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Column: A heavy weight to bear
When I was in the Marine Corps, my issued weapon was an M4 carbine. It was light, compact, accurate and easy to handle. I put tens of thousands of rounds through my carbine and grew intimately familiar with its mechanical functions.
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Column: Back to the top
The College Board reported in 2010 that the United States ranked twelfth globally in the proportion of young adults holding a college degree.
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Column: Domestic drones post threat to U.S. privacy rights
Earlier this week, I wrote about the use of drones overseas. Today I want to talk about drones on the domestic front.
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Column: Convenience of fast food not worth sacrificing health or money
With the country’s volatile economy and high unemployment rates, many Americans are searching for ways to conserve money. Unfortunately, they are sacrificing one of the most important things in life: their health. Over the past 20 years, America has had a significant increase in obesity rates.
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Column: The fear of unpredictability
Recent economic growth numbers are begging the question: Are we getting out of the recession any time soon? The daunting question looms like a dark cloud over the heads of lawmakers and businesses who don’t know what to expect from a lethargic economy.
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Column: U.S. should adopt universal healthcare
The Supreme Court will decide later this month the fate of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, the United States’ first attempt at federally mandated, universal healthcare. But the act has already carved a vast division among Americans questioning its constitutionality.
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Column: The American Royals
A few weeks ago, the people of the United Kingdom celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee–a momentous occasion that marked the sovereign’s 60 years on the throne. For anglophiles like me, the event was Christmas in June.
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Column: Guantanamo appeals would be ineffective
The detention camp at Guantanamo Bay has been the subject of much controversy regarding, among other things, its holding of prisoners indefinitely without trial.
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Column: Let the KKK adopt a highway
We've all seen those signs identifying some group or another that has adopted a highway to remove litter and spruce up the surrounding road areas.