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An all too familiar scene was enacted on the campus of Swarthmore College during a meeting on May 4th to discuss demands by student activists for the college to divest itself of its investments in companies that dealt in fossil fuels. As a speaker... read more »
05/21/13 2:00 pm / no comments
A hundred years ago, anyone who might have predicted in 1913 the monumental, man-made catastrophes that would occur in the rest of the 20th century would have been considered warped, if not completely mentally deranged. Who would have believed... read more »
05/21/13 1:59 pm / no comments
There can be honest differences of opinion on many subjects. But there can also be dishonest differences. Last week’s testimony under oath about events in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 makes painfully clear that what the Obama administration... read more »
05/21/13 1:58 pm / no comments
To the Editor: Your article about the Ellisville Police department prosecuting drivers who flash their lights to warn other drivers about their speed traps rings true to me (“Spotlight remains on Ellisville as police department goes to court,”... read more »
05/21/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: We are writing to invite readers to join us in expressing dismay with Urban Outfitters’ decision to promote and sell their latest line of offensive products: pint glasses, flasks and shot glasses made to look like prescription... read more »
05/20/13 11:18 am / no comments
If there is ever a contest for words that substitute for thought, “diversity” should be recognized as the undisputed world champion. You don’t need a speck of evidence, or a single step of logic, when you rhapsodize about the... read more »
05/10/13 11:28 am / no comments
To the Editor: I am responding to John Stoeffler’s letter to the editor (“Letters written, no reply,” West Newsmagazine, May 1). He wonders why others including Congresswoman Ann Wagner do not respond to his letters. It may be because... read more »
05/10/13 8:00 am / 1 comment
To the Editor: Going on right now, but cleverly concealed from your view and deftly disguised in purpose, is the biggest and swiftest, stealth takeover of education in American history. It is called “Common Core,” short for Common Core State... read more »
05/09/13 8:00 am / 2 comments
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin The above quote may hold in it some of the most important questions of our generation. That said,... read more »
05/08/13 8:00 am / no comments
To the Editor: Common Core is a window of opportunity. It will force failing schools to adopt a mission. Ask four or five school administrators to tell you what their job or mission is and you will get four or five fuzzy and bewildering answers. But... read more »
05/08/13 8:00 am / no comments
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