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Norway terrorist didn’t hurt country’s freedom

August 15

Editor, It’s nice to know that the government of Norway has decided to counter the horrendous terrorist acts perpetrated upon it with “more democracy” instead of doing what America did, which is the exact opposite. Following 9/11, this country’s leaders passed the Orwellian, unconstitutional PATRIOT Act in October 2001, apparently deciding that restricting the rights of its citizens was the best solution to prevent future terrorist threats.

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List of Greeks’ positives could fill the Parthenon

August 15

Editor, I have been at UNM for two years now and I cannot help but realize that some of my fellow students do not appreciate the role of Greek Letter Organizations on our campus.

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A new Pledge of Allegiance to suit these unjust times

July 25

Editor, A revision of the Pledge of Allegiance: I pledge allegiance to the Segregated States of America, and to the reputation of politicians for which greed and no ethics of restrictions stands, one nation, under financial debt, without a concern for those less fortunate, that is dividing us all.

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Girl riding bike should follow traffic laws and pay attention

July 25

Editor, An open letter to the young woman riding her bike on Central Avenue in front of UNM on July 18 around 2:30 p.m.: 1.

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UNM football players full of love for the community

July 25

Editor, In this day and age, when we always hear about athletes’ missteps, I feel it’s important to talk about the positives when they do something right.

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Having a baby can ruin your life if you are immature

July 25

Editor, An anti-abortion group opened a pregnancy resource center across the street from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health on July 1, after an ambulance responded to the UNM center for an abortion gone wrong.

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All the news that’s fit to print

Chris Quintana | July 25

The summer is over. It had to happen sometime. And I while I hate to be the bearer of bad news, you do have to come back to class, but in the spirit of keeping you informed, I wanted to take a little time to remind you of the issues UNM faces this year.

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Speak for yourself, Philip; Lakewood deserves to run

July 18

Editor, I am writing this letter in response to a letter by Philip Lafreniere. He has written to the Daily Lobo about the Lakewood comic publication.

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Politicians primed to destroy house Founding Fathers built

July 18

Editor, It must be comforting to American citizens to know that so many of today’s politicians follow in the Founding Fathers’ footsteps by supporting low or no taxes for the wealthy and corporations and high taxes for the middle class and poor.

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UNM’s reproductive health clinic is professional, cautious

July 18

Editor, The UNM Center for Reproductive Health provides comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic health services for New Mexico women, and it does so in a safe and supportive environment. The clinic is staffed by UNM physicians who are nationally recognized medical experts.

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Islam and Democracy don’t belong in the same breath

July 18

Editor, With so many quarters cheering at the top of their lungs for the so-called “Arab Spring,” one has to wonder if the concepts of Islam and Democracy are compatible. The definition of Islam is “Submission to the will of God;” the definition of democracy is “a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.” Let us examine the question of supreme authority in both systems. In Islam the ultimate authority to legislate laws comes from Allah as revealed in the Quran and the way, or Sunnah, of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Institutionalized boundaries abound

Corey Davis/ Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | July 10

What would happen if a student and a professor were attracted to each other and had a relationship? It might carry on quietly and happily, or it might be exposed.

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Lakewood comic strip needs to go because it’s not funny

July 10

Editor, I am writing this letter to protest the printing of the comic strip Lakewood. Other than hardly ever being funny, Lakewood’s style of humor insults the student body.

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Ethically, board comes up short

Wayne Johnson | July 4

No one is perfect. The devil is in the details. No good deed goes unpunished. These statements are all cliché, but every one accurately describes Bernalillo County’s Ethics Ordinance.

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Goodbye, Souper Salad; I’ll miss your ‘exotic’ taste

July 4

Editor, I was deeply saddened when I discovered that the Souper Salad near the University went out of business last week. As a student, and now as a staff person, Souper Salad always fed me for a reasonable price.

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Do not protest, but seek private counsel from leaders

July 4

Editor, With many Muslims involved in rebellion against their leaders, one has to wonder: Is this rebellion permissible according to Islam? This question has largely gone unnoticed in the media coverage of the so-called “Arab Spring.” However, Al-Jazeera and Fox News didn’t teach Islam to the world; the Prophet Muhammad did. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever wishes to advise the ruler, then let him not mention it in public, rather let him take the ruler by his hand.

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Persistance of stupid thoughts are killing the polar bears

June 27

Editor, You know, everything was fine until Al Gore had to point out the whole climate-change thing, but now New York suddenly has a seven-month-long winter.

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Humans’ severe misperception of reality will make us extinct

June 27

Editor, After decades of exile to environmentalism’s legal fringes, the notion that natural systems could have legal rights is receiving serious attention.

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Daily Lobo holds workshops to train prospective writers

Elizabeth Cleary | June 20

If you’ve always wanted to write for the Daily Lobo but never knew how to get your foot in the door, here’s your chance. The Daily Lobo began its first series of summer writing workshops two weeks ago, and so far they have been a great success.

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Palin spawn to face tough choices

Charlie Shipley/ Daily Lobo Guest Columnist | June 20

Bristol Palin has a gnat problem, and we all get to hear about it. That’s how she describes her estranged baby daddy, Levi Johnston, who, if her new memoir out this week is to be believed, took her virginity when she was 17 during a camping trip while she was drunk on wine coolers.