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Chick-fil-A should be allowed free expression
October 17Editor, I have recently come across a few articles in the Daily Lobo in regards to the protest and removal of Chick-fil-A.
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Local comedy scene more robust than acknowledged
October 17Editor, I was very excited when I came across the headline for the comedy article in Wednesday’s Daily Lobo … then very disappointed once I got three paragraphs in, to read of comics bashing the very people who come to support their acts.
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‘Occupy’ protesters hinder UNM’s academic mission, violate rights
October 12Editor’s note: This letter is in reference to the letter, “UNM’s actions violate First Amendment rights” by Don McIver published in Tuesday’s issue of the Daily Lobo. Editor, I was furious to read this letter, not so much because it supported the protesters, but because Mr. McIver made some fairly thoughtless assertions about the institution of UNM and its responsibilities.
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Politicians have failed, the people must participate and be loud
October 12Editor, There is a movement spreading across America. People from completely different political ideologies are coming together to stop the thievery and piracy of the wealthiest 1 percent.
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Graduation workshop an unnecessary hassle
October 12Editor, After a long, frustrating day, my husband asked me, “How was the graduation workshop today?” “In a nutshell, it was expensive, time-consuming and unnecessary,” I replied.
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Social issues for protest often distorted
Marjorie Crow/ Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | October 11I would like to offer some reasons for why I support the Occupy Albuquerque and Occupy Wall Street protesters across the country, and why I would like to see everyone in this community support them financially and thank them. I hope the movement grows and strengthens. Wall Street and corporate America, as has been reported many times, are rolling in money.
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UNM’s actions violate First Amendment rights
October 11Editor, When did UNM become no better than a banana republic, hiding behind the buzzword of “safety” and lurking behind proper permits? Sure, Karen Wentworth can hide behind University policy as justification for the removal of the protesters, but weren’t the protesters camping out on University property the whole week before?
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Political pessimism makes little sense
Carrie Cutler | October 10Spend time in any online chat room or try to have a conversation about social change and a common trait of our species becomes evident. Pessimistic comments on our shared political and economic disaster dominate the interaction: nothing can change, we’re headed inevitably toward some sort of corporate state, welcome to the machine, resistance is useless, the list goes on. People get on their soapboxes at that point to tell everyone they saw it coming.
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Lying letter a disservice to writer, public and faith
October 10Editor, In Wednesday’s letter, “Media had no evidence al-Awlaki was a terrorist,” Muhajir Romero made several accusations about the Western media lying about al-Awlaki being a terrorist. I think Mr. Romero needs to get his facts straight.
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O’Reilly science comments cause curiosity in reader
October 10Editor, Bill O’Reilly has said that he believes the moon is not the result of a collision of a meteor with Earth, but that it is a special creation of God.
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Blame China for American faults
Arun Anand Ahuja/ Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | October 7My fellow Americans! Are you, like me, sick and tired of looking within our own borders for the cause of our economic downturn only to realize that the root of all our problems, including why our laundry doesn’t dry fast enough, can be traced to just one dirty country just a thousand miles from our shores?
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Demonstrators’ gripe about Israel uncalled for
October 7Editor, I had an observation. The “Occupy” protesters are claiming to be against what we all can agree on.
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Liberal protest creates traffic jam, not change
October 7Editor, I can’t say I was surprised that the “Occupy Albuquerque” protest was the cover story a few days ago.
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Buying sex not always dirty, wrong
Hunter Riley | October 6Prostitution and New Mexico have shared some headline space recently. The most notable cases include the 2009 West Mesa murders, ex-UNM President F. Chris Garcia’s arrest in July on suspicions of involvement with the online prostitution ring Southwest Companions, and Judge Albert Murdoch’s arrest, also in July, on suspicion of raping a prostitute and intimidating a witness.
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UNM needs new CAPS, not new rec center
October 6Editor, CAPS, in Zimmerman Library, is a critical resource at UNM. Unfortunately, because of the recent rapid increase in student population and chronic under-funding, CAPS is having difficulty handling large numbers of students in the very small area which is located at Zimmerman Library.
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UNM the perfect spot for Occupy Albuquerque
October 6Editor, For thousands of years universities and public spaces have been the natural ground for the expression and debate of philosophical and political ideas.
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Internet hackers effect real-life change
Carrie Cutler | October 5The Internet, despite the vague conception that events on it do not affect real life, has taken on an influence in political life which is unmistakable, and defies continued attempts to relegate interactions on social media to triviality. The events now called “Arab Spring” — the protests in Egypt, Libya and the Middle East — have proven that social media has started to play a central role in political protest, organization and motivation.
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Daily Lobo’s choice to run mug shot irresponsible
October 5Editor, The picture of former UNM president F. Chris Garcia in Thursday’s paper was in exceedingly poor taste and very mean-spirited.
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Removing racism requires cooperation
Jason Darensburg | October 4Racism is a touchy issue for most people. Even in this day and age, talk of racial inequality in America makes people very uncomfortable — but it‘s a fact. Racism is deeply rooted in our society and always has been.
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Albuquerque protest for restoring citizens’ rights
October 4Editor, On Sunday, we stood 500 strong in solidarity with a global movement. The movement we speak of began as Occupy Wall Street, but it grew into a worldwide revolution.
