team last year as post-season play began.
Be on your toes today, Gators. You’ve got to stay sharp, lest you fall victim to another lame April Fool’s joke.
Just when it seems like the Democrats have exhausted their playbook — just when it looks as if the left has attempted every trick in the liberal agenda — it turns out that they have.
In case you haven’t heard, our favorite obnoxiously large supermarket chain is pleading its case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as it tries to avoid the largest job bias class action lawsuit ever. We don’t know yet if Walmart actually will go to trial over claims of sexism on the job, but we do know the court is split along gender and there are an incredible number of variables to keep in mind when considering a lawsuit with some 1.6 million people involved.
I seem to be in fair company with writing this article, as a recent poll showed that Gov. Rick Scott has an approval rating of just 32 percent. On an assortment of issues from education funding to reductions in state workers’ salaries, the governor simply is in the wrong.
Remember Marco Rubio?
Every one of us hopes that, in a crisis, our university’s security measures will come through and help mitigate the threat posed to students, faculty and staff. That hope was snuffed out for many Virginia Tech students following the infamous 2007 shooting, and the Department of Education is trying to send campus officials a message with a $55,000 fine in return.
As is the case with many of our constantly evolving technological developments, our legal system hasn’t quite caught up to the capabilities of current cellphones and the phenomena they spawn.
There’s no way around it, because no matter where you turn or how much you try to ignore it, the U.S. is seeing some tough economic times. Yet, despite the fact that job growth in many sectors is slow, law schools seem to be doing nothing less than ignoring this fact and hammering away at the idea that going to law school is a great idea.
Kendra Vincent’s Monday letter is absolutely right: Women’s rights are under attack. Yet the danger is far greater than she acknowledges. What our state legislature threatens tomorrow unfair laws against infanticide limit now.
It may come as a surprise, but we aren’t language purists.
Women’s rights are under attack again.
Predictive text technology is a wonderful thing. If you know only a few letters or the beginning of a word, most smartphones will automatically suggest multiple options for what you were looking for.
You don’t have to be a woman to appreciate the advances Geraldine Ferraro made in her 1984 shot at the vice presidency. After her death on Saturday, we’ve been realizing that she, along with others of her ilk, have been changing our nation far more than the requisite history-class mention would have us think.
With one in 17 of us living with a serious mental illness, it should raise some eyebrows when our state decides to cut all funding to adult mental health services.
It’s a basic tenant of American society that public-policy makers are held accountable for their decisions by an informed electorate.
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