by Chuck Yates An open letter to the author of the posters about Palestinian identity: You seem to believe that assertions about the existence or non-existence of a Palestinian people are pertinent to discussions of the conflict in Israel/Palestine.  I don’t see why.  It’s easy to say a thing does or doesn’t exist, but...
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by Landrum Bolling No reader of the Feb. 3 issue of The Word could have been more bewildered than I was to see the front-page headline: “Landrum Bolling Refutes Divestment.”  I had no such intention whatsoever and was astonished and horrified that such an interpretation was put on my rambling remarks on the subject...
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by Bennett Murray Another week, another round of perplexing election results. Rick Santorum won all three contests last Tuesday, thus making his slim odds of winning the race slightly pudgier. While I still wouldn’t put any bets on an ultimate Santorum victory, his popularity in some circles reveals a lot about the state of...
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Sneers to . . .  • Toilets that spray at me when they flush • Only having 24 hours in a day • Coffee not being caffienated enough • People who stand there waiting impatiently for someone to swipe their card when they could just walk to the other side of SAGA • Stereotyping...
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by Aaron Mayo Gender equality is one of those touchy subjects in today’s politics that immediately steps out into a thorny patch of differing opinions. Just as Johann Osbakk has said that while he is not sexist, he has been subject to such criticism. Whether his conduct in the selection of male v. female...
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