THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
War of attrition
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune 
He continues to put the best possible face on the situation in Iraq, but President George W. Bush seems more resigned of late.

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Gay music director chose lifestyle over job, God
Editor, the Tribune: I read the May 28 Tribune report on the Catholic Church parting ways with a gay music director. I am a full believer that anyone that is appointed to a leadership role in a congregation of whatever Christian denomination should be held to a higher standard.

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Concealed-gun carriers still have rights in state
Editor, the Tribune: For more than a year now, the people of Missouri have been able to carry concealed weapons. Yes, guns. The police don’t like it one bit and, for the most part in my experience, don’t have a clue what rights people carrying a weapon have under the law or how to treat them when they encounter them.

Denizens of iPod nation tune out real life
By BILL O’REILLY
In a world as complicated as ours, there’s no way we can really understand what’s happening unless we’re willing to make an investment of time. But many of us simply will not do that. We are too involved in our own lives, too busy, too distracted and too apathetic to pay attention to most vital issues.

Bushes led Lay, Enron to ruin
By ROBERT SCHEER
The Bush family consistently acted to put Enron and its founder, Ken Lay, into a position to rip off investors and taxpayers. Why are the mass media ignoring that fact now that Lay has been convicted in arguably the most egregious example of white-collar fraud in U.S. history?

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