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Column: There is little reason for fear at a movie theater
In the wake of the shooting during the midnight premier of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo., some panic has been rearing its ugly head concerning the safety of theater attendance.
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Column: Pitbull’s advertising led to his exile
Wal-Mart’s promotion started simply enough. They took one of the world’s most popular entertainers and promised an appearance to the town whose Wal-Mart received the most “likes” on Facebook.
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Column: Time to talk gun control
In the wake of the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, in which a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater, we as citizens would be derelict in our duty to society if we did not attempt to learn from this atrocity and take steps to ensure it never happens again, or we may end up living in a society ...
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Column: Don’t be a dick
It’s impossible to avoid annoying people in class. They’re distracting, they’re a waste of perfectly good air and they happen to be very persistent. You can, however, avoid becoming one of these people, by doing your part to make a class a semi-pleasant experience for all.
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Column: A Scout scorned
As a former Eagle Scout, I was shocked to learn of the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to uphold discriminatory membership standards that exclude LGBTQ youth and volunteers from the organization.
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Column: New wave of American energy production touts mixed economic benefits
The U.S. economy added just 80,000 jobs in June, a third-straight month of weak hiring. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2 percent, but it would have been much worse without the boom in domestic oil and gas production. There are actual labor shortages in expanding oil and gas areas of the U.
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Column: Hackers hit wrong target
Yahoo confirmed a security breach Thursday that led to a leak of over 450,000 usernames and passwords. The information was obtained from Yahoo Voices, previously Associated Content, a site used for publishing articles online. A hacker group called D33D’s Co.
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Column: Tax cuts for the wealthy should be allowed to expire
Taxes have never quite sat right with the American people. Since the very inception of our nation, taxes have been the bane of the average American’s existence and the No. 1 cause for antagonism with our government.
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Column: Bad Beast
Newsweek-Daily Beast has been worse than usual lately. It’s no secret the news magazine and Web site tandem has been struggling, but its decline under Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown has become startlingly steep. Three major flaws come to mind. Empty commentary.