THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
Talent on cloning
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
Back when it seemed the safe and politically prudent thing to do, Republican Sen. Jim Talent signed on with the Senate’s most morally conservative member, Sam Brownback of Kansas, as co-sponsor of Brownback’s bill to ban all forms of cloning to produce stem cells.

Western world submits to Islamic demands
By DIANA WEST
We need to learn a new word: "dhimmitude."

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Stem cell research foes omit embryos’ source
Editor, the Tribune: As is often the case when people speak out against embryonic stem cell research on the basis that it results in the destruction of life, David Bartholomew neglected to mention that the embryos in question come from in vitro fertilization clinics. 

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No Child Left Behind act lets military snoop on kids
Editor, the Tribune: I am writing to voice my concern about military recruiting in our public schools. While I support the troops and the rights of a volunteer military, I do not support institutionalizing involuntary recruitment practices. 

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Privileged communications shouldn’t extend to business
Editor, the Tribune: Senate Bill 823 extends attorney-client privilege to insurance companies. I believe it is wrong to bestow upon the insurance companies the same privilege state law gives our physicians and clergy. Any documents, interviews, memos, etc., would be considered "privileged" under SB 823. 

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Standardizing street names would help end confusion
Editor, the Tribune: Columbia is entering into a multimillion-dollar deal with the state to widen and improve Highway 763. However, at the intersection of Range Line Street and Business Loop 70, the street signs show Range Line Street, Rangeline Street and Rangeline Road. 

Cheney hunt fires up free speech debate
By ELLEN GOODMAN
My professional tribe has long followed the motto best expressed by a former editor of mine: "If you have a fish in a barrel, shoot it." Of course this time, the target wasn’t a fish, it was a quail - or, to be more precise, a person behind a quail. It also wasn’t in a barrel. It was on a Texas ranch. But you get the idea.

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