2008 Woodie Awards
After finishing a tour of the White House and spending a few minutes in the White House Visitor Center during a recent visit to Washington, D.C., my family and I headed down the street to catch the subway back to the hotel. Not two blocks from the White House, there were numerous empty buildings and one homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk.
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Why the heck is there anyone writing in favor of carrying a gun on campus? More importantly, why is Devon Courtney writing it?" These are both crucial concerns, and the first one needs to be addressed. First of all, we all know about school shootings.
I usually don't debate on the topic of gun control. It's not that I don't have strong feelings on the issue, it's that people who are for unlimited gun rights don't care. If you're looking for reasons to restrict access to guns, there are about 89,000 of them (the number of homicides from handguns from 1990-1997).
Like many other players that expected to be taken in the 2008 NFL draft, Caleb Campbell was pondering where his career would take him. Campbell was eventually picked up by the Detroit Lions in the seventh and final round of the NFL draft. Just like any other player, Campbell could have ended up in Carolina, Atlanta or maybe Indianapolis, but there was a place that Campbell was supposed to go where other players were not: Iraq.
There is no denying the counter-culture which fueled the drug revolution and experimentation of the 1960s. We are the offspring, and we live in a highly medicated era. A product of the "War on Drugs," our generation has become the guinea pigs of an Rx rage.
Time is an interesting thing - a human construction. In our so-called civilized world, we humans shuffle about this planet on a day-to-day basis like chickens with their heads cut off.
Dear editor: We, the undersigned, represent a cross-section of institutions and programs working with families, children, youth and college students in Holyoke. We are writing in strong support of the work of Student Bridges. Student Bridges has a proven track record of operating with the highest degree of professionalism and integrity.
Dear Editor: I am writing to express my hope that companies in Massachusetts, like Staples Inc., will demonstrate responsible leadership through their involvement in the 2008 Olympic Games. The Olympics should be a symbol of unity and international goodwill, but hostilities in which China has been complicit have marred this ideal.
Dear editor: Re: "Pass the Manishewitz," Brad Leibowitz, Ed/Op, April 24, 2008. I am writing to express my frustration towards the April 24th column "Pass the Manishewitz" by Brad Liebowitz. To be concise: What he says about Chanukah is a lie. It is a holiday celebrated by Jews to commemorate the revolt against Greek tyranny in 167 B.