Opinion
Legislators should ban the Arizona immigration law
Civil rights activists and even the president disagree with the new Arizona immigration law, passed April 23, because it paves the way for racial profiling. One exception, Maryland state legislator Pat McDonough, is in favor of the new legislation and wishes to pass a similar bill in Maryland. (continue reading…)
Politics: a year in review
I’ll say it for the last time then — it’s all about health care. Over the past year, health care proved to be the most prominent issue in national politics. To put this in perspective, half of the stories I wrote this year were related to the reform package. (continue reading…)
Students should take finals if they leave AP exams too early
By the end of most students’ high school career, taking their last AP exams is almost like a rite of passage. Students are not required to take the AP exam, yet the entire course is geared toward the exam. To not take it, and ruin the chance of gaining college credit for that course, seems irrational.
It’s not over yet
President Barack Obama, surrounded by Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, right, and others, signed the health care bill into law Tuesday, March 23. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press/John Applewhite.
On Wed. March 24 President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Healthcare and Education and Reconciliation Act into law, but the battle for healthcare isn’t over yet.
Education should not be the President’s top priority right now
According to a Feb. 3 Gallup poll, only 36 percent of Americans approve of President Obama’s handling of healthcare and the economy. Not surprisingly, the only issue that Americans express even less approval of—at 32 percent—is the federal deficit. But last week, the president announced that he wanted to tackle another area of the domestic sector—education.
The Tea Party movement should not be ignored by the President
At a recent Tea Party convention Feb. 6 people were dressed up in colonial costumes bearing patriotic protest signs. Photo courtesy of Newsweek.
“Tea Partyers are just a bunch of crazy, right-wing ‘nut jobs’ like Sarah Palin. I don’t know why anyone is actually taking them seriously.” But I know why the populace is recognizing the increasing importance of the American tea party movement—because the people are sending politicians in Washington a message.
T-Mobile’s cellphone tower should be built on school grounds
A proposed T-Mobile cellphone tower on school grounds has triggered plenty of controversy. A group of parents and nearby residents vehemently opposed to a cell tower believes the emitted radio-frequency waves will cause cancer and other health problems over a long period of time. T-Mobile has snapped back, defending their towers with studies and questioning the validity of contrary evidence.
While this debate over cell towers may be confusing, it is missing a simple truth: if we look around us, there are radio wave emissions everywhere, from gigantic radio towers to TV sets. In the big scheme, one weak cell tower would be relatively harmless.