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Angry liberals have baseless claims

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Jason Mida's letter last week exemplifies angry liberalism at its best. When cornered or held accountable to facts, liberals just get louder and more ferocious. Jason Mida has found himself in the shadow of such radical Democratic Party icons as Ted Kennedy, Howard Dean and the always obnoxious Al Franken. How can somebody claim Democrats ... [Read More…]

Alumnus thanks students, staff

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On Sept. 4, I was visiting ACU. That afternoon I was in the library there on campus; I was on the third floor. About 4:30 I began to have chest pains and started to sweat rather profusely. Some students and library personnel noticed that something was wrong. In a few minutes, an ambulance was called and I was on my way to Hendrick Hospital. I ... [Read More…]

Social clubs build bonds

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I was appalled at the article that appeared in the Views Wednesday section of the Optimist about social clubs. First of all, I find it amusing that the person who has these views doesn't even have the courage to sign their name to the article. Secondly, this was obviously written by someone who has never taken part in the social club ... [Read More…]

‘Quark’ terminology in Chapel vague

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"Do quarks speak of God's existence? Yes!" How Dr. Towell arrived at this conclusion was unclear in Monday chapel. He related an experiment in which a quark measurement that had been predicted to increase over time actually decreased, much to the dismay of a fellow scientist. Dr. Towell failed to ever explain the implications of this phenomena; ... [Read More…]

Democratic party protecting freedoms

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Mr. Woolsey is right about a one thing; there is indeed a distinction between the two major political parties. I always love reading something that resembles a stump speech written for Tom Delay. You know what I'm talking about, right? Well, let's review what Mr. Woolsey actually claimed in the attempt to distinguish his party of moral ... [Read More…]

Reminder to always rely on God

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"I can do all things through my own strength!" This is what I believed because I was a healthy, physically strong and educated young man. At the age of 30 I owned a successful computer business I had started as well as flying full time for the Air Force. During college I was a member of the University of G A Powerlifting Team bench pressing ... [Read More…]

Republicans still vouching for conservative views

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I'm responding to last week's letter from the editor about the blurred lines between liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans. After reading the letter over several times, I can't help but notice the inaccuracies and blatant inconsistencies. The distinction is clear between the two parties. Just the very idea that Republicans are more ... [Read More…]

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