The immigration battle consumed front pages this past week and has hit a nationwide nerve that goes to the core of security concerns and the future of the American labor force. As illegal immigration reaches unprecedented heights ' an estimated three million undocumented immigrants come into the United States every year ' it has become increasingly clear that whoever finds a solution to this convoluted issue will make quite a statement to voters.
When engaged in an adversarial debate, participants use the weapon of analogy in an attempt to influence the audience into accepting their proposition. It has been proven particularly effective, given our inherent human urge to correlate something new and unfamiliar with something old and comfortable.
Ah. Spring. The days are warm. The trees are budding; the flowers are blooming. Love is in the air. Cute, hand-holding couples abound.
The man suing an Athens drug dog voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit against the animal and other local officials during a 10 a.m. hearing Friday at the Athens County Court of Common Pleas.
When Ohio University's classified employees' summer and winter break hours changed Fall Quarter, OU President Roderick McDavis' office also suggested employees cover telephones during the lunch hour, an OU official said.
To save face after the demise of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the Senate has passed a lobbying reform bill that claims to curb acceptance of unauthorized gifts and limit earmarking. Yet, like most legislation passed solely as a reactionary disguise of the apparent corruption in Washington, the bill ultimately is riddled with loopholes.
After beginning its Mid-American Conference schedule last weekend, the Ohio softball team will take a break from its conference slate when they hit the road today for a non-conference doubleheader against Kentucky.
Johnny Cash was deciphering Morse code transmissions from the Soviet Union. Theodor Geisel was adding a fake Dr. to his pseudonym Seuss. Richard Simmons was playing a dancing meatball in French commercials. A new book by Brad Dunn briefly explores the pivotal point in the lives of 100 famous people ' When They Were 22.
Nine Southeast Ohio residents are suing members of the Athens Police Department, the Ohio Department of Public Safety and the Athens County Sheriff's Office for an alleged raid on Lakeview Tavern in April 2004.
For the first time since this past May, the Ohio track team stayed home for a weekend meet, the Ohio Invitational.
The 2006 Baker Peace Conference ended Friday with three panel discussions that focused on the relationship between religion and violence and unrest in the Middle East. Religion as a Source of Violence
Editor's note: This is the first in a weeklong series of stories forecasting the future and providing tips for soon-to-be college graduates.
Last week, one of my sociology professors gave this example to illustrate how conflict affects our daily lives: When you go to the bar and drink too much alcohol
Basic Instinct 2 is a horrible, horrible movie ' and not even in the Showgirls sense of the word ' but the biggest flaw might be the fact that it's not bad enough.
As a person who is easily angered and likes to complain, I've often been known to direct my anger at any subject that happens to present itself.
I usually skim through the online version of the paper while on my lunch break here at work. I graduated from Ohio University back in 1981 with a political science degree. I am currently a public servant for the past 24 years and served in the combat area of the 1991 Gulf War with the U.S. Navy Reserves.
In what has become an annual event, local law enforcement officials were out in force late Saturday night and early Sunday morning is anticipation of a repeat of the time change riots. Well, the time did change, and so have the times.
A committee in Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering has confirmed more than 20 plagiarized master's theses after an investigation.
More than 30 people, both Muslim and non-Muslim, gathered together Saturday in the Muslim Students Center, 13 Stewart St., for a Day of Dialogue: Sharing the Islamic Tradition organized by Ohio University's Muslim Students Association.
In an election-year effort to bolster its image on national security, the Democratic Party unveiled its new platform on that issue last week. The strategy seems vague in places and consists of the same ideas Democrats have supported for some time. Nevertheless, it is difficult for the party to produce anything worse than what Americans have endured under the Bush administration. With the clarification of some details and a commitment to follow through, some of the Democrats' ideas could prove useful in the coming years.
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