All Entries in the "Opinions" Category
High gas prices act as incentive to protect the environment
Soaring fuel costs could encourage innovations in energy production
Technology overload causes excess boredom
Soaring fuel costs could encourage innovations in energy production
Increasing credit hour system would create issues
If administration decides to change to a four-credit hour system, students and classes would suffer
Our View: Cutting blind benefits saves state money
Higher Education in Missouri is facing a looming $66 million cut in the state budget. The government needs to make difficult decisions at the state and local level to make ends meet. Programs will have to be cut and sacrifices will have to be made. Therefore, we support Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan Silvey’s [...]
Letter to the Editor: Political correctness doesn’t solve issues
Limbaugh’s comments about Fluke were right on, he just says it like it is in the real world of doers. Talkers in the PC world hide and watch, then cry foul and wimper and whine. This country was built by doers and, again, you PC wimps could learn more by doing than crying. You want [...]
Letter to the Editor: Missouri caucus embarrasses GOP
I am writing about the embarrassment that some have called the Missouri Republican Caucus of 2012. Missouri held both a Republican primary and caucus this year. Because the primary election violated rules established by the national GOP, Missouri was threatened with the loss of half its delegates. However, the primary could not be canceled due [...]
Letters to the Editor: Student endorses Malin for president
Fellow members of the Student Association, When deciding upon one’s representative leaders, one must choose wisely. April 2-4, we as a student body will have the difficult task of choosing our leadership for the 2012-2013 academic year. It is with this letter that I personally give my full endorsement for Aaron Malin for the office [...]
Letter to the Editor: Student endorses Malin for president
To The Student Body of Truman State University, Our University is facing difficult times in which leadership becomes increasingly important. I believe we have a great leader in President Paino; I cannot express how lucky we are to have such a strong President during these times. However, the student body needs its own solid representation. [...]
Letter to the Editor: Complacency has led to Santorum primary wins
Rick Santorum says American law should never violate Biblical commands and often it doesn’t. For example, both prohibit murder and theft. Yet, the conflicts are enormous. American law nourishes capitalism while the Bible would destroy it by commanding us to sell all we own and give the proceeds to the poor. The Constitution protects Freedom [...]
