AMERICA is a country that doesn't tolerate excuses. We have structured our society and economy so that in any given field, an individual's success is determined by his or her own personal prowess and motivation.
ONE DAY all children in this nation will have the opportunity to acquire an excellent education.
LAST WEEK, the fourth U.S. District Court of Appeals voted to end busing in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina.
YESTERDAY, many Jewish stu-dents at the University were fast-ing as part of the holiday of Yom Kippur.
FLAMBOYANCE is fun. It makes for entertaining movies, music and mentalities. However, flamboyance seldom aids good policy or good journalism.
IN THE face of tragedy, it is important that the University take a leading role in promoting understanding and educated action for its citizens.
POOR RUDY Giuliani. Politically, the Republican mayor of New York City has been done in by a scheme that even he had embraced: term limits.
IN THE aftermath of the horrors of Sept. 11, Americans have tried to bring their lives as close to a state of normalcy as possible.
WE KEEP hearing about how our new war on terrorism is going to be radically different from anything we've ever seen, that it's going to redefine modern warfare.
AS THE United States continues this week to deal with the loss of life incurred Sept. 11, it also is beginning to calculate the economic impact of what happened.
AS THE clock ticks farther away from the devastating moments of the Sept. 11 terrorist assaults, the widespread ramifications of the attack begin to come into focus.
MARK VERSUS Mark: the battle begins. Yes, it's time for the gubernatorial race to grind back into gear, and Mark Warner is clearly the best choice for governor.
IN HIS masterpiece, "On War," Karl von Clausewitz declared that "the first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish ... the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to turn it into, something that is alien to its true nature.
Alot of variables must be considered in determining what is a good newspaper story. One of the more important aspects is the quality and variety of quotes gathered and then used in print.
What do the songs "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "What A Wonderful World," "Ticket to Ride" and "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" have in common?
IN THE wake of last week's horrific tragedy, much has been said about America's new "war" on terrorism.
EVERY NOW and then the pricklies return. And when they do, I know that I am helpless to stop them. The sensation feels like darkness.
THE ATTACKS on the United States last week signal a new challenge to this country, that of terrorism.
EVERYONE from President Bush to the editorial staff of this newspaper has addressed the issue. That doesn't seem to have mattered, because all over the country, Americans have ignored the calls for clear thinking, for understanding, for the ability to see beyond dark skin and unfamiliar names. Balbir Singh Sodhi, an Indian Sikh, was fatally shot in Phoenix, Arizona.
SOON AFTER the horrific events last Tuesday morning, President George W. Bush said that "this is more than an act of terrorism, it is an act of war." What did he mean?
