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Fox and Friends

By Jim Hoover Five faces tell the story – or stories, as it might be -- of Fox News Network. It tells a narrative of angst and spectacle that bends minds, heaves hearts, presses attitudes, and makes pupils wide. Bill O’Reilly, a Fox news icon, is depicted with a…

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March 22, 2011

Current Events / Education / Parenting / Society

Planned Parenthood: Necessity or Luxury?

By: Max P. Domer Since its spiritual founding in 1916, Planned Parenthood has had its share of controversy. When Margret Sanger, an early proponent of birth control and the original president of what would become the organization we have today, founded the first American birth control clinic in Brooklyn,…

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March 22, 2011

Celebrities / Country / Editorials / Society

Michael Moore, Here to save the “Bay”!

By: Amy Shakewell When the film maker Michael Moore first moved to Traverse City, Mich. there was a lot of ruckus made about his intention to improve T.C. Some were optimistic about his arrival, others not so much. We had letters to the editor of the local Record Eagle…

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March 21, 2011

Corporate Elite Put us on this Path of Doom / Current Events / Editorials / Government / News

What Is Not Up?

by Jim Hoover With the ruthless and relentless monolithic corporate assault on anything getting in the way of stellar profits, it is easy to imagine any number of dirty tricks to achieve this end. The cause of greed has many allies in government and business. For example, Governor Scott…

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March 19, 2011

Censorship

The Future of Bittorrent Technology: Is There Hope for the Pirates?

By: Arkein As a downloader and self proclaimed pirate through and through, I have been illegally downloading copyrighted material since Napster first became popular. I can’t remember the last time I actually went to a store and paid for an album or an overpriced movie. I do, however, remember…

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March 17, 2011

Country / Current Events / Editorials / Government / Media / Philosophy / Politics

Bradley Manning: The Next Martyr?

By: Geoffrey Yonil The syndicated German television program Panorama recently came out with the story of how a group of civilians, some of which were reporters, were shot down by an American Apache helicopter in Baghdad in 2007 for being suspected of carrying weapons—which couldn't be seen entirely because…

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March 16, 2011

Editorials / Education

Private Schools vs. Public Schools – An Analysis

By: James Daniels Many people would like to send their children to private schools. However, not everyone has the money to do so. With expenses such as taxes, groceries, housing, and transportation, there is often little room left to send little Johnny or Jane to a private school. The…

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March 16, 2011

Editorials / Ray's Boom Boom Room

Ray’s Boom Boom Room – Vol. 1: Japan; Heart Attack Grill; Wisconsin; March Madness

By: Ray Rife Welcome to Ray’s “Boom-Boom” Room. This is a weekly review of anything that interest Ray, the proprietor. The idea is to give you a weekly look at how I view the world, which I’ve been told is a bit off the beaten path. I don’t expect…

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March 14, 2011

Country / Current Events / Editorials / Government / News / Politics / Society

Don’t Ask, But Pray Tell

By: Ashley Wrigley For those of you who somehow missed the DADT debate, DADT is the seventeen-year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that prevents gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. The repeal was passed in 2010 voted 65-31 but will not take effect until President Obama,…

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March 13, 2011

Current Events / Editorials / Media / Philosophy

Japanocalypse

By: Tiffany Ungter How can Japan, one of the most technologically advanced nations of our time, fall to nature? you may or may not be asking. In reading the articles about the tragic earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan this past Friday I've noticed a slew of different responses…

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March 13, 2011