Archive | Columns
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Column: Biggest game of the year takes over Twitter
No annual event in American cultural history is as important to everybody as the Super Bowl. That statement was not meant to start an argument — it is definitive.
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Column: China getting more involved with worldwide economics
China has bought much of the United States' debt to help prevent us from borrowing against the International Monetary Fund or going bankrupt. Now, it seems like another world power is knocking on China's door with their hands out.
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Column: Why the NFL Is Like the Cigarette Industry
David Zweig of The Atlantic lays out an interesting argument as to why the NFL won’t release its coveted All-22 video footage. All-22, for the non-football fanatics among us, is a zoomed-out video angle that captures the whole field, showing all 22 players at once.
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Column: Afghanistan’s war on opium
When the United States invaded Afghanistan in October of 2001, I naively assumed the mission would be easy: American and allied troops would root out the bad guys, and the Afghan people could create a new country with neighbors flying kites, children attending school, and families planting ...
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Column: Homesickness settles in Morocco
Homesickness did not hit until I woke up Sunday morning, knowing I was going to throw up camel meat in a matter of seconds. That’s not a typo. I had camel kefta for lunch last weekend and think it might be the death of me. I’m still shaking off whatever sickness I got from it.
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Column: Sugar addictive and damaging, should be regulated
"Substance X" acts on the addiction center of the brain, causing users' moods to drop when they don't have it, leading to increased use. It contributes to a wide suite of diseases, including those of the liver and heart, along with diabetes, obesity and cancer.
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Column: Diabetes – It’s what’s for dinner tonight
It’s fair to assume no one is looking to the queen of all things fried and greasy, food network chef and restaurateur, Paula Deen for medical advice, unless you’re looking for the tastiest way to successfully develop acute angina.
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Column: Google’s privacy changes benefit users and businesses
Last week, Google Inc. announced its new privacy policy, which will take effect March 1. The policy strives for simplicity in both length and language, and it unifies nearly all of Google's services, products and websites.
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Column: Pre-existing conditions unfortunate, but should not be covered
John has an unfortunate story. He and his wife want to start a family, so they began searching for a house. The house they end up buying has a few problems, but it is a good starter house. The roof leaks, the cabinets need to be replaced and the foundation has some problems.