Mesa Legend - IDEAS


Volume 42, Issue 8. Today is .

January 18 , 2005

Ideas & Opinions

Teens: have license, will drink

Minors should be allowed to drink alcohol. Not all minors, but only those teenagers who know how to drink responsibly should have a way to do it.
At the age of 18, teenagers should be able to obtain a “drinking license.”

Culture must change with growth of Valley

Arizona is in dire need of some in-your-face, authentic, artistic culture. We need more opera and theater houses, more art galleries, along with other venues of food. Maybe then the public’s interest and awareness of the captivating passion of the much needed culture and art would become more appealing.

Which moral values are those?

How moral is a man who appoints as lawyer a despot with the worst case of weaseling, and loophole-making seen in a long time?

Letter to the Editor:
Can a gun enforce safety?

Has the climate of fear nurtured by the Bush administration since 9/11 rubbed off on some of MCC’s population? Have there been unreported incidents of terrorist activity on campus?

Legend's View:
Appalling silence of good

Despite the fact that there have been discrepancies between this country’s stated beliefs and actual practice, through the past 200-plus years, the right thing has been done, eventually.

What is your New Year’s resolution, and are you sticking with it?

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