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Nostalgia blurs details of founders’ foreign policy
October 10Editor, Regarding the letter by Allen Weh that appeared in the Sept. 27 issue of the Daily Lobo, the following correction to his use of Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates would assist in clearing up his use of the example to demonstrate decisive leadership.
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People with disabilities aren’t ‘disabled people’
October 10Editor, I applaud the Daily Lobo’s focus on accessibility issues, evidenced by your front page article about the plan to increase automatic doors on campus.
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Talking the talk doesn’t jibe with walking away
October 10Editor, Oct. 1: Walking in a hurry from Scholes Hall to the bookshop at a pretty good clip and loaded down, I was approached by a young man with a notebook who very courteously asked if I had a minute.
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How do I loathe the GOP? Let me count the ways...
October 10Editor, Reasons to distrust most Republicans:
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Republicans fight government excess
James Wernicke/ Daily Lobo guest columnist | October 9I read the letter Thursday in which the author said he was surprised that no Republicans were writing about the party position to the Daily Lobo. I didn’t know why at first, but then I realized we are all busy working.
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PRC elections should bar unfit candidates
October 9Editor, I strongly support the state constitutional amendment to require education and professional qualifications for the Public Regulation Commission.
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Diversity suffers under slate system in ASUNM
October 9Editor, The recent homecoming election has me thinking about the ASUNM elections, which are held later this fall.
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Dishonesty in debate typifies Romney
Tomas Moya/ Daily Lobo guest columnist | October 8Dear Mitt Romney, After watching you debate President Obama on Wednesday night in Colorado, I can’t believe how two-faced and dishonest you are. You really don’t have any limits when it comes to stretching the truth.
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Dr. Pegs Prescription
Dr. Peggy Spencer | October 5As a medical student, I had the great good fortune to spend a winter in Beijing, China, at an urban children’s hospital that used traditional Chinese medicine as well as modern Western methods.
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Cyclists endanger peds with reckless maneuvers
October 5Editor, Applause for Monday’s editorial comic addressing bicycle courtesy. I am so frustrated with idiots trying to two-wheel it through crowds of pedestrians on campus, seeing them block wheelchairs to speed up handicapped ramps,
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Bicycles aren’t car-proof; keep this in mind at lights
October 5Editor, KRQE ran a story Wednesday night regarding a bicycle cartoon from the Daily Lobo.
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GOP repels rational conservatives
Jason Stafford/ Daily Lobo guest columnist | October 4Recently, the Daily Lobo has been running reader-submitted pieces in an effort to present both sides of the story, and I have been following them.
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U.S. needs new values, definition
Alexandra Swanberg | October 4Can anybody tell me what it means to be an American anymore? I’ve always wondered what people meant by phrases such as “I’m proud to be an American,” or “God bless America,” because not all of those people are talking about people who live in America.
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NFL lockout exemplifies greed of 1%
Jason Darensburg | October 3Hallelujah, the lockout is over! The return of the regular NFL referees to the field last Thursday was a welcome relief to everyone who loves professional football.
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If elected, Romney will wage class war
Marjorie Crow/ Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | October 2For those liberals out there who are discouraged about and disappointed in President Obama and don’t feel like voting this year, consider the alternative.
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Statesmanship beats brinksmanship
David Drezner/ Daily Lobo guest columnist | October 2Recently, a reader referred to our current foreign policy as unrealistic, “passive” and “operating on hope.” Although the Islamists are an undeniably violent force in the Middle East,
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Using factual labels essential to debate
John Tyczkowski/ Daily Lobo guest columnist | October 1One of the most popular epithets to fling around against Barack Obama is the charge that he’s a socialist — and/or communist — out to destroy the United States with his Marxist — and/or Soviet-style — agenda.
