Opinion

Letter: Bush's stance on torture threatens future of U.S.

In his American revolutionary history, Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis styles the domestic political landscape in 1804 "a dangerously fluid place," where national laws and institutions remained in flux. "Eventually," writes Ellis, "the United States might develop into a nation of laws and established institutions capable of surviving corrupt or incompetent public officials, but it was not there yet. It still required honorable and virtuous leaders to survive."

Letter: Free speech not a danger, but a pathway to peace

Larry Walsh's argument in his letter to the Daily Lobo regarding freedom of speech needs to be better presented.

Letter: Nude art in SUB follows an esteemed tradition

On behalf of my friend, Ricola Willie - whose work Joseph Basso condemned in his extremely ignorant and judgmental letter to the Daily Lobo - I have to respond.

Letter: Congress jumped gun on vote to block port deal

Editor, It is moments like this that almost make me regret being a Republican. The week before last, the House Appropriations Committee voted 62-2 in favor of blocking Dubai Ports World from managing the terminals at six American ports. This vote was made despite the fact that a promised 45-day review ...

Letter: Faculty to discuss criteria for next UNM president

Editor, Over the next few months, the process of selecting the next president of the University of New Mexico will begin. I hope it is safe to say the University community desires the process to be conducted with the utmost of integrity, and that its outcome will result in the identification of the ...

Ed Toons

Letter: Americans must uphold wildlife protection laws

Editor, I don't have to remind the greater part of New Mexico about the ongoing battle over the reintroduction of wolves to the state. I don't have to remind New Mexico that by the early 1940s, we had successfully exterminated almost every species of rodent, predator and other nuisance species to make ...

Letter: Nude male art belongs on porn site, not in SUB

Editor, I recently noticed an art display on the upper level of the Student Union Building - its theme seems to be the nudity of the male. In our country we have freedom to express ourselves. However, something as explicit as this art display would warrant restrictions on the Internet, yet here at ...

Letter: Students can gain more at UNM than just a degree

Editor, The culture at UNM faces many challenges: the number of students who commute, who work full time, who are alienated by school bureaucracy, electronic registration and the sheer number of students in attendance, all of which inhibit the forming of a common student culture at the University of ...

Editorial: Troops have skewed views on why they're in Iraq

The Iraq war has had an inarguably divisive effect on the American people, but the one area on which most on either side of the debate seem to be united is in supporting the troops. Whether with magnetic yellow-ribbon bumper stickers, care packages, or protests to bring them home, most Americans have indignantly claimed that they - and often they alone - support the 135,000 or so soldiers in Iraq at any given time.

Letter: Free speech doesn't give us right to be irresponsible

Editor, Christian Beenfeldt, in his letter to the editor in Thursday's edition of the Daily Lobo, is wrong. Freedom of speech is not absolute. You cannot scream "fire" in a crowded theater. You cannot block traffic for a protest. You cannot threaten someone. Publishing these cartoons could cause ...

Letter: Free speech cannot be compromised by cartoons

A battle for Western freedom is being fought overseas. The specific object of the battle is merely a handful of cartoons. The outcome of the struggle, however, will reverberate for years.

Letter: UNM mental facility closes, patients lose resources

On March 24, 2006, the Intensive Outpatient program at the UNM Mental Health Center will close its doors. Steve McKernan, CEO of UNM Hospitals Clinical Operations, is responsible for this decision. This will affect present patients of the program, the staff and the 250 patients that this program has the potential to help every year.

Ed Toons

Letter: Join March 18 gathering to protest invasion of Iraq

On March 18, 2006, the community of Albuquerque will be coming together to mark the third year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

Letter: Unfertilized embryos must fight for their absurd rights

Editor, Pope Benedict VXI recently informed the world that unfertilized embryos have rights. If one can possibly get past the absurdity of this comment, it has far reaching consequences. If embryos are people, then they have the same rights as all humans. If this is so, then they have the right ...

Letter: Republican Party should stop pretending all is well

Editor, I received Republican membership-drive material that was worded in a manner that leaves the impression that members of the Republican Party are of very low intelligence, which I found quite offensive. They continue to manipulate the facts to suit their purposes. While I agree that the 2004 ...

Column: A fatter, hungrier country

We are witnessing the emergence of a strange paradox - an increasing number of people go hungry and grow obese at the same time. In a country that produces more food than any country in the world, food insecurity and hunger are on the rise. One out of every six New Mexicans does not have enough food at all times to meet basic needs. Of these, 46.5 percent are working poor. Nationally, New Mexico is second only to Texas in food insecurity.

Letter: Editorial cartoon wrongly portrays Buffalo Soldiers

Editor, I noticed the editorial cartoon, which is hardly possible to miss, in Tuesday's Daily Lobo. It would appear Eric Garcia is woefully ignorant of the history of the African-American regiments in the 19th century U.S. Army, and the way in which these regiments maintained their numbers. The ...

Letter: UNM should continue to invest in solar energy

I would like to take a moment and congratulate the Board of Regents at UNM for taking the initiative and investing in clean renewable energy.