Editor, I have no issue with the majority of Daniel Martinez's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo. He is free to disagree with the Iraq war and President Bush. However, I have a huge problem with Martinez referring to military personnel as "gullible suckers" who chose to bypass a legitimate education and were baited by ridiculous bonuses.
Editor, America is No. 1. Actually, it's No. 48, 72, 44 and 55 in the world in infant mortality rates, overall health, freedom of the press and literacy, respectively. Due to widespread suspicion of voter fraud, more than 7,000 lawyers have been mobilized for the 2006 elections, and our election process is now subject to global scrutiny.
When you go into that little cubicle Tuesday, lick the tip of your Bic pen, and hunker down in one of those yellow or orange plastic chairs to vote, you'll see that Democrats are listed first in every race on the ballot, no matter the precinct. That's not fair, and according to an editorial in Saturday's New York Times by Stanford professor Jon Krosnick, it's a problem that is easily remedied.
Editor, I am writing to respond to James Burbank's letter in Friday's Daily Lobo. I am interested in knowing the source of his information about Justice For All. An article published in August on the Justice For All Web site appears to contradict some of the key points Burbank put forth.
Editor, How would a campus organization, Justice For All, have the incredible resources and the megabucks to put up two-story panels full of disinformation in an attempt to persuade us of its point of view? People on campus should know that Justice For All is based in Wichita, Kan.
Editor, Let me get this straight - President Bush is demanding an apology from Sen. John Kerry? If anyone deserves an apology, it's the innocent Iraqi citizens, families of brave military personnel and journalists who have sacrificed their lives in an ill-advised crusade to advance the agenda of greedy oppressive profiteers who are in control of the Republican money machine and orchestrated the Iraq debacle in the first place.
Editor, While most of the electorate is focused on Iraq, what it fails to realize is why we are losing the war on terror. Our soft efforts in Afghanistan are a great example of why the U.S. will continue to lose this battle. At one point, we were told that Afghanistan was a success and that the U.
Editor, This Election Day, each of us has a unique opportunity to vote on a humanitarian issue that can prevent unspeakable cruelty to animals on state lands. The race for state land commissioner pits Jim Baca, a strong environmentalist, against incumbent Pat Lyons, a rancher whose financial support comes largely from big oil and gas interests.
Editor, I have just mailed a $20 check for a parking ticket due to unfair circumstances. On Oct. 19, I approached the Cornell Parking Structure to deposit my car so I could attend a geography lab. I was turned away, the attendant saying all the spaces had been rented out to a special event.
Editor, Shame on you for publishing a picture labeled "Albino from the future" in Wednesday's Daily Lobo. Is being an albino supposed to be scary or something? You wouldn't publish a picture of someone suffering from cystic fibrosis or cancer, would you? Likewise, you wouldn't publish a picture of a Halloween costume titled "Asian from the future" or "American Indian from the future," would you? People are born with these characteristics.
Editor, I treasure good sleep. Early to bed and early to rise truly helps to make us healthy and wise. Years ago, I foolishly stayed up late many nights and then felt like crap the next day. Now I like to go to bed between 9 and 10 p.m. and to get up between 6 and 7 a.
by Stephanie Keno Daily Lobo columnist Popeye may have saved the spinach industry from collapse in the 1930s, but a savior for the 21st century has yet to come forward. As our country's agricultural sector becomes dominated by corporate producers, more consumers are becoming increasingly susceptible to noxious diseases such as E.
Editor, UNM is an excellent institution of higher learning but is declining simply based on the fact that the neoconservative Republicans are cutting aid for students who are not among the entitled classes. Cuts to education have occurred so that the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans can get tax cuts.
Editor, It is time to call a spade a spade. An abortion kills a developing human being. Anybody who tells you different is either lying or completely misinformed. At the moment of conception, a new human life has begun. While the destiny of that fertilized egg is unknown, there is no doubt whatsoever that it is a human being.
New Mexico voters have an opportunity to repeal the Alien Land Act in the upcoming election. The law, adopted in 1921, amended the New Mexico Constitution to prohibit land ownership for all immigrants ineligible for citizenship. This was part of the wave of anti-Japanese immigration sentiment that swept across the U.S. in the early 20th century.
Editor, For those who regard drinking and getting drunk as a harmless rite of passage, a thoughtful reading of Thursday's Daily Lobo should dispel any such illusions. Contained in this single issue are three separate accounts detailing the negative impact of alcohol misuse: a bust by campus police of a drinking party in a student residence center, an alcohol-fueled brawl at the Frontier and a student's letter recounting the connection between intoxication and unsafe sex practices that may have resulted in an 18-year-old's unintended venture into parenthood.
Editor, We in the section of reproductive health of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNM School of Medicine are writing to correct some of the misinformation presented by the Justice For All exhibit displayed on campus last week. This exhibit, already repugnant for the specious comparison between abortion and the Holocaust, its sensationalist graphics and intrusive display, is most reprehensible for its deliberately inaccurate medical information.
Editor, It mystifies me why an undeveloped fetus is worth more than a 12-year-old girl impregnated by her father, whose physical, mental and emotional development will all be compromised by her being forced to carry a pregnancy to term. When medical abortion was illegal and reliable, birth control was not available, induced abortion was still practiced by nonprofessionals under hazardous conditions, killing or maiming many women, whether they were desperate or not.
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