Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s effort to seize more political power in his country was spurned by voters on Sunday, prompting raucous celebrations in Caracas late into the evening.
I have to say I was quite disappointed with Em Ketterer’s letter Presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s views not for U.S. (SN 11/30).
In response to the article Pre-holiday breakups can be challenging (SN 12/3) I have to say, I’m disappointed.
I don’t know what possessed us to watch “The Jane Pauley Show” that lazy afternoon, but I do know how lucky I am that we did.
After reading Em Ketterer’s letter entitled Presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s views not for U.S. (SN 11/30), I was amazed at her ignorance of the doctor’s positions.
In an election that everyone has been told will be the election of the century, it is readily apparent that there is no clear winner yet.
Hypocrisy and American politics go hand in hand. The process of superficially pleasing a diverse and disparate constituency, while stealthily prioritizing the interests of wealthy campaign donors, necessarily creates an atmosphere of duplicitous insincerity.
The first snow of the season has fallen, and it’s likely a few people have as well. Hours of raining sleet and wet snow during the weekend blanketed sidewalks with slush and ice — especially in residential areas, where many renters and homeowners are responsible for shoveling snow and salting walkways around their houses or apartments.
How would you feel if Michigan’s basketball coach said that Breslin Center was an easy place to play?
It’s holiday season again, which in the U.S. means door-buster sales, TV commercials with elves and reindeer and long lines in department stores.
Michigan voters could soon have a chance to make their opinions known on marijuana for medical purposes. A proposal to legalize marijuana in Michigan for medical purposes could appear on the ballot in the 2008 election.
This past weekend, the Democratic National Committee voted to strip the state of Michigan of all delegates at this summer’s national convention, eliminating any importance our primary had.
I recently had the privilege to go to Philadelphia for public relations and had some wonderful experiences. From the Liberty Bell to City Hall, I enjoyed nothing so much as the smoke-free bars and restaurants.
Some familiar faces were absent from the U.S. Senate floor during a late-night roll call vote on the controversial confirmation of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey. Despite the weight of the Nov. 8 decision, not one presidential candidate showed up to take a stance.
Before I read Phil Letten’s letter titled Columnist underestimates presidential contender (SN 11/28), I couldn’t be sure who would win the most opulent popularity contest in the U.S.
The Michigan Legislature finally got its wish, as the presidential primaries were bumped up to Jan. 15. Unfortunately for Michigan residents, the headaches that went along with making the switch cost state taxpayers millions of dollars, four of the Democratic candidates won’t appear on the ballot and no presidential candidate set foot in the mitten to campaign.
In response to his letter titled Difference between political bickering, intelligent debating (SN 11/27), I say Nathan Calverley might be new to the bickering that is politics, but anyone who has paid attention to any group of people with differing opinions will find that intelligent debate, petty bickering and everything in between are simply run-of-the-mill occurrences.
Interestingly, Oxford University’s debate society is hosting David Irving, the Holocaust denier, at a forum Monday night along with Nick Griffin, leader of Britain’s far-right British National Party, a radical opponent of all immigration to Britain.
With several regions of the world locked in violent conflict, it is sometimes easy to forget the United Nations is still around. It was created to allow free dialogue between countries in hopes that diplomacy will avert bloodshed. Sixty years after its founding, the organization has only been semi-effective in this endeavor.
Although the U.S. is the only country to require a year of science for undergraduate students, only 28 percent of the U.S. public is scientifically literate, according to a study by MSU political science professor Jon Miller. Still, out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked second in scientific literacy — after Sweden.