Month: September 2004

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Junior Year Abroad in Baghdad

Young people have always wanted respect and acknowledgment. You haven’t earned it. Historically, young people have the worst voter turnout in the nation. In 2000, only half of you had registered, and only a third of you who registered bothered to vote. According to US Census Data, you represent about […]

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Who is Voting for You?

Are you one of the people who is “unlikely to vote”? By not voting you certainly make some politicians very happy, because that way they don’t need to worry about your concerns. And that makes their campaigns much simpler. Do you realize how much more thought they would have to […]

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student aid

The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Student Aid Alliance Labels Bush 2005 Budget Inadequate (Statement by the Student Aid Alliance) The Bush Administration’s fiscal year 2005 budget plan is totally inadequate to meet the needs of America’s college students and their families. At both the state and federal […]

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political conventions

Did you know that some of our tax money goes to subsidize the Democratic and Republican conventions ? During these two events corporations, unions, and special interest groups spent millions entertaining and ”informing” politicians. Why don’t we let those groups pay for conventions, debates, and elections ? I am sure […]

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Award-winning author / Halloween edition

Dear Editor: I hope you will forgive my imposing. I am an award-winning author writing to introduce my upcoming book, 13: The Story of the World’s Most Popular Superstition, which will be published in hardcover on Halloween by Thunder’s Mouth Press/Avalon and in paperback next year by Plume/Penguin. Kirkus Reviews calls 13 “fast-paced and […]