Opinion
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
UF should keep station
By Rita E. Patterson | July 6, 2009While I understand that our slowing economy forces even UF to make difficult cutbacks, I do not understand why the leaders of our largest employer in Alachua County have to behave like any other arrogant, big-city CEOs when considering the fates of employees. I am particularly upset about the recent treatment of the staff of WRUF.
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War-weary Americans turn to tabloids
July 6, 2009Sometime last week in between the earth-shattering news that Michael Jackson, the OxiClean pitchman and Farrah Fawcett had all actually died within the same cosmic time frame, two significant news items went largely unnoticed.
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No explanation for Palin’s resignation
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 6, 2009If resigning from a post like governor of Alaska is hailed as a potentially "brilliant strategy" for a career, the Editorial Board might as well consider Sarah Palin the Geri Halliwell of the political world - Gubernatorial Spice, if you will. Not as catchy as "Killa from Wasilla," but we've gotta keep it current.
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Hope for Honduras
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 6, 2009The Editorial Board would like to make note of the political crisis in Honduras, an event upsetting the lives of millions of the country's citizens.
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Web site offers tips for lazy folks
By ERIC CHIANESE | July 6, 2009So if any of you are like me, you're probably an incredibly lazy person. And I don't mean ordinary, run-of the-mill lazy - I mean you elevate it to an art form. There's nothing wrong with laziness, by the way, so don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Laziness - the desire to exert the least possible effort - has given rise to our most wonderful human ingenuities. If someone hadn't been too lazy to walk, we probably wouldn't have cars. If someone hadn't been too lazy to try and make a genuine connection with a woman, we probably wouldn't have such brilliant pick up lines as "Was your dad a baker, because your buns are out of this world!" The bottom line is that laziness keeps us sharp. Because of it we are ever-vigilant for the next thing that will make our lives easier and, in our own twisted way, richer.
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U.S. should offer paid sick days to every American worker
By Rosemary Harris Lytle | July 1, 2009For most Americans, the Fourth of July is a day for fireworks, concerts, parades and all manner of patriotic displays. It's as American as barbecue ribs and apple pie.
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Dead celebrities don’t cease to charm
By ERIC CHIANESE | July 1, 2009There are those rare moments that, in one fell swoop, remind us all of the ephemerality and fragility of life and, generally speaking, those moments come after a loss. We have all just experienced one of those moments - only this time it dragged on for days. In the span of one week, we lost Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and Billy Mays. All of them American icons and, now, all of them gone.
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Energy bill needs strengthening before becoming U.S. law
By Billy Parish | July 1, 2009The House recently passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), an important step toward protecting our environment and building a clean energy economy.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 1, 2009Although we currently lack an Opinions Editor, the Editorial Board is still chock-a-block with opinions. As we prepare to celebrate National Let's Light Shit On Fire Day, let us all remember to exercise caution when launching a Roman candle at the feet of our drunkest friend. We hear the emergency room waits on July 4 are more painful than the burns. Plus, no one likes losing digits. Without further adieu, the Editorial Board presents Darts & Laurels.
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Power struggle in Iran mirrors mob wars
By ERIC CHIANESE | June 29, 2009Just like the Corleones and the Tattaglias.
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Keep metal sculpture for artist’s legacy
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 29, 2009Students returning to Gainesville for Summer B classes may notice something missing from outside the Fine Arts building: Art.
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South Carolina governor should resign
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 29, 2009For lying to his constituency and for losing all credibility over his affair with a woman in South America, the Editorial Board would like to call for the resignation of Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina.
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Media outlets focus too much on Iran
June 29, 2009Like a bad version of "The Blair Witch Project," amateur video of riots and protests in Iran fill CNN's airwaves. Covering the turmoil in Iran has become en vogue, and publicly declaring one's alignment with Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the emblematic opposition candidate who lost in the last Iranian rigged election three weeks ago, has become as culturally trendy for some as a Free Tibet bumper sticker.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 17, 2009With the unforgiving humidity of a Gainesville summer sucking the life out of you like a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, the Department of Darts & Laurels encourages you to relax and crack open an ice-cold Zima.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fans need to keep themselves in check
By MATTHEW MELTZER | June 17, 2009I went to the NBA Finals in Orlando this past weekend, and a fistfight almost erupted in my section after a group of rowdy, young Magic fans bombarded the Lakers fans in front of me with an endless chant of "LA sucks!" First of all, Orlando fans, people who live in prefab, cookie-cutter houses, should not throw stones. But more importantly, where on earth do you get the idea that your basketball team being up 10 points has anything to do with your city being any better than anyone else's?
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Failing economies shouldn't put pressure on friendships
June 17, 2009One of the more ignored side effects of a recession is the toll it takes on friendships.
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Government employees earn too much
By JOHNATHAN LOTT | June 17, 2009Every summer we realize that another year has passed. We inch closer and closer to that terrible moment when we have to move beyond UF and figure out something to do with our lives.
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Murder-suicide not the answer to financial woes
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 14, 2009Tragedy struck suburban Orlando on Monday with news of a murder-suicide claiming the lives of a Heathrow family.
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Web site helps build on a hunch
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 14, 2009While wondering what midtown bar you should visit on Friday evening remains a bigger Gainesville no-brainer than taking an online course, pondering where to move post-college could be deemed almost unanswerable.
