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Thursday, Sep 21, 2006
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Through Murky Waters: Media drama queens The media has gotten very good at dropping bombshells on an unsuspecting public — there’s a new crisis, tragedy or emergency situation. The business of alarm has become the focus of the media, and it’s this business mentality that drives down the general public. More... Through the Looking Glass: You don’t know me, FCC Flip that radio dial round and round and you may discover something unbeknownst to most JMU students — we have a radio station. Yes, my fellow media driven friends, the digits 88.7 are a combination of numbers that represent not only the JMU radio station or a camraderie shared by all those involved with WXJM — but also the celebration of the free and spoken word. However, organizations such as the Federal Communication Commission, believe that the “best things in life are free” and demand retribution in the currency form of censorship. More... Breeze Perspectives: Spain takes a baby step in the right direction Though we are living in a world consumed by a war on terrorism, there are other battles ensuing. They may not be on battlefields of sand or fought with chemical weapons or fighter jets, but similarly, they are fought every day and all over the world. Like terrorism, the battle is not against a single guilty person or party, but against an ideal that poses a threat to those in opposition. More... House Editorial: Oops… Many a wise man — and a few not-so-wise men — have agreed in the 20th and now 21st centuries that torture is bad. The United Nations has gone through numerous years of debate and legislation to determine that cruel and unusual punishment is not something we as organized, civilized and intelligent humanity want to be a part of. More... Letters to the Editor (Editorial Policies) Darts & Pats (Submit your own!)
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