Opinions

Fixing deficit may require new strategy

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010

President Obama has been busy lately. In a relatively recent Reuters article he spoke about the national deficit, which the article stated is at $1.47 trillion.

Obama backs debatable candidate for Congress

By Michael Cassar · Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010

At first glance, it should not be particularly noteworthy that President Obama should choose to make an appearance in a political ad on behalf of Cedric Richmond, the Democratic challenger to Republican Joseph Cao’s seat.

Policy failed to be repealed by Senate

By Andrew Best · Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010

On Sept. 21st the bid to repeal the controversial “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy failed in the Senate. The policy prohibits openly gay Americans from serving in the military while at the same time prohibiting the military from inquiring about the sexual orientation of a candidate for military service.

Gay marriage is well over due to be legal

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010

It is time gay marriage be made legally possible and socially acceptable. The members of the gay community are American citizens. More importantly, they are human beings, and they deserve the same rights and opportunities as the heterosexual majority.

Opinion: Westboro Baptist Church protesting soldiers' funerals

By Neil Weinberg · Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010

On March 3, 2006, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder was killed in action in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. A similar line could describe most of the other soldiers who have died in the last 7 1/2 years of combat. But, the similarities end there.

Letter to the editor: Echo cartoon creates local controversy

Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010

The recent publication of Jason Promo’s Sept. 27 comic illustrating several characters dressed in hoods, a tree with a noose, and one character saying to the other, “Honey, this is the tree where we met” horrified me.

Supreme Court approves human rights violations

By Clement Daly · Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010

The last two weeks have marked a turning point in the erosion of democratic rights in the United States.

Representative Grayson launches verbal attack

By Michael Cassar · Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010

Firebrand Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is now facing a strong backlash after an attack ad launched against his opponent, Daniel Webster, took Webster’s words out of context while comparing him to the Taliban.

Michigan will recover, despite leadership

By Neil Weinberg · Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010

For the third time in four years, the Michigan budget came down to the wire. It appears a shutdown will be avoided.

Patriotism should be re-evaluated

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010

There is a centuries-old cancer debilitating all of humanity, stunting its growth and threatening the peaceful coexistence of its members.

Although parking is competitive at Eastern, students don’t have to walk very far to get to their classes, like many University of Michigan students do.

Is Eastern's parking really that bad?

By Jesse Peck · Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010

Parking: Putting your car in a designated spot for an allotted amount of time so as not to get a ticket.

Obama's initiative causes competition

By Clement Daly · Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010

Over the summer, Michigan was passed over in the second round of the Obama administration’s “Race to the Top” initiative. Through RTT, Obama had the states compete with each other over a paltry $4 billion in federal funding for public education. The winners were those who went furthest in carrying out the administration’s education reform principles.