Editor, I was searching for information on the presidential candidates' positions on higher education, where I have worked for 14 years in New Mexico. I was disappointed with the Albuquerque Journal's coverage on higher education, which sent me to the candidates' Web sites.
Dear Dr. Peg, I spend a lot of time in a lab standing up doing experiments. My back gets sore and so do my feet. Do you have any suggestions? Dear science student, We may have evolved from four-legged to two-legged creatures, but I think our backs are still catching up.
Editor, Margaret Sanger's son, Grant, was in my father's Columbia University Medical School classes. His name would be broadcast into the hallways, that he was "needed again to go to jail and bail out your mother." The young medical students cheered for her good cause.
Editor, In her letter to the editor, Lisa Ruby discourteously painted a picture of a person who does not do anything in the community in other ways to supplement a vote. Her letter offered a slew of extraneous suggestions of which I currently take into consideration in my daily activities.
Editor, Katie Newell was mistaken when she stated in her Sept. 12 letter to the editor that recycling bins had been permanently removed from Mesa Vista. The recycling bins were removed from the halls of Mesa Vista, but there are still many locations to recycle paper, glass and aluminum cans inside offices and departments at Mesa Vista.
Let me first say I respect Barack Obama for his accomplishments. He has lived the American Dream. But he is the wrong candidate to lead America. As a conservative, there are three basic things I believe in: fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense and the possession of moral values.
Editor, Like many, I received an e-mail from UNM asking me to complete a survey to help with the University's effort at "branding." This effort is a waste of money and is fiscally irresponsible for a publicly funded university. There are far higher priorities for UNM to consider before it pays for a lengthy marketing campaign.
Editor, The theory of evolution should be subject to criticism and Socratic questioning like any other idea. Unfortunately, it often is not. Evolution holds an unprecedented status when it comes to being challenged. The answer is: You must be a great fool not to believe this.
Editor, In response to "Evolution, creationism should be taught hand-in-hand," I say, yes, evolution is a theory. It is a theory because it has withstood the principles of the scientific method since its inception by Charles Darwin and others in the mid-19th century.
Editor, Many have heard the story of Noah's Ark and the Great Flood. Some may think it is a fairy tale, while others believe it is a true event. One thing we know for sure is the book of Genesis gives us the size, shape, characteristics and landing place of the ark.
Editor, I know I am not writing anything new, but neither was James Burkhard in Tuesday's letter "Evolution, creationism should be taught hand-in-hand." Burkhard makes the same mistake many people make when they try to explain why creationism is just as relevant as the theory of evolution.
Editor, I just wanted to respond briefly to David Gonzalez's letter about creationism. I agree with him when he said science and religion exist on entirely different planes: Science is constrained to time; religion is constrained to the spiritual world where there is only a concept of eternity.
President David Schmidly, who seems only to write for the Albuquerque Journal in response to something negative, claims the huge and expensive expansion of the administration has resulted in big gains, mentioning an increase in National Merit and National Hispanic scholars.
Editor, If it's a pig with lipstick, it's still a pig. These are lessons I learned from my father, mother and grandparents. If your parents told you "Don't buck the system," whom where they fooling? The problem that existed for their generation isn't the same problem we currently have.
Editor, I appreciated Lisa Ruby's response to Lila Sanchez's letter regarding Ralph Nader. I would like to acknowledge that Nader has done excellent work in his lifetime that makes America safer. There was a time when American automobile manufacturers would not put any device in their cars that they did not hold a patent for.
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