Editor, I recently came across a column written in the Daily Lobo by guest columnist Dayona Dodd on Aug. 21 and was baffled. I cite particularly the statement “People who are not legal American citizens should not be able to vote in elections;
Editor, A letter to President Obama from an ordinary citizen who has the dream of a more peaceful world. Dear President Obama,
Editor, The prophet Martin Luther King, Jr. refused to castrate truth into safe generalities. The FBI hounded, harassed and persecuted him because he made truth specific. He damned the Vietnam War, nuclear weapons and the evils of U.S. imperialism and capitalism.
Editor, I am thinking of the people of Syria. I am thinking of the mother, caressing the cheek of her infant as she drifts off to sleep. I am thinking of the father, laughing as he carries his son on his shoulders.
Editor, Although I am not inclined to give up eating meat at this time, I do appreciate what PETA2 is doing in order to raise my awareness level and educate me about the treatment of some farm animals.
Editor, Recently President Obama gave a speech saying that he will consult with Congress before launching a military strike against the Syrian regime. This was followed by a candid statement claiming that he does not need any lawmaker’s permission to do so.
Editor, Regarding the Daily Lobo’s Sept. 3 coverage of activists protesting the administration’s proposed military intervention into Syria, I had a few concerns with this piece that I feel must be voiced.
Editor, Thanks for reporting the hate letter on the car and the earlier writing of “Sand-N*gger” on the same victim’s door at the SRCs on campus in last Wednesday’s Daily Lobo, but I noticed you did not include the race/ethnicity/religion of the victim.
Editor, If I were to tell you, dear reader, that you may carry a siren of moral turpitude and a harbinger of impending doom in your pocket, and worse yet, that you engage with its glacé contours as joyfully as you would a beloved novel or film, would you take heed?
Editor, The column headlined “America’s Founders were men, not deities” by Marcus Leyba in Monday’s Daily Lobo indicated there is a chronic misguided “appeal to the Founding Fathers”.
Editor, I love living naked at home and nearly naked elsewhere, when I am warm enough. My naked, lean, healthy, well-tanned body is my favorite suit. Living naked connects me to the earth.
A classic definition of law was given by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. He defined law as: “A command of reason, promulgated by legitimate authority, for the sake of the common good.”
Editor, I disagree with Don Schrader about the morality of the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities in World War II.
Editor, Thanks to Jamillah Wilcox for her fine article (in the July 22-July 29 issue of the Daily Lobo) reporting on the attack on public education by representatives of the private sector at the recent meeting of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee in the SUB, of all places.
Editor, Conflicts, in the form of disagreements regarding how to deal with the inevitable vagaries that life presents us with, are a normal part of life.
Editor, 68 years ago this month, the United States atom bombed Hiroshima, Japan. The U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 murdered 166,000 people — over 50 times the number of people murdered in New York City and Washington D.C. on 9/11.
Editor, It is reasonable to assume that what the Buddha became aware of while sitting under the Bodhi tree is that life is one unpredictable event after another
Edward Snowden is not a human rights activist. He is a loathsome and abominable traitor and spy. He stated his aim was to inform the world about the surveillance programs operated by the NSA.
Editor, I am an objective observer of what transpires in Washington, D.C. From my perspective as a member of no political party, it seems to me that the majority of one of our two primary political parties has opinions such as the following:
Editor, It certainly appears that Pope Francis is being the change he desires to see in the world.
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