What a short memory Jack Ingram has. It was less than a month ago that Jack wrote “Political convictions without political labels,” an article denouncing political labels. (I won’t even begin to describe the irony of such an article appearing in a column labeled “From the Liberal Perspective.”) Just this past Tuesday in his article […]
Jack, Jack, the name calling hack
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OK, who's right?
Where is the consistency? Why is it that when Scott Peterson killed his wife he was convicted of second degree murder of the fetus, yet when countless numbers of women choose to have an abortion, we don’t try them for murder. Is there a difference in the thing growing inside the murdered woman and that […]
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Stereotyping does not solve problems
In response to Jack Ingram’s Feb. 28 commentary – What are you trying to accomplish? Every time I read an article whose sole purpose is to bash on the beliefs of other Americans, I grow and more and more concerned that this country has entered an unrecoverable tailspin of hate, ignorance and the refusal of […]
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Dear Jack Ingram
Can you imagine a country where one small group of elitists controls the whole country and its resources, where there is no such thing as voting, free speech or even in some cases, the right to have more than one child? I can, it’s called communism. You should feel lucky that we “fascists” over here […]
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Jack Ingram and Brian Eller: You're both wrong
You want specifics? I’ll start with Jack. Didn’t you write that you don’t like to stereotype? Has something changed? Your entire editorial was rife with stereotypes of conservatives. All that aside, you ignore the fact that liberals are doing just as much to erode personal freedoms as conservatives. Is it conservatives that want to ban […]
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City used fascist tactics to control Mardi Gras
I was just concerned about the course of action this city has taken toward an event that was supposed to unify the community not divide and conquer it. Lets take a look at the definition of fascism – oppressive, dictatorial control. I think this word sums up the path the city chose to take this […]
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In response to Cornel Morton's letter thanking us students
No thank you or any kind of gratitude needs to be given to us students, Mr. Morton. The ones that deserve the credit are the over 350 “peace officers” from all over the state that put this town into such a paranoid fear over the weekend that even things as sneezing in front of a […]
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Hangover? What hangover?
James Mellor Dry mouth, headache, soreness and slight memory loss. I had all the symptoms of a classic hangover. On a Saturday afternoon, cheap pitchers of Natural Light at The Shack had sparked the idea of drinking games among some friends and I. “Seven, 11, doubles,” and “Bud-a-pound,” were the likely culprits. From there, it […]
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Students give classic new viewpoint
Nick Coury The Cal Poly theatre and dance department presents their winter production, a “unique interpretation” of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” which opened Feb. 23 in the Alex and Fay Spanos Theatre located in the Performing Arts Center. This production is not the average adaptation of a classic story, but resonates feelings and emotions of […]
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Thunder from down under rolls into Central Coast
Mariecar Mendoza With the hard rhythms of a thunderstorm rolling across the outback plains of Australia, the Tap Dogs’ boots beat the stage with a rhythm that neither slags nor slops. The Tap Dogs, six Australian men that tap-dance, look like blue-collar construction workers, in flannel shirts and denim jeans. Their loud percussion will rattle […]
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Road trips, sex and dirty Taboo
Janice Edman Two weeks and one day. In that amount of time I will be rid of this desolate, cold quarter and off to sunnier pastures for a week of blissful, completely non-educational enjoyment. While I never plan far enough ahead for those pricey spring break trips that all the cool kids go on, I […]