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By: Patrick Olds - Opinions Editor -

Hurricane Katrina was an awful natural occurrence that no one had any control over, but the following rescue and cleanup was a situation that could be controlled, however it wasn’t.  This BP oil spill was a situation where...

By: Susan Keyser - STLCC-Meramec Staff/Student -

Dear Editor, I always read the Montage, since I am a student, full time employee and part time employee (all at Meramec) but I must say I was extremely disappointed when I opened it and saw the trash printed about sex....

By: Ginny McDonald - Biology Department -

Dear Editor, I would like to thank all of the students and staff who so generously donated to the “Working for Peanuts” fundraiser....

By: Matt Wallach

Dear Editor, Legalizing weed might be a useful debate, but I think it’s hilarious that you see it as an “innovative idea” to help provide struggling states generate more revenue. Seems more like a “knee-jerk” reaction; perhap...

By: Joe Ray - Assistant Online Editor-

“Show me your papers.” Doesn’t this sound like what the Nazi’s did during the Holocaust? Well in Arizona, the new immigration law seems about the same. What Arizona is asking of their immigrants is a lot like what the Nazis did wit...

By: Stephanie Stough - Art & Life Editor -

Women bring diversity to the world and, more importantly, life. They feel, they love, they nurture, and they provide for the people they love most. Unfortunately, every day they are raped, abused and killed, mostly by their intimate partners....

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Dear Editor, Your article in “The Montage” under “Politics” and “The American Dream,” dated 2-25-2010 shows your bias which blinds you to the truth of the Tea Partiers. Your ignorance of the Tea Party purpose can be a...

By: Julie Wells - Sr. Copy Editor -

Fourteen attorneys general across the United States are standing up to challenge the constitutionality of the recent health care bill. Amid controversy, partisan bickering and consumer confusion, many are left asking “Why?”...

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Institutions of higher education are often run like businesses. Managers, accountants and business-minded officials worry about the bottom line of their respective institutions. When managerial decisions are made, though, the higher purpose of the institu...

By: Shawn Bruce - Staff Writer -

With the economy in a recession, nationwide unemployment and car companies closing, the last thing a buyer wants to hear is a major recall from one of the leading manufacturers. Toyota’s recall has put a major impact on its reputation. According to...

By: Jayson Gifford - Staff Writer -

In the past few months, lawmakers in the United States and here in Missouri have been trying to make texting while driving illegal. A law was passed recently that if you are under the age of 21 it is illegal to text or unlawfully use your cell phone while...

By: Collin Reischman - Managing Editor-

Supreme Correction

By: Jayson Gifford -staff writer-

In the recent weeks, we have seen a string of events that make you ask yourself, “where am I safe”? In your home, work, or even a government-protected facility like a courthouse? The answer to these questions is...

By: Andrea Royals - News Editor-

“I challenge anybody to show me an example of bias in Fox News,” said News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch in a lecture at Columbia University in 2001. Nine years later, Murdoch’s meager denial has been concretely exposed....

By: Collin Reischman - Managing Editor-

This country is plagued with impatience. All are guilty, be it the multitasking teenager who can’t wait for that next text message, or the honking SUV at the drive thru, desperate for large fries and a coke....

By: Carlos Restrepo - Editor-in-Chief-

Airports are not generally known to evoke “first-class” feelings....

By: Collin Reischman - Managing Editor-

America won’t win in Afghanistan. No, this isn’t treason, or even dissent; it's fact. The recent announcement by President Obama to increase troops, and re-think our strategy is not necessarily a poor one. In fact, it is completely beside the ...

By: Carlos Restrepo - Editor-in-Chief-

During my four-year stay in this country, I’ve noticed that most Americans are always looking for their roots; they search for heredity entrenched in another flag, another country and another language....