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Feelings between men should never be hateful
August 29Editor, I have no interest in playing cards or video games. I treasure heart-to-heart, face-to-face conversations — the more deep, real and personal, the better — with both men and women.
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Would UNM be tolerant of non-Christian gatherings?
August 29Editor, Today, while relaxing at the Duck Pond, I heard music to the west. I walked over, and saw the “Mass on the Grass” gathering.
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Ruthless extermination of ducks merits remembrance
August 29Editor, In light of certain recent events, the Duck Pond
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Democracy, entitlements portend dictatorship
August 28Editor, Scientists have estimated that 110 billion human beings have ever lived on this planet. Of that 110 billion, historians estimate only 5 billion people have experienced true freedom.
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Wage hikes make low-skill jobs scarce
Marcos P. Portillo/ Daily Lobo guest columnist | August 27I don’t quite understand why those who call for a raise in the minimum wage don’t take the time to analyze the effects of such a policy beyond stage one. These individuals treat raising the minimum wage as some panacea for the poverty of the world.
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Dems’ crimes constitute the real ‘War on Women’
August 27Editor, Jeffrey Paul starts with bizarre remarks by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) in “Rep. Akin’s words proof of misogyny in GOP” in Thursday’s Daily Lobo.
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Dr. Pegs Prescription
Dr. Peggy Spencer | August 24Welcome or welcome back to UNM! Allow me to introduce myself. I am your friendly neighborhood medical columnist, and a doctor at the friendly neighborhood health center known as Student Health and Counseling (SHAC).
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Rare disease apparently not worth Wilson’s regard
August 24Editor, Congresswoman Heather Wilson refused to co-sponsor a resolution concerning a rare disease disproportionately affecting Hispanics that has a 400-year history in New Mexico.
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Smith Plaza wasn’t always a corporate flea market
August 24Editor, Is it just me, or do others in the UNM community remember Smith Plaza in front of Zimmerman Library being used by student and campus organizations in the first week of previous academic years?
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Groups that follow rules should make front page
August 24Editor, Welcome Back Days features many campus organizations that followed UNM policy to get a permit to participate.
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Ryan’s proposed tax plan would save Romney millions
August 24Editor, Congressman Paul Ryan had a proposal in 2010 that if you took Gov. Romney’s tax returns and applied the changes that Ryan wanted to make to the tax system,
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Raise wages to lift city’s residents out of poverty
Will Thomson | August 23Currently, almost 90,000 Albuquerque residents — or 15.7 percent — live in poverty. The many who live on minimum wage add to these ranks.
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Party on, but don’t end up liable for friend’s DWI
August 23Editor, The first week of the 2012 fall semester is in full swing. Grab a slice at Saggios, catch a tan at the Duck Pond and invite your friends over to celebrate the victory of knowledge with a cold one — assuming that you’re 21, of course.
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Rep. Akin’s words proof of misogyny in GOP
August 23Editor, Republicans continuously claim that President Obama and the Democrats are “driving the bus off the cliff.” This week, Rep.
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Look forward to a decade of #NBCfail
Jason Darensburg | August 22The verdict is in: this year’s Olympics coverage by NBC sucked. The extinguishing of the Olympic flame at the closing ceremonies in London did not put an end to the chorus of global condemnation of NBC’s television coverage.
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Tolerance not tolerable; UNM shouldn’t stand for it
August 22Editor, Michael Reid, you are right. Tolerance was not the right word to use. The Chick-fil-A CEO said his anti-gay remarks as Chick-fil-A’s CEO.
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Gun control leaves good defenseless against evil
August 21Editor, After reading “Shooting should be call to arms on gun control,” I could not help but respond. The writer must be hysterical, fearful and someone who actually believes that the police will protect him from this kind of violence.
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Affordable Care Act will benefit all New Mexicans
August 20Editor, After much anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Affordable Care Act by a 5-4 decision.
