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Through decades of struggle, courageous labor leaders and ordinary working people won the right to organize, the 40-hour work week, the weekend, health and retirement benefits, and humane working conditions. Full story »

Last weekend in St. Paul and Minneapolis, as the stage was being set for the Republican National Convention, police were executing heavily armed preemptive raids on several groups organizing nonviolent anti-war protests. Full story »

For smart guys, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton were pretty dumb in their speeches at the Democratic National Convention. Full story »

Of course, being the opportunistic vultures we of the liberal media conspiracy are, we have all hopped on the Sarah Palin controversies faster than you can say "gestating fetus." (Try saying that real fast three times.) Full story »

Which Web-based profile page should consume the hours you otherwise would spend working, studying or interacting with actual people? Full story »

As we begin a new academic year full of promise and excitement -- and welcome the largest, most diverse and most academically qualified freshman class in our history -- I want to offer a few thoughts about what it means to be a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder and about the university's expectations for all its students. Full story »

The scenario would seem to defy logic. If the drinking age were lowered from 21 to 18 -- an initiative currently endorsed by the heads of about 100 colleges and universities nationwide, including the president of Boulder's Naropa University -- picture this: Across the country, freshmen will suddenly shun an extra cup of suds from the frat-house keg and refuse one more dip into the Everclear punch. Full story »

We knew John McCain was superstitious. He carries his lucky coins everywhere. And having a hurricane arrive during your convention on the anniversary week of Katrina might make anybody in his position superstitious. Full story »

Israeli authorities recently announced that they will soon move a portion of the "separation barrier" that snakes through the West Bank dividing land available to Israelis from land to which Palestinians are confined. Full story »

When the Colorado Buffaloes take on the Colorado State University Rams on Sunday in the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium, a lot will be on the line: bragging rights between two great rivals, the Governor's Cup and, most importantly, the safety, character and reputation of the two universities and their respective student bodies. Full story »

One motorist drives 5,000 miles a year. Another car owner -- same age, gender, driving record, vehicle and neighborhood -- puts in 15,000 miles. Now, why should the first individual pay the same for car insurance as the second? Full story »

I've tried every diet there is, from Atkins to Slim-Fast to Subway to bulimia. Full story »

Welcome home to the University of Colorado. We are the "DRIVE" ticket and the 2008-2009 University of Colorado Student Union tri-executives. We have the distinct honor to serve as your student government presidents Full story »

Some pundits and hopeful partisans speculate that our upcoming national election may see less apathy among younger voters. Full story »

The presidents of 100 or so prestigious colleges -- including Boulder's Naropa University -- are asking Congress to consider lowering the age of legal drinking from 21 to 18. Full story »