THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
The Snyder affair
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribun
Given the insignificance of the crime, the investigation of Coach Quin Snyder’s job termination is ridiculous.

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JOHN DARKOW CARTOON

President wages his war on the backs of the needy
By JULES WITCOVER
In the fall of 2001, in the wake of Sept. 11, President George W. Bush urged Americans to go about their business as usual, unintimidated by the terrorist threat. He played his part by not asking them to make any real sacrifices, such as paying higher taxes to finance the fight against the enemy.

Government incompetence is a given
By CHARLEY REESE
If you watched the hearings on Hurricane Katrina and the hearings on the fate of whistle-blowers on C-SPAN, three words come to mind: "incompetence," "cover-up" and "denial."

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