My wife and I are flying to Texas this weekend for the inaugural U.S. Grand Prix at the brand new, 3.4-mile “Circuit of the Americas” racetrack in Austin. I mention this to people and I’m usually met with a blank stare.
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go.”
Mercury entered retrograde motion on Election Day, and if you’re an astrology freak like me, you understand the significance. I dread these periods because it means sluggishness, slow progress, even setbacks. Despite the fact that I subscribe to this pseudoscience, I prefer logic, right and wrong.
I had a heart attack in 2009. I have never been able to get the Veterans Affairs Hospital or N.M. Medicaid to approve the cardiac rehab required to go to school and work.
It is remarkable that every presidential election seems to top the previous one in terms of importance. With each race, the public faces the same dilemma: right-wing corporatism flirting with outright fascism or right-wing liberalism propped up by militarism.
These days, it’s easy to say that the two major parties have lost touch with what they have traditionally stood for. Kennedy and Obama both define “Democrat” in radically different ways, just as Eisenhower and Romney define “Republican” in radically different ways.
Most of our global warming is caused by burning oil, coal and gas, clearing the forests and pumping methane into the atmosphere from farms, landfills and coal mines.
Every day at about 2:30 p.m., I start thinking about chocolate. No matter what I’m doing or where, how involved I am or who I’m with, the concept of cocoa rises in my mind like a breeze and wafts through my mental senses.
As many of us watched the presidential debates, there was one incredibly important issue that was glaringly absent from the dialogue. This issue was climate change.
H.L. Mencken wrote, “The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched.
Last week, new details concerning President Obama’s already controversial “kill list” were released to the public. The New York Times broke the story on the kill list in May, and detailed how the president has the ability to personally authorize drone strikes on terrorists and U.S. citizens aiding terrorists
With the presidential election only days away, I find myself more and more distraught about whom to vote for. For me, the decision comes down to voting for what I believe is the right path for my country versus voting for equal rights for my community.
You might have seen the posters around campus. A pretty young woman sprawls on the grass with her laptop, smiling alluringly up at the camera. The large bold caption reads “There is a 60 percent chance she’s totally faking it.”
I will not defend Republicans, because they have the same problems Democrats have: a misunderstanding of moral issues. My defense is of capitalism and the rational, selfish pursuit of happiness.
I have written a number of times about the minimum wage increase that is going to be on the ballot in November. This is because I feel this is a very important issue that will affect not only many UNM students, but also many struggling individuals and families in Albuquerque.
Roe v. Wade must be overturned. However, the argument I make to you today is not the one that you may be expecting.
Looking into the history of basketball, one may observe that some of the biggest NBA stars happen to be African American. However, the best African-American players in the NBA serve as much more than basketball icons.
Good morning, Sunshine! How did you sleep last night? Did you log a solid eight and wake up on your own without an alarm, feeling well-rested with plenty of time to make your first class?
Transparency is one of the most important things sought from the government, especially at the federal level. One of Barack Obama’s election promises was to increase government transparency and keep the American people more aware of what the government does.
After some struggle, the minimum wage increase will be on the ballot in November. This measure would increase the minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $8.50
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