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Ideas from TED talks may be useful for citizens in urban communities

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013

To stay with the theme of my previous column, published earlier this week, I would like to share a few TED “talks” for citizens of urban communities. The TED (Technology, Engineering, Design) conference series was started in 1984 as a forum for the hard sciences, but quickly became a forum for all innovative ideas in areas like health care, public-policy and finance.

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Technology takes away conversational intimacy

By Tommy Barker · Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013

Mark Twain put it best when he was quoted as saying, “Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.” His words emphasize just how powerful personal communiqué is against technology’s inability to properly convey our own complex sentiments and passions.

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How can people still trust their government?

By Anthony Alaniz · Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013

“If you like your health insurance, you can keep it,” President Barack Obama said in 2009 and 2010 as he advocated for the passage of health care reform. That line is now being played over and over in the news media in light of evidence that Obama’s assurances may have been less than truthful.

COLUMN: Anorexia is not a costume

By Chelsea Idzior · Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013

If a woman wants to dress provocatively for Halloween, she can choose anything from a police officer to a sexy Disney Princess, but now, she can even dress as an eating disorder.

This 2012 picture is meant to depict Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. (Courtesy New York Daily News)

COLUMN: Halloween costumes: How far is too far?

By Mariya Gefter · Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013

Halloween is a time for expressing yourself, dressing up and having fun. This year, many college students aren’t shying away from wearing costumes that will get their peers talking. But because of this, colleges have something new to be concerned about.

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Voting can weaken elites’ power

By Professor John G. Fike · Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013

Our constitutional framework is not effective without continual reinforcement by our citizens – you and me. If the people don’t put up a mighty resistance every time the 1 percent try to take over, the aristocracy aggrandizes itself.

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Republicans are new ‘Red Scare’

By Tom Brandt · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Today, I’m only writing to Eastern Echo readers who agree with me that it’s the Republican Party – not socialism, communism or terrorism – which is now the single greatest threat to American national security. We have met the enemy, and they are the GOP.

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Church is not just a building

By Leaha Dotson · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Church isn’t one rigid definition or place – it’s a living element. It’s people. The old notions of church aren’t as true as they may appear. Church is fellowship and love with people in motion.

Sports writer, EMU alum passes

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

There are those people in the world who make an impact on your life, just by hearing about them from other people or looking at the results of hard work they did to accomplish something. Larry Cathey was one of those people.

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Consider historical context of common terminology

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

This year’s TruEMU campaign features several successful alumni. One of the power statements of the selected alumni proclaims, “I manifest my own destiny.” This may seem like a harmless statement in today’s context. It means that the individual is taking charge of her life to make her dreams a reality.

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