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Conservative and conservation both have the same root word. So why are students who care about recycling immediately labeled as liberal wackos? Not that political orientation should matter, really, when deciding someone's mental stability. But some in the college community look on green issues - such as recycling - with scorn. (6) comments
To begin this brief missive I would like to pose a riddle: what do you get when you combine the aphorisms of Ghandi, Karl Marx, Peter Parker's Uncle Ben from Spiderman, John Lennon and Bono? Anyone want to hazard a guess? Give up? I thought so. You get Dave Wasmer's proposal, thought-experiment, or whatever you want to call it, regarding America's mission in the world - a piece recently circulating campus called "American Empire, why not?" According to Mr. (0) comments
Dealing with full-time problems in Michigan Legislature does almost nothing but complicate the grim circumstance. The state's problems are vast. The budget has not been in worse shape in 50 years, and a March 2006 Citizens Research Council of Michigan study showed the state's "The Big Three" continues to drag the state down with its declining numbers. (2) comments
Book burning is the equivalent of dropping bombs. Last week, an article on a former Facebook group encouraged the burning of important books. And some at Hillsdale, a place where books are read to free the mind and develop the soul, supported the statement. (1) comment
