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Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 1:22 am in Opinion
By Linette Mailhot


Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 1:19 am in Opinion
By Wesley K. Pelletier

As Justin Lynch sagely pointed out in his recent op-ed — “Sweatshops a first step to success: Low paid work’s better than none,” Feb. 6, 2012 — the Chinese certainly are fortunate to have America’s corporations …


Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 1:14 am
By Madelyn Kearns

A fruit basket is a complex thing.
Filled to the brim with fleshy, edible forms that seem to metamorphose from globule to elongated in a single gaze, the basket is woven with as much diversity as it …


Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 1:13 am in Opinion
By Mackenzie Rawcliffe

With my wine nightcap rapidly clouding my thoughts, I was trying in vain to come up with something to write for today.
I moodily gazed into my favorite sweet, ruby, $3 Tisdale treat and suddenly was hit …


Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 1:11 am in Opinion
By Mike Emery

On Tuesday, Republican voters in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota all overwhelmingly picked Rick Santorum in their primaries and caucuses. Santorum has now won more states, with four, than any other contender, including Mitt Romney’s three.
Unfortunately for …


Thursday, February 9th, 2012, 1:00 am in Opinion
By Wesley K. Pelletier

As Justin Lynch sagely pointed out in his recent op-ed — “Sweatshops a first step to success: Low paid work’s better than none,” Feb. 6, 2012 — the Chinese certainly are fortunate to have America’s corporations …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 1:14 am in Opinion

Keep calm and carry on is sober advice for anyone — even for those engrossed in the drunken spectatorship of championship sporting events.
And there are few extravaganzas with a wider circumference than the Super Bowl in …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 1:08 am in Opinion
By Erin McCann

When I was a little girl, I had an unhealthy predilection for Karo syrup.
My father once found me in the kitchen pantry quaffing the sugary goodness from the bottle. I was the girl you’d look at …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 1:05 am in Opinion
By Justin Lynch

This is in response to the Jan. 30 article titled “Slave labor treachery makes for one bad Apple.” In it, author Jamison Cocklin criticized electronics giant Apple for working conditions in Third World countries, commenting that …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 1:02 am in Opinion
By Beth Kevit