Column ignores Americans killed by terrorists
By Josh Jenkins | Jan. 14, 2009My letter is in response to Naudia Jawad's blatantly terror-sympathetic column entitled "Is there life for detainees after Gitmo?" in Wednesday's Alligator.
My letter is in response to Naudia Jawad's blatantly terror-sympathetic column entitled "Is there life for detainees after Gitmo?" in Wednesday's Alligator.
A man was arrested Tuesday after two teenagers reported to authorities that he was masturbating on a city bus.
So begins another chapter of the Middle East conflict.
It's Nov. 22, 1996, and the final buzzer sounds on UF's 80-63 win over Central Florida.
After winning 15 games in a row, losing becomes an afterthought.
The stars must align. The dominoes must fall the right way.
Thanks to Tim Tebow's announcement Sunday that he will be returning to UF next year, local organizations may see a boost in volunteers.
I still giggle at the thought of Steve Spurrier throwing down his visor inside The Swamp. That's part of his legacy. And the really funny part is that he would only throw it down once, maybe twice a game. Gators fans were happy he got that upset only a few times per game.
What does a couch set on fire by rowdy Gators fans after a national championship look like through an infrared camera lens?
As the dawn of the Age of Obama approaches, the president-elect is moving to distance himself from the former president as quickly and easily as possible. What better way to spend his first day in office than by closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, which for so long has been a symbol of the ongoing war on terror?
Peter Nazzal missed a fundamental point in his Tuesday letter to the editor titled "Palestinian supporters not ignorant, should speak up," by failing to acknowledge that by ousting Hamas from power in Gaza, Israel is helping the Palestinian people.
In response to Yoav Mor's Monday letter to the editor titled "Gainesville lacks informed intellectuals," I was one of those ill-informed "hippies" he was referring to â€" though human rights activist is a far more accurate term. As a matter of fact, those ill-informed hippies he was referring to are graduating this semester with their bachelor's degrees in Middle Eastern Studies.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Monday after being accused of stealing from the Salvation Army thrift store where she was performing community service hours.
Student senators kicked off the New Year with a few resolutions of their own Tuesday night at the first Senate meeting of spring semester.
A 19-year-old man was arrested after being accused of threatening to shoot someone in the head during a drug deal Monday.
A proposed ordinance banning people under 21 years old from bars and restaurants that habitually violate underage drinking laws might pass at the Gainesville City Commission meeting on Thursday.
The rest of the nation should have a succinct message for Mississippi's Kentrell Lockett: Thanks for screwing it up for the rest of us.
Making an informed decision can often spell the difference between strutting your stuff to class in a pair of oh-so-tight Sevens or having to hide your face as you duck into the nearest Lane Bryant.