Published Thursday, March 6, 2008
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
Impaired
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
Well, that’s a good question, since the Missouri Department of Natural Resources can’t tell local authorities what must be done.
OPEN COLUMN
'Mind the Gap’ program
teaches critical thinking
Editor, the Tribune: I am writing to correct statements made in the letter from a Hallsville High School student that was published on Feb. 16.
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Clinton’s actions don’t prove she’s best pick
Editor, the Tribune: I am both encouraged and enthusiastic about the quality of the campaign Barack Obama is running. I have read various blogs and seen many shrill, hateful and inappropriate attacks on both Obama and Hillary Clinton. I find the disparaging editorials about candidates equally disappointing. There’s a good deal being written that does not elevate the conversation or political debate. In short, a lot of the commentary still sounds like "hate" to me. That said, Clinton’s negative comments and attempts to undercut Obama speak for themselves.
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Bush needs the authority to bypass obsolete FISA
Editor, the Tribune: Judging from his misplaced endorsement of FISA courts as the venue for oversight in lawful surveillance of foreign communications, Hank Waters appears to subscribe to The New York Times and ACLU schools of national security. He should do his homework.
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Skepticism essential for educated action
Editor, the Tribune: Global warming has become the religion of progressive America, and skeptics have become heretics. The mania is aided by the academic world, where researchers know millions of dollars in grant money is available for "research" on environmental issues, and by advertisers who seek to boost their image with whatever "cause of the day" is popular.
Obama’s stumbles open door for Clinton
By DAVID S. BRODER
Last fall, long before the first vote was cast in the Democratic presidential contest, Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois told me in an interview that he thought Barack Obama could beat Hillary Rodham Clinton. But Emanuel added an important proviso, saying Obama could win only "if he runs a perfect campaign."
Democrats mired in liberal identity politics
By MAUREEN DOWD
SAN ANTONIO - Some women in their 30s, 40s and early 50s who favor Barack Obama have a phrase to describe what they don’t like about Hillary Clinton: shoulder-pad feminism.
