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It's time to stop short sighted policies
by: Ryan O'Connor - printed on 04-11-2001
The environment has no checkbook. Polar bears cannot vote. The ozone is unable to write an incensed letter to the editor.
Given this it is remarkable that two of the three major presidential canidates in last fall’s election were considered friends of the environment. A stark change from any previous election—last year’s campaign featured discussion of the Kyoto Treaty on Global Warming, tax credits for polluters, the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and the horrible symptoms of our nations addiction to fossil fuels.
Struggles in the European Union - Farms
by: Mono Vergara - printed on 02-20-2002
With the introduction of the euro in January of 2002, the European Union has been cast into the spotlight once again. Though the development and implementation of the euro was a big step towards the unification of Europe, the EU still struggles over questions of funding and policy, searching for consensus among its economically and culturally diverse members and prospective members.
The EU squabbles over funding for farmers
The main problem the prospective members are facing is coming from the farms.
Catholic Ethics Necessitate Life Style Change
by: Isaac Vanderburg - printed on 12-07-2000
The Pope John Paul II warns “Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its life style”. However here on the bluff our ‘life style’ has been without such a look since the school’s founding in 1901. At the University of Portland, mountains of Pepsiâ cups are mined and leveled daily. The blue ore is filled then drained of fluid, eventually finding itself in a classroom trashcan with other Pilot waste that should be recycled.
What you may not know about health care providers
by: Kelly Maggi - printed on 10-10-2001
Anyone who is familiar with health care should be familiar with the terms “primary care physician” or “primary care provider.” The idea behind their creation was a wonderful one - why don’t we have one physician who manages the care of each person? This idea was meant to reduce the number of drug interactions and provide more complete care for each individual. Unfortunately, there was another motive.
Visiting The Bird Parliament
by: Mono Vergara - printed on 09-25-2002
Fellow sailors, It was in an island a few minutes from Portland, the city we fail to leave because we are scared to give up our comforts and the way fake paintings look over the scars of the walls. I thought I could share this with you. You are probably used to my political columns, but this is more political than what you think...
America fights, Europe funds
by: Felix Tismer - printed on 02-20-2002
It was the father of the current US President who, in the early nineties, proclaimed the beginning of a new world order. Today, George Bush Jr. seems determined to back up those words with actions. Since singling out Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the ?axis of evil? during his state of the union address, the world has become increasingly concerned about this superpower engaging in a policy of self-justice.