Awakening on my final day, I ascend the steps of my underground bunker, which serves as a pseudo bomb shelter, into the morning sun, atop Nine Mile Hill.
Editor, I was shocked to see an egregiously sexist headline in the Daily Lobo today. I did not attend Ted Bunch’s lecture, but I must say the snippet posted as the headline for the article was abhorrent.
In a nation with multiple networks devoted to cartoons 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you may have heard this one before: Back in my day we didn’t have 24-hour cartoon channels.
Interpersonal conflict: It’s inevitable in human relationships. People are individuals, each with their own opinions, likes and dislikes.
Editor, I enjoy walking many miles in town — shirt-free, in shorts and straw hat — in the brilliant sunshine. I appreciate conversations, friendly waves and honks, sexy whistles and yells and eating much fruit.
In rebuttal to those who have lamely attempted to flame me and others for our columns discussing the consequences and implications of continuing to pump carbon into the atmosphere, I offer the following.
Editor, I think at this propitious time it would prudent, in view of the looming deficit and the great insight shown in the recent piece about the safety net strangling the future, simply to euthanize all the boomers and the infirm who blight our future
Editor, Due to recent changes in UNM Hospital’s phone system, I can no longer reach my doctor directly. Does this perhaps put my life in danger?
Editor, I wish to comment on a particular event noted in your newspaper, but I also want to place it in context relative to the recent standard editorial view of the Daily Lobo as well as that of the thinking of many in our society.
Editor, I recently heard that some of our politicians want to make divorce illegal. It is true we have a high divorce rate, but that is not the real problem.
When I was growing up, I was taught the rule of law is necessary in a democratic society. Our teachers explained that the laws by which we choose to be governed are simply a set of rules agreed upon by the majority of our fellow citizens.
Editor, Thank you for putting the article “Raising awareness of human trafficking” on the front page. Since reading it at lunch during my busy day at the hospital, I have not been able to stop thinking about human trafficking in all forms in the state of New Mexico.
I am responding to the excellent reporting by Daily Lobo scribe Ardee Napolitano regarding the Chick-fil-A controversy. And I want to thank Rebecca Vanucci and the two other Student Union Board members who sustained a “no” vote.
While shopping at my local supermarket, I stopped by the pharmacy to measure my blood pressure. The machine told me that it was 127/75. Is this a healthy blood pressure?
Editor, Mr. Stafford has a remarkable talent for obfuscation and distortion of truth. He does an admirable job of building an entertaining and politically charged narrative.
Editor, Left unsaid in the current Chick-fil-A controversy is any mention of the appalling workload borne by chicken-processing plant workers, most of whom are undocumented immigrants.
As of Tuesday, the United States has a national debt of $16.7 trillion that is only increasing and an economy that isn’t. Last year, we spent 35 percent more than we received in revenue.
Editor, In case you haven’t heard, it’s ASUNM election season. As an undergraduate, I encourage all of my peers to make this election season different and become more involved in the election process.
Editor, It’s the mistaken and unfortunate distraction of Pauline Christianity that makes people believe they represent Christ when in fact they very much do not.
What greater pride can a nation have than that for having stood up and exercised self determination to free itself from tyranny? What better feeling can a nation feel when each July they see their flag — that red, white and blue — rise high, knowing the legacy that stands behind it?
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