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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

OPINION

A foreign policy without results

Tray Smith July 8, 2010

Perhaps the worst thing about President Obama’s failing economic policy is that it has distracted attention from his disastrous foreign policy, which might make the United States more vulnerable over...

Celebrating our oil dependence

Wesley Vaughn July 8, 2010

Orange Beach, AL – Fourth of July weekend is a time for relaxation and celebration. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, officially recognizing our move...

All at fault for oil spill

Sam Arnold July 8, 2010

It is hard to write on this subject without feeling like a giant hypocrite. I am sitting down in what is basically a small mansion in the suburbs of Birmingham, shielded quite well from the rampant poverty...

Bradley Byrne worthy of GOP nod

Our View July 7, 2010

Bradley Byrne’s ambitious vision for the state of Alabama makes him the best choice for Republican voters selecting their nominee for governor in the runoff election next Tuesday. For too long, politics...

Merit pay for students

Gregory Poole July 1, 2010

As political campaigns around the nation move past the primary season toward the general election, education will certainly be a common issue, as always. The candidates will issue their talking points,...

Political correctness is killing this country

Adam Greene July 1, 2010

By Reid Stuart Political correctness is the scourge of our First Amendment rights and is the most frustrating invention since the lid of a pickle jar. The fact that anything said has to pass through several...

More stimulus not the answer to new economic woes

Tray Smith July 1, 2010

In a letter to the leaders of the world’s 20 most economically developed nations last week, President Obama called on the group to “reaffirm our unity of purpose to provide the policy support necessary...

Our View: Kagan qualified for high court

Our View July 1, 2010

During three days of intense questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, has demonstrated...

Nothing but net …neutrality

Wesley Vaughn July 1, 2010

A significant decision from the United States Court of Appeals in April passed mostly unnoticed, though it has the potential to directly affect many more people than it first appeared. It involves net...

Ruling a win for Second Amendment

John Anselmo June 30, 2010

On Monday, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision that not only affects Chicagoland, but will be felt miles away from the city of the Big Shoulders. In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court ruled...

The road most traveled: financial reform

John Anselmo June 24, 2010

Ever had a sibling break Mom’s flower vase but refuse to fess up? Then you get laid with the blame, at no fault of your own? You are then the one suspected in every other trivial mishap in your house....

Texas politicizing education

Lisa Elizondo June 24, 2010

The eyes of Texas are upon you, Thomas Jefferson, and they’re insisting that you scoot on over and make room in your history chapter for enlightenment figure John Calvin. Last spring, the Texas State...