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Shepherd Bend a shortsighted strip-mine location

Nelson Brooke September 12, 2010

The proposed mine Shepherd Bend will discharge coal mine wastewater into the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River immediately upstream of a Birmingham Water Works Board drinking water intake that daily...

History is history – and news should be objective

Letter to the Editor September 12, 2010

It’s been almost ten days, and I’m still peeved by this article. The Aug. 29 article titled “Building names reflect different era on campus” perturbed me for multiple reasons, but the one that...

UA needs to look inward for parking solutions

Gregory Poole September 12, 2010

When President Robert Witt, set a goal to expand the institution's enrollment to 28,000 by 2013, an overwhelming majority of observers viewed such ambition as laughable and bright-eyed. With the student...

Joining the UA family

Adam Greene September 12, 2010

This summer, my brother and I were finally able to fulfill our dream of watching the Boston Red Sox play at Fenway park. As we were walking along the North End Waterfront, a person wearing an Auburn shirt...

No ticket to (Crimson)Ride

Sean Randall September 9, 2010

School has been in session for the past three weeks. When students were initially attempting to get used to the new CrimsonRide routes and complaining about them, Ralph Clayton, assistant director of Transportation...

Proposed strip-mine is irresponsible

Letter to the Editor September 9, 2010

My jaw dropped to the floor when I heard the news: The University of Alabama is about to allow strip-mining on a large plot of its land. In a deal that smells worse than a coal-fired power plant, my beloved...

No Quran burning; no NYC mosque

Tray Smith September 9, 2010

As we approach the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this weekend, the proposed construction of a mosque near Ground Zero and a Florida church’s decision to commemorate the atrocities by sponsoring...

Democrats poised to pay for their spending habits

Austin Gaddis September 9, 2010

As we approach the homestretch of the midterm elections, President Obama and other top Democrats have amped up their efforts to paint Republicans as “the party of no.” On the other hand, Democrats...

Book burnings should stay a thing of the past

Debra Flax September 9, 2010

This Saturday marks the 9th anniversary of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks in New York City. I'd be willing to say that the majority of people who were alive and socially aware back in 2001 still...

Time for real student loan reform

Gregory Poole September 8, 2010

In March, Congress enacted desperately needed reforms through the student loan provisions tucked in the healthcare reconciliation package. Gone are subsidies to lenders; instead, all federal loans will...

“Burn a Quran Day” undermines basic values

Paul Thompson September 8, 2010

I’m sure many of you have heard about the pastor in Gainesville who is planning the “International Burn a Quran Day” on Sept. 11. Terry Jones, who is the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center...

9/11 should bring us together

Michael Patrick September 8, 2010

New York City is often considered one of the most culturally diverse and progressive cities in the world, but a paradoxical shadow of Islamophobia has been cast over New York and the rest of the United...