Earmarks rules are geared toward ending politicians’ practices of garnishing perks from private corporations, and in turn providing these corporations with taxpayer dollars.
Category: Columns
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Obama preserves the illusion of change by forcing health care plan through reconciliation
Well, they didn’t want to do it, but those darn, uncompromising Republicans have forced Democratic lawmakers to proceed in desperation.
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The government needs to get back to basics
As a human being, I can’t think of anything more important than having rights and having them respected.
Posted inColumns, Features
Gonjasufi blends sincerity and sex appeal
Gonjasufi isn’t your run of the mill, hippy-dippy yoga instructor that is just regurgitating stale clichés that are typical of the niche.
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The details on the Axe Detailer
Axe repeatedly demonstrates that the Detailer can “clean your balls” while never once using it on a person.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Join the statewide protests today on Dexter Lawn and Marsh St.
When I think of the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement, I see that protesting does change society.
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“Inclusive excellence” is a flawed solution to a growing issue
Cal Poly has been sucked into the growing movement formally known as “inclusive excellence.”
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“Because I am Furniture” examines consequences of emotional abuse
What is a good novel? Does it have to have beautiful, lengthy prose? Something that has complex sentence structure?
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Food: the problem, the solution
The fact remains that everyday, in parts of the world, people are starving for food. Another fact remains that everyday food is wasted.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Ron Paul deserved to win the CPAC poll for presidential candidate
At the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington D.C., a poll was conducted of the participants, of which one of the questions was “Thinking ahead to the 2012 Presidential election, who would you vote for as the next Republican nominee for President?”
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Fear must be eliminated for the truth to advance in America
Action and protestation based on fear and imagined threats is becoming a trend in conservatism today, and until that is corralled, truth can’t prevail in society.