THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW Gordon Lamb
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
The longer Gordon Lamb serves as interim president of the University of Missouri system, the more often I hear people say they would be happy to see him remain in the post indefinitely.
OPEN COLUMN Blessing offers much for community leaders Editor, the Tribune: It is often the case at public meetings and other civic events that prayers and benedictions are offered on behalf of the community and those in need. The solemn blessing quoted below is known as "A Franciscan Benediction." I think its words have much to offer such events:
OPEN COLUMN Support Tigers and push them to the top Editor, the Tribune: It’s that time of year again! The time of year when we start to think about how the Tigers will do this year and wonder if this might be the year. I live in Lincoln, Neb., but am Tiger all the way, down to the black and gold blood I bleed!
OPEN COLUMN Money for Vick trial best spent elsewhere Editor, the Tribune: I have read the federal indictment against Michael Vick and came out with one thing: what a waste of federal dollars! It is evident the government is flexing its muscles against anybody: terrorists, child molesters, drug dealers, murderers, chicken killers and now dog killers.
Offer
a hand online
By RANDY COHEN I participate in an online sports forum. Users are anonymous but can e-mail one another privately. A young man e-mailed me saying that his mom beats him up. I believe he is in his late teens and is reaching out for help, but I can’t be sure. Should I advise forum moderators, who have his personal information?
Bush is the leader Madison warned about
By ROBERT SCHEER George W. Bush is the imperial president that James Madison and other founders of this great republic warned us about. He lied the nation into precisely the "foreign entanglements" that George Washington feared would destroy our experiment in representative government, and he has championed a spurious notion of security over individual liberty, thus eschewing the alarms of Thomas Jefferson as to the deprivation of the inalienable rights of free citizens.
Socialized health care only brings trouble
By WALTER E. WILLIAMS Sometimes the advocates of socialized medicine claim health care is too important to be left to the market. That’s why some politicians are calling for us to adopt health-care systems such as those in Canada, the United Kingdom and other European nations.
The night belongs to the Taliban
By WAHIDULLAH AMANI Not long ago, people in the Wardak province of Afghanistan never thought of locking their doors or latching their gates at night.
Troops deserve overhaul of medical system The following appeared Friday in The Kansas City Star: The U.S. government demands courage and sacrifice from soldiers in war zones such as
Latafiya, Iraq, but it is letting them down with inadequate health care.
Picket line
no place for a president By PETER BROWN Sen. Barack Obama’s advantage in his presidential campaign is that he is a fresh face whom many voters - and not just Democrats - see as candid and capable of inspiring those who have become disillusioned with politics.
Justice first
This editorial appeared Friday in the San Jose Mercury News:
The wheels of justice have turned too slowly in the case of Pat Tillman, San Jose football star turned patriotic icon.
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