A guy I know just killed his first Iraqi insurgent. Actually, he killed two, maybe three. He has been stationed in Baghdad since February and since all hell broke loose in Iraq two weeks ago, he's been in the middle of a fire fight.
Detroit is flat-out the hottest sports town in America right now. It wasn't but a few years ago that the only team Detroit sports fans had to look forward to was the Red Wings, because they were the only team that was going to win. I credit the Detroit Pistons and general manager Joe Dumars with starting the winning attitude the Tigers and Lions have now adopted.
Typical of many policies pushed by cultural conservatives and the religious right, the proposed amendment to the U.S.
How are we to relate our nation's deep religious roots - both in the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the deep faith of compassion, love and tolerance - with our foreign policy in the Middle East? Have we moved away from the guiding principles of our founding fathers and away from the true meaning of faith? For decades, the enigmatic problem of the Middle East has manifested itself into a brutal war between Israelis and Palestinians, while we sit helplessly watching the horror unfold in the media.
I am a compulsive gambler, perhaps even a gambling junkie. But I don't know how to shoot craps.
I am a dumb human being. No, not your average garden-type dumb, but more of your "Jackass"-can't-say-no-to-a-dare type.
Over the past few years, there has been much discussion on tuition increases, the cost of books and constant complaints about funding.
For my debut piece, I was unsure of what topic to tackle. Several important issues are in the news, and since I was wary of being labeled a "Bush-basher," I thought of steering clear of politics.
Ladies and gentleman, here on center ice is the three-ring circus. Sigh. Who am I kidding? That's just the trio of Detroit Red Wings goaltenders - Dominik Hasek, Curtis Joseph and Manny Legace. It's been the story since July 8, 2003, when Hasek officially unretired, checking Joseph out of the No.
Maverick had Goose. Bird had McHale. Haim had Feldman. But who will love John Kerry? Over the weekend, America's favorite monotonous senatorial snowboarder announced the heat is on to select his running mate sometime within the next eight weeks.
Last week, both Bush and Clinton administration officials testified before the commission investigating the Sept.
In the movie "School of Rock," responding to an inquiry on why he doesn't diet, Jack Black responds that "I like to eat!
Few political stories in 2004 have been as dramatic as U.S. Sen. John Kerry's rise from defeat and political oblivion to an overwhelming come-from-behind victory in the Iowa Caucuses, a victory that eventually propelled him to the Democratic Party nomination. Only days before the Iowa caucuses, as the Democratic candidates in Iowa were marshalling their resources and supporters for the final push, Kerry had been written off by almost everyone. I had the privilege of being in Iowa during the weekend prior to the caucuses, spending my time as a volunteer for one of Kerry's Democratic opponents, Sen.
Gay marriage is one of the biggest issues in the news today. Sadly, this is not something the government should be wasting its time debating.
I stood stonelike at Saturday's midnight, half a 12-pack of Miller Lite in my left hand and a quarter-keg of irony in my right.
I write this as I watch the Duke Blue Devils play a tight game against the Xavier Musketeers in an Elite Eight matchup that certainly means more for Duke than it does Xavier. The outcome of the game probably is negligible in the cosmic sense.
Cultures around the world are obsessed with female sexuality. Most like to stifle it, but here in the United States, we like to exploit it.
Run. Run for your life. I'm not joking. Get outside and do it. Now. It doesn't matter where you go or how far you go, just as long as you're running. A simple run can be the solution to all of your problems: work, school, stress, whatever ails you.
As one of the founding chairmen of the MSU College of Human Medicine, I am appalled by the intentions of President M.
Before the column gets under way, I'll need to dismount this 14-foot-tall horse, slide down this pedestal and then descend an ivory tower. There we are.