Category: <span>Archived Opinion</span>

Ellen Judithe Carter Published: December 7, 2005 Writing this on the 42-year anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, I wonder how far along this country has come.  With the likes of Kennedy, King and others who fought for the equality of all people, I believe that we have made some progress, but still...

Yonit Shames Published: December 7, 2005 One of the most memorable campaign ads from the last presidential election was one run by the Bush campaign on the subject of healthcare. The chilling female voiceover warned viewers of ominous healthcare reform plans advocated by the liberals: “Big government in charge. Not you, not your doctor.” Some...

Janson Thomas Published: November 23, 2005 On Oct. 29, France’s Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin stated, “In our country, law and order will have the last word.”  This statement was issued the day after two young men were electrocuted in France while evading police. Maybe Villepin spoke too soon.  France is now in uproar as...

Yonit Shames Published: November 23, 2005 At a news conference in Panama on Nov. 7, President Bush responded to rumors of secret CIA prisons by proclaiming, “We do not torture.” These rumors were only the latest in a long line regarding the administration’s post-Sept. 11 detainee treatment policies. Although the U.S. officially outlaws torture, the...

Published: November 23, 2005 In the last installment of Lily, we examined the world of PIRATES (do you think they are great yet?). Today, we will talk about whatever crap falls out of my head and call it a column!  On my mind AT THIS VERY MOMENT is the delicate matter of cooking.  I was...

Margaret Carr Published 28 2004 I have recently read it argued on an online Christian message board that Christian women should wear skirts exclusively, and keep their hair long, for the purpose of reinforcing that they are beneath men in the great chain of authority. To that effect, why not just pierce their noses instead? ...

Brandi Gottlieb Published: April 13 2004 Blood. Betrayal. Affliction. Hope. Inspiration. Love.  These are elements that can make us “feel.” “I want to inspire and make people feel,” said Mel Gibson of his film, “The Passion of the Christ,” during his ABC primetime interview with Diane Sawyer. While watching Gibson’s shocking, extreme, over-the-edge passion depictions,...

Jim Ellis Published: March 24 2004 The day before I applied to become a student at PJC, I was an out-of-work truck driver looking for a driving job. I had been laid off from my job in Atlanta and decided to move to Pensacola to be closer to my family. I didn’t think it would...

James Hagan Published: March 24 2004 Players have the option of jumping into any vehicle and turning on the radio, which plays up to 20 different songs from the 60s-CCR, Jefferson Airplane, the Kinks-definitely cool! The weapons are really sweet, sound effects realistic, and the jungle is very…uh…jungley (is that even a word?).  At least...

James Hagan Published: March 24 2004  Best known over the past few years for her tawdry, tabloid exploits and various legal troubles than for her music, Courtney Love is back with her long in-production solo debut ?America?s Sweetheart.? The former ?grunge? goddess has spent the last few years since the break-up of her band Hole...