Saturday, November 07, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘politics’

Keeping my voice isn’t selling out

Apr 15th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

As I read Ben Jackson's perspective in the Record last week, I heard conversations he and I have had before echoing in his words. However, it occurred to me that – while the article was by no means one-sided – it was only one half of the very important...

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Change we can’t vote for

Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

Allow me to begin by stating that I did not vote for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Neither did I vote for John McCain. I didn't vote for Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney or any of the third-party candidates. In fact, most people would say that I didn't...

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Speaking from Experience…

Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

Several years ago I witnessed some young people illegally shooting fireworks on July Fourth. The trespassers were playing a dicey tag game, shooting bottle rockets at each other and deliberately launching them at a hawk's (a federally protected species) nest containing...

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Standing in awe of Lincoln

By Jacob Schlabach • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Standing in awe of Lincoln
There is something awe-inspiring about being surrounded by huge buildings. Not skyscrapers. They are impressive, but somehow too big to really comprehend. I’m talking giant blocks of marble, granite and sandstone. These buildings, which surrounded me when I went to...

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From the bottom of a cyclical economy

Feb 18th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

In the past year, we have seen our economy dip to record lows and struggle with issues that many businesspeople were unprepared for. With companies seeing this downturn in market value, the bottom line on their income statements is dipping into the red. The...

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President’s visit to Elkhart stimulates excitement

By Tyler Falk • Feb 11th, 2009 • Category: lead, news
President’s visit to Elkhart stimulates excitement
After hours of waiting to see the President, one man shouted over the cheering crowd what everyone was thinking: "How're you gonna help us?" Barack Obama gave his first public address as president in a town hall meeting on Monday to approximately 2,000 people –...

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Reflections on Obama’s town hall meeting

Feb 11th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

“I went expecting to see politicians. I was ready to hear maneuvering and rhetoric, and so I was surprised when a local unemployed RV worker introduced Barack Obama. I expect there were many unemployed people in attendance. Going to this town hall meeting helped me to put...

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Obama’s town hall meeting in Elkhart

By Sheldon Good • Feb 8th, 2009 • Category: lead, maple log

The Record secured three press passes for President Obama's town hall meeting on Monday in Elkhart. Tyler Falk, news editor; Ben Noll, arts editor; and Sheldon Good, editor-in-chief, picked-up their press passes from the United States Secret Service in Concord High...

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Impacts of Obama’s recovery and investment plan

By Sheldon Good • Feb 5th, 2009 • Category: maple log

The White House released details on Wednesday regarding President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. According to the White House press release, "Nationwide, Obama’s plan will create or save 3-4 million jobs over the next two years.  Additionally, 95% of...

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Sustainable farm unsustainable for college budget

By Tyler Falk • Feb 4th, 2009 • Category: news

In today's unstable economy, it's difficult to imagine anyone turning down a donation. However, Goshen College recently turned down a nine-acre farm with a house and barn that would have been donated from Heifer International, an organization that works toward building...

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Speaking from Experience…

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives

During the spring and summer of 1968, more than forty years ago now, I worked for the campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy. I turned 14 that summer, and though I was very young to be canvassing door to door with college students, my heart was fully in the work. It...

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Change we can enact

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives

"Change we can believe in." "Hope." These are the core messages on which our 44th president was elected. These messages make me proud to be an American. The realities of the financial crisis, declining education standards and two wars are horrific indicators of where...

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Reflections from a ticket-holder

By CJ Hague • Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: maple log, news

Nearly two million people flocked to Washington D.C. this past weekend to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama. Only 240,000 tickets were issued to grant access to the areas closest to the western front of the United States Capitol. Many ticket-holders found that...

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Making his story

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Making his story
The longest, most diverse election season in U.S. history culminated with the oath taken by Barack Obama on Tuesday afternoon. There in D.C. to witness this historic event were President Brenneman and his son, Quinn. Those of us who couldn’t celebrate in our nation’s...

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Sympathy for our former president

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Sympathy for our former president
This season of change in U.S. politics has inspired many in our generation to believe and hope in a system we have grown cynical about. Most of the folks my age – especially here at Goshen College – would identify much more strongly with our new President, Barack...

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