Tag archive for "Politics"

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Opinion

Playing party politics

No Comments 05 October 2011

First allow me to apologize for the abeyance. It appears I chose to tackle much greater endeavors than I originally predicted. This ultimately left me rather busy the past few weeks. While I have not been writing for The Clarion Call, I have been staying up to date with the news. And oh what a [...]

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Opinion

Make politics palatable

No Comments 14 September 2011

Before I dive deep into the lengthy and somewhat usually banal subject of politics, I would first like to welcome back all previous students and welcome all incoming freshmen. I know you have probably heard the hackneyed maxim that college,” is a world of self discovery,” to the point where your ears might bleed, but [...]

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Opinion

Cartoon: Reagan at 100

No Comments 10 February 2011

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Opinion

Cartoon: Isolated Incidents

Comments Off 26 January 2011

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News, Opinion

Election 2010 wrap-up: GOP sweeps

1 Comment 03 November 2010

NOTE: Check out our live blog/open thread from last night, and be sure to leave your thoughts on the election results in the comments! The 2010 midterm elections are over. The fighting is over, the dust has begun to settle, and America awakes to a country just a little bit different than the one they [...]

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News

College political groups gear up for fall election

Comments Off 14 October 2010

Clarion, Pa – Tuesday, Nov. 2, the eyes of the nation will be on the elections held to decide numerous races for spots in the national and state governments. The pressure of the elections, however, will be felt a little closer to home. Two political groups on campus, the Clarion Young Democrats and the Clarion [...]

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News

Student group says “don’t vote”

Comments Off 07 October 2010

Chapel Hill, N. C. – Imagine protesters with signs that just say “Don’t Vote.” Wouldn’t that be shocking, especially on a college campus? Less and less people vote at each election, partially because they feel that their votes do not really matter if the game is fixed. A group of student truth seekers is making [...]

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Opinion

Viewpoint: The anti-Catholic cartoon legacy: bigotry, dishonesty and discredit for the university

1 Comment 28 April 2010

On April 1, Mike Ramsey, with the approval of The Call’s editorial staff, published a vile and offensive piece of anti-Catholic bigotry, and did it precisely on the day that Catholics remember and celebrate the origin of the Mass and the New Covenant priesthood.  The cartoon depicted a priest pouring drugs in a chalice for [...]

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Opinion

Cartoon: It’s Baaaaack!

Comments Off 08 April 2010

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Opinion

Cartoon: Waterloo

Comments Off 25 March 2010

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Opinion

Cartoon: Pre-existing condition

Comments Off 29 October 2009

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Opinion

Navigating Health Care

Comments Off 15 October 2009

Viewpoint On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee approved its version of the health care reform bill by a vote of 14-9, becoming the last in a long line of Congressional committees to do so. After months of heated deliberation and back-room negotiations, health care reform is nearly ready for a floor vote, but it still [...]

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: ‘Republicans aren’t following reality’

Comments Off 09 April 2009

These conservatives have no leader, no policy and no answers.Almost none of our political sounding boards now bothers to note the eight years of Bush-Republican huge deficits, excessively unjustified tax cuts for the super-wealthy, unwise support of Wall Street’s greedy, bailout super-allowances, costs of an unnecessary bloody war, Katrina and policy irresponsibilities that have brought [...]

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Opinion

Cartoon: Compromise

Comments Off 12 February 2009

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