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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Climate change inaction too costly

Lisa Curtis October 22, 2009
There's a small office on Capitol Hill that is playing a major role in determining whether Americans will have affordable health care or more renewable energy in the coming year. The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan body in charge of providing economic data to Congress, has an incredible amount of power over our political system.
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A sit down with ASWC president Nadim Damluji: ASWC strengthens student advocacy

Galen Bernard October 22, 2009
Most known for selecting campus concerts and funding student clubs, ASWC is emphasizing another role this year under the leadership of senior President Nadim Damluji: student advocacy. Damluji believes there is an opportunity for student voices to be heard by the administration and faculty that ASWC has wasted in the past. “I think they really are receptive to student input, we just haven't been providing it. We've been waiting for them to come to us and ask us what we think, but my administration is much more proactive," he said.

Grant, Nealey debate translated into Spanish to help educate Walla Walla’s Latino community

Rachel Alexander October 22, 2009

In an effort to educate Walla Walla's Latino community about political issues, a debate between Terry Nealey, the candidates for 16th District State Representative, took place Sunday, Oct. 18, at St. Patrick's...

Calling all Whitties: Buy, then vote, American

Alex Potter October 22, 2009

Maybe I'm just naive. Maybe it's the idealist in me. Maybe the American worker still looms too large in my youthful imagination. But whatever it is . . . I had to know. Do I own a single piece of clothing...

Obama’s Nobel Prize proves premature

joeykern October 22, 2009

It's Sunday and I'm watching football. A half-gallon of orange juice adorns the table next to me, accompanied handsomely by a half-eaten bag of Fritos. All is well in my self-contained world until breaking...

Let’s talk class: are you what your parents gave you?

Gary Wang October 22, 2009

There are a lot of things you and I don't deserve: our height, our race and our class. Obviously, we didn't choose how tall we are or the combination of pigments in our skin. Less obviously, most of us...

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Senate must pass health care

jamessledd October 22, 2009
Remember the debate over President Obama's health care plan? It wasn't that long ago that people were bringing guns to town hall meetings where shouting and jeering dominated civilized conversation. Although the furor over health care may have died down—the newspapers aren't filled with pictures of screaming, finger-pointing Tea Partiers—the debate is far from over. On Oct. 13, the Senate Finance Committee, led by Montana senator Max Baucus, passed its version of a health care reform bill.
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R-71: ‘Everything but marriage’ not enough

joeykern October 15, 2009
The state of civil rights in this country is an affront to everything we stand for. Gay American citizens are being denied basic rights to which they are constitutionally guaranteed, all because their sexual orientation denies them an official marriage.
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Walla Walla to increase untility taxes to pay for infrastructure improvements

Maggie Allen October 15, 2009
Walla Walla City Council is planning to increase utility taxes in order to pave the way for a repairs and replacements to the city's crumbling infrastructure. The new tax, which goes into effect in January 2010 and would raise the average utility bill by $5.35 per year, will pay for improvements to the city's sewage, water, and street systems as part of the Infrastructure Sustainability Plan (ISP). Construction will begin in 2011.

Reponse to “Who needs ideology?”

Letter to the Editor October 15, 2009

Editor, In response to Gary Wang's piece entitled "Counterpoint: Who Needs Ideology?," I think Mr. Wang may be confusing ideology or "weltanschauung" (which translates, loosely, to "worldview") with...

Whitman students campaign for Washington’s Referendum 71

Rachel Alexander October 15, 2009

With the November election approaching, some Whitman students are working hard to educate the campus about Referendum 71. "I've just been pushing the word to anyone who's interested," said senior Kelli...

‘Investor Protection Act’ improves protection

Bryant Fong October 15, 2009

In the course of recent events, Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Penn) introduced to the Senate last week the Investor Protection Act that takes measures to protect private investors. Scandals such as Madoff...

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