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Column: Struggling against debt
The federal debt is a crime against college students and recent graduates. Americans born around 1990 are heading into the workforce this year with several times more debt than their parents had at the same age. Currently, the U.S.
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Column: Bloody, bloody Israel
Down the street from each other in Jerusalem lived two families, both named Harel, both with sons named Yuval.
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Editorial: Big Bird stars in Obama ad
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s plan to end the federal subsidy to PBS was the fodder for President Barack Obama’s newest campaign ad, which rolled out on Tuesday, according to The Boston Globe.
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Column: HPV vaccine not just for the slutty
Most people remember when their folks tried to give them the “sex talk.” It was extremely uncomfortable, awkward and felt unnecessary. Maybe your parents split up the “talk,” one covering the hairy emotions associated with sex and the other talking straight up anatomy.
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Column: President Obama has some explaining to do
The Obama administration needs to provide a clear answer about the contradicting statements it has issued regarding the clear lack of security at the US Consulate in Libya prior to last month’s attack.
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Column: Consider Iran with caution
Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of talk within foreign policy circles about a possible war with Iran over its alleged plans to develop nuclear weapons.
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Column: Increasing national debt poses potential burden for taxpayers
You’ve heard the recent news that our national debt just topped $16 trillion. It’s a major issue today, and it has major repercussions for our future. How much is $16 trillion? To put it in perspective, $16 trillion would buy Apple, Inc. 25 times.
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Column: Nuclear energy is better than climate change
Every day, the United States alone releases more than 19 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. This fact and the unprecedented danger it poses to society inarguably need to be addressed.
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Column: A three-ring circus of rhetoric
ROCHESTER, Mich. — This Monday, the Romney campaign, led by vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) had a chat with Southern Michigan's most exuberant loyalists.