Writing a column is like being a landlord. Tenants seldom callto say they're enjoying their apartments. They call when they havea problem. I am not sure how many students have enjoyed reading my columns,but I do know the feelings of those who don't. I don't mind thecriticism. In fact, I welcome it. ...
This week, in a rambling anti-Bush rant, Sen. Ted Kennedy said,"Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam." In the spirit of Good Friday, I'm ready to forgive Teddy for theabsurd overstatement. After all, it's not his fault he can't reallyremember Vietnam. Sure he was old enough to remember it; he justwasn't sober ...
Al Franken has finally let Stuart Smalley go to his head. He'sdecided to start his own liberal radio network, Air America,because he's good enough, he's smart enough, and doggone it, peoplelike him. Or do they? And even if they do, can they take him for threehours a day? I know Franken is a comedian, ...
Nine-hundred and twenty-six days removed from the most horrificday in the history of our country, we are still at pains to figureout exactly what happened on that Tuesday morning in September. A congressional commission is investigating the causes of 9/11and whether the attacks could have been prevented. ...
On this, the one year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war,it is important to consider where we are, how we got here and wherewe are going. How we got here has been widely debated and argued, butessentially, it all comes back to Sept. 11, 2001. Had we not lost3,000 innocent civilians, there would ...
I know you democrats are upset by Ralph Nader's decision to runfor president again. You feel he cost your candidate the electionin 2000 and that he could do the same in 2004. Ralph Nader didn't cost Al Gore the 2000 election. Al Gore did.The former vice president couldn't even win his own state. Had ...
Approaching Memphis from the I-40 Bridge, one thing stands out-- the city's star piece of architecture -- The Pyramid. The Pyramid represents what is unique to Memphis. It ties us tothe ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, with the Mississippi Riveracting as our Nile. Along with Beale Street, Sun Studios ...
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Barely more than a month ago,Howard Dean was accepted as the Democratic nominee for president inall but name. Wednesday, he left the race without winning so muchas a single state. There is no joy in Montpelier. The mighty Dean has struckout. Deaniacs all over the world ...
A year from now, this week will be remembered. It will beremembered as the week Dick Gephardt's long and admirable careercame to an end, John Kerry came back from the political graveyard,and Howard Dean lost not only the Iowa caucuses but maybe hismind. It will also be remembered as the week President ...
Since time immemorial, man has wondered about the existence ofGod. An attempt to answer that question for some University ofMemphis students will be made Saturday at Michael D. Rose Theatreat 7:30 p.m. "God on Trial" is being put on by the Bellevue ChristianFellowship. Ravi Zacharias, a worldwide religious ...
