Opinion

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Logic should accompany any faith in politics

Human rights is biggest issue in adidas contract mediation

The angry protesters marching around Madison these past few days have good reason to be upset.

Potential mine will harm tribe’s land

The dispute over open pit mining continues as controversy over legislation regarding a prospective mine in northern Wisconsin resurfaces. A subsidiary of the Cline Group has proposed an open pit iron ore mine to be created in the Penokee Hills, a project which could boost the economy and create many jobs for Wisconsinites.

Letter: Students must pay attention to new nuisance party ordinance

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State of Wisc. politics; one year later

GOP values come from the wrong places

The twisty race for the Republican presidential nomination now finds itself with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in the lead, ready to take the fight to President Barack Obama. He recently launched into a tirade against Obama, chiding the president's policies protecting the environment as based on a theology that has nothing to do with the Bible. Apart from being interpreted as an attack on Obama's faith by the media, it also makes one ponder what Santorum bases his opinions.

Letter: College tuition should be free for students

Military women victims of rape

Twitter does not tailor to local news

Whitney Houston's death was first reported on Twitter. The Arab Spring was both organized and disseminated on Twitter. Twitter has even started a new account just for "spotlighting best practices and innovative uses of Twitter by journalists and newsrooms." That said, social media is not being utilized everywhere-in particular, not in local newsrooms.

Retaining value by utilizing technology

Thank you for the secrecy

Letter: Get involved with United Council

Letter: Get involved with United Council

Internet helps advance global revolutions

Not long after I first began using the Internet in mid-2001, I found myself patronizing certain websites I found funny or interesting-most times both. Over time I noticed these web forums are in themselves small communities with each person contributing their own material or thoughts, which define that specific forum. These societies have their own citizens, their own humor and their own general will. All small groups have a mini-culture, so what?

PayByPhone good for Madison

A new plan put forth by the City of Madison may put motor vehicle drivers at ease.

No Child Left Behind hurts education

Political insiders, horse race reporting are polarizing US politics

According to the newspapers I read, we have "bad" political discourse. What does bad political discourse look like? It is a lot of yelling, and its language is inflammatory; Gov. Scott Walker being heckled at the State of the State speech comes to mind. Most importantly, the problem with a bad political discourse is that nothing gets done.

Controversial avian flu research must not be put in the dark

Two recent studies concerning the discovery of mutated H5N1 virus strains, commonly known as avian flu, which are capable of transmission among mammals have generated a huge debate over the regulation and dissemination of scientific knowledge. Many scientist seem to b divided over whether the studies should be published since the virus strains could be used for bioterrorism. The papers in question, from the lab of Ron Fouchier at the Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands and by Yoshihiro Kawaoka at UW-Madison-submitted to "Science" and "Nature," respectively-await judgment from the scientific community, particularly from the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity.

Combating financial sector is foolish

Solutions for mifflin Street Block Party