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Opinion
Mark
Smith, editor
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Iraqis should
embrace ideals of America's founding
On December 15, 1791, 212 years ago, the American Bill of
Rights was ratified. Thus ended a long and difficult process
by which the American people liberated themselves from tyranny
and then established the first government in history founded
on individual rights protected by a written constitution.
Now the Iraqi people, liberated from the despotism of Saddam
Hussein, must assume the daunting task of framing a constitution,
instituting a new government, and rebuilding civil society.
The challenges are formidable.
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Playing politics with Iraq
In May of 2002, Vice President Cheney warned
Democrats not to seek political advantage from the war against
terrorism. Now that the Bush administration views Iraq as the “central
front” in that war, the news indicates that some people
are indeed seeking political advantage from that conflict—despite
Cheney’s warning. It is not just the Democrats running
for president, though. These days, Republicans and the Bush
administration are the ones most focused on using the war for
electoral purposes.
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Letter from a valedictorian
It’s been 4.5 years since I was a valedictory
speaker for the HPU 1999 spring graduation. My undergraduate
experience and the University’s support system still
keep me a top performer in my business field—public relations.
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Prejudice limits us and prevents harmony
The national holiday that commemorates Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. brings to mind such words as freedom, boycott,
assassination, and, resonating down through generations, prejudice.
The last is probably the single greatest obstacle faced by
King and others in the long struggle against segregation in
the United States.
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