Opinion
Gun worship has gone too far
Jason Darensburg | January 182013: Meh. I wish I could offer some positive message of encouragement that things will soon get better, but that is clearly not the case.
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Instead of being critical, try being productive
January 18Editor, If all you do is criticize the words and actions of other people in the effort to make yourself appear to be better than they are
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Wal-Mart’s dark deeds come to light
Will Thomson | January 17Much protest was sparked by the proposal to build a new Wal-Mart at the corner of Coors Boulevard and Montaño Road. In October, the city’s Environmental Planning Commission voted against the proposal, putting the plans to a halt for now.
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CNN values profit more than journalistic integrity
Alexandra Swanberg | January 17CNN just lost its credibility as a broadcast news outlet, and it all started with “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart.
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Climate crisis will ruin our kids’ lives
Peter Kindilien | January 16From 1913 through 2012, the world population quadrupled from 1.65 to 7 billion people. In this relatively short time frame, the Earth’s ecosystem has been stressed beyond its ability to sustain our civilization.
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How many Afghan kids is an American kid worth?
January 16Editor, Are children in Afghanistan who are massacred by the United States’ drone attacks less human than the children massacred in Sandy Hook?
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Instead of a gun ban, make guns mandatory
January 16Editor, Given the present attitude in this country, maybe the only way to restore safety for all is to make it unlawful for any person over the age of 15 not to carry a gun
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Heidi Overton will do well as the next UNM student regent if confirmed
January 15Editor, It is with great respect and optimism that we write about the nomination of Heidi Overton as the next student regent of the University of New Mexico.
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May people get out of their own way to make progress in the world
Alexandra Swanberg | January 15A self-proclaimed Mac fanatic found a picture of a factory worker on his newest device and decided he wanted to find out more about where Apple products come from and how they’re made.
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Old arguments bog down gun debate
John Tyczkowski | January 14I am from Connecticut. And for the past month, I’ve been in the midst of countless discussions and debates about what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14.
Opinion
Deliberate negativity dooms us all
January 7Editor, It appears that we are living in a time when the focus is on the negative. For example, whenever someone says something
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Corporate money strangles democracy
Joachim L. Oberst / Daily Lobo guest columnist | December 10The 2012 election was a big dilemma. But even a dilemma between two evils can be met with a sigh of relief if the lesser evil wins a victory over the greater one.
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We need imagination to see fairy tale of life
December 10Editor, In order to get enough fill for a degree, a school has to be cooperative and talk to each other instead of being ultra-competitive to the point where no one feeds their fellow man and everyone is on the lookout for economic death.
Opinion
The people behind any public religious display on campus should warn people before doing so
December 6Editor, I’m writing to express my disgust at the religious displays in the SUB, but not because I’m opposed to religious displays on public property.
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Dealing with holds at the UNM Advisement Center is just another test at the end of the semester
December 6Editor, As I near the end of the term, I am reminded why I so dislike UNM. My advisement hold has reared its ugly head again.
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World leaders meet today and tomorrow for the Doha Summit, where the industrialized nations show they are not serious about climate change
Will Thomson | December 6Three weeks ago, the climate advocacy group 350.org organized a large rally in New York City that was broadcast around the country in order to organize against the building of the Keystone XL pipeline and give the cold hard facts about climate change.
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Name a baby penguin after Raymond Plotkin, the UNM student who died from H1N1 three years ago
December 5Editor, I am the father of Raymond Plotkin, who died from H1N1 while attending UNM in December of 2009.
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Whether or not the world actually ends, humans should do more to improve their survival fitness
Alexandra Swanberg | December 5Instead of spending Christmas with me and my sister, my mother is flying back home to Michigan. Sure, she wants to see her ailing parents, but her main reason for going back is to escape the crowds of people fleeing the cities when the world ends.
Opinion
Football is to blame for ruining other men’s college sports, not Title IX requirements
December 4Editor, Congratulations on Peter Kindilien’s excellent letter of Nov. 20 in attacking the sick values that professional and college football promote
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We all have two choices, to continue dividing into warring camps or come together
December 4Editor, It appears that we human beings are either going to continue to divide into warring camps and fight each other until our species becomes extinct
