A boon for America’s poor? Check your facts.

By Nick Juravich / January 30, 2006

In the January 23 issue of the Maroon, the following sentence appears in Alec Brandon’s article “Blaming Wal-Mart Is Counterproductive”: “While Wal-Mart may be unsightly, it is a boon for America’s poor, providing beneficial competition in areas where savings on essentials is needed the most.” This could not be further from the truth. Brandon goes...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 23, 2006

Family Values I write in response to Barney Keller’s article “Family Values Should Not Be Dirty Words” (1/17/06). First of all, I agree that we might question the values of the people involved in this story. How did David Ludwig come to possess a gun? What led him to so readily resort to violence as...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / January 20, 2006

Clemmie Carthans The recent news that officers from the University’s Police Department were acquitted by a federal court of police brutality charges in the case of Clemmie Carthans should not be the end of discussion on this troubling event. As one of the leaders of the movement to defend Carthans two years ago, I felt...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 10, 2005

African-American studies While I appreciate being singled out for my contributions in Joe Katz’s recent article “Why aren’t we teaching about Africa” (Viewpoints, 11/7/2005) and also agree that the University of Chicago could provide more courses in this field, I think the article somewhat overstates the problem.  To get a fuller idea of courses offered...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 7, 2005

Palestinian banner As a progressive Jew, I am wary of those who automatically associate anti-Israel sentiment with anti-Semitism, but rarely has the issue been so clear as in Adam Weissmann’s November 3 editorial “Palestine Banner is Flawed.” Weissmann’s article struck me as marred by exaggerations, generalizations, and fear mongering, all of which lead to an...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / November 3, 2005

Mushrooms I just wanted to take a minute to inform Lauren Shockey that her reference to “wild mushrooms” in “Eat Your Heart Out” (11/1/05) is wrong. The varieties she writes about, shitake, oyster, and portobello, are in fact farm raised and cultivated. It’s a common mistake, and a common misleading entry on many restaurant menus....

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / October 6, 2005

Jews for Jesus As a Presbyterian pastor laboring down here in the Bible belt, I want to express my deep appreciation for the article “Jews for Jesus Offends Jews and Christians” by Ethan Frenchman and Seth Mayer (10/3/05). Writing in a culture where civility towards and respect for the religious beliefs of others seem to...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / September 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina For the past month, the American public has been inundated with images of the hurricane. The dramatic flair with which the television anchors carry the viewer through this disaster has left me with a dirty feeling that, behind all this show of solidarity, lies an agenda that seeks to exploit the victims of...

Letter to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 16, 2005

Indecent Exposure Before I begin, I apologize if this letter seems a little outdated, given that coverage of Louis Perwien’s arrest over public indecency took place well more than a week ago. That being said, I’m outraged at the prospect that Perwien may be registered as a sex offender and disappointed in the Maroon’s coverage...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 12, 2005

What kind of totalitarian state are we living in when you can’t stroll through the quads in the outfit of your choice? If people were offended by Louis Perwein’s lack of clothing last week, perhaps they should have politely asked him to change. Instead, they resorted to calling in state forces to impose their values...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 12, 2005

What kind of totalitarian state are we living in when you can’t stroll through the quads in the outfit of your choice? If people were offended by Louis Perwein’s lack of clothing last week, perhaps they should have politely asked him to change. Instead, they resorted to calling in state forces to impose their values...

Letters to the Editor

By Letters from Readers / May 5, 2005

SG election coverage I would like to take the opportunity to address the concerns raised in the “SG Election Coverage” (5/22/05). Both Libby Pearson and Mike McCarney expressed disapproval that two members of Better Slate Than Never refused to be interviewed at the close of the elections. They painted a picture of a petty, irresponsible...