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International workers

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012

Governor Rick Snyder is pushing for more immigrants to settle in Michigan. An AnnArbor.com article states, “It’s time for Michigan to start importing talent.

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Bill against constitution

By Clement Daly · Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

Earlier this month the Democratic-controlled Senate voted 93 to 7 in favor of approving the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes the military to unilaterally detain indefinitely without trial any individual anywhere in the world – including U.S.

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Don't write Ron off

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

As easy as it is for liberals — at least the liberals who haven’t swooned by his libertarian seduction — to write off Congressman Ron Paul’s (R-TX) as a crackpot, they should be cautious.

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Tech a relationship nuisance

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011

Although technology seems like an integral part of our lives, from banking to schoolwork and correspondence, it is hard to believe it has also affected the dating game. Before the era of cell phones, Facebook and e-mail, it was harder to read into people’s every action.

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New way to save earth

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011

Biology 105 here at EMU has two obvious effects: wrecking your GPA and, less bitterly, the reification of concerns about our world with regard to climate change. Yet the class’s method of getting our attention about this potentially cataclysmic issue is, well, boring. Of course, climate change as a whole has become such an uninspiring topic because it’s always approached in the same fashion: You’re told the world is being destroyed, sea levels are going to rise and the polar bears and pandas are going extinct. I write this not sardonically or even to marginalize the very real worries encompassed in climate change.

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Collapse of Euro spells disaster for all

By Clement Daly · Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011

Three years after the Wall Street collapse initiated deep recession, the world once again stands on the precipice of an economic abyss, demonstrating that the current crisis represents not merely a conjunctural downturn in the markets, but a systemic breakdown of the capitalist system. This time the immediate issue is the economic and political crisis engulfing the euro zone, calling into question the viability of the euro currency and the European Union itself.

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Tax cuts not the way

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011

The Republican Party could easily describe the macroeconomic policies of the Democratic Party as ‘tax and spend,’ but then, not much can be said for their approach or stewardship over the U.S.

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Romney stands out in GOP

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011

In May, I used these column inches to offer my take on the Republican presidential primary. I dismissed all but four GOP hopefuls as having no chance at the nomination.

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Kwame Kilpatrick brings controversy to EMU

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011

Since it was announced student organization Black Leaders Aspiring to Critical Knowledge asked Kwame Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit, to speak in the Student Center ballroom, emotions have flared up.

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Help the homeless

By Danielle Mack · Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011

I just finished an enjoyable Thanksgiving with my homeless and social work friends at the Vineyard Church Thanksgiving celebration.

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Policies critiqued

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011

I spent some time over the break reviewing my work as a columnist for The Eastern Echo, which has been decent, but my arguments have not always been as persuasive as desired.

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Kwame Kilpatrick: Don't give second chances

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011

“Cause now I’m in the Ashton/ I went from havin’ my city locked up to gettin’ treated like Kwame Kilpatrick.” This is a line from the hit song “Lighters,” from hip-hop duo Royce da 5’9 and Eminem featuring crooner Bruno Mars.

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Kwame Kilpatrick: Redemption begins here

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011

Tomorrow at 7 p.m., former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will speak in the Eastern Michigan University Student Center Ballroom at an event hosted by the student organization Black Leaders Aspiring for Critical Knowledge.

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Ron Paul loses his voice in GOP

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011

It would not be a leap of the imagination to say Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is being snubbed, both by the GOP and news media. The Texas Congressman said in one Yahoo news article, “I can’t say I am surprised… Throughout the entire campaign, it’s seemed the national media and the Washington, D.C.

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