Monday, July 20, 1998 Commercialism reduces society to one-dimension PHILOSOPHY: People lose ability to think critically as advancing technology commands attention Reading the written thoughts of dead philosopher-types often poses a serious threat to one’s mental well-being. Read more...

Monday, July 20, 1998 Speaks Out How do you think advertising affects our views and perceptions? "I agree that advertising does influence us, but not to the extent that a lot of people claim. Read more...

Monday, July 13, 1998 Prop. 227 offers real solutions to ineffective bilingual classes LANGUAGE: Arguments obscure desired benefits to elementary education By Daniel B. Rego I find it sad that some students (such as Cory Jong in the Viewpoint article "Monolingualism in a multicultural society: the effects of Proposition 227," June 6) are bent on twisting the truth of Proposition 227, which required a realistic way of teaching children. Read more...

Monday, July 13, 1998 Speaks Out What influence do you think the government should have over tobacco companies? Do you think that the government has exceeded their powers in regulating cigarettes? Read more...

Monday, July 13, 1998 Think different INDIVIDUALISM: Stand up against the norm … everybody’s doing it I went to China earlier this summer, and my trip got me thinking about a bunch of things that are seemingly unrelated to China. Read more...

Monday, July 13, 1998 Social structure, economy turn to Euro for salvation EUROPE: Nations must remain alert for pitfalls inherent in U.S. system By Steven Hill Sitting in a Paris cafe on the eve of Europe’s quest for a common currency, one can’t help but be struck by the miracle of it all. Read more...

Monday, July 13, 1998 One-night GOODS: Forging lasting relationship with money requires balance, control So, you go to the vending machine with a handful of change – I mean a massive handful – because you’re hungry and nutrition really isn’t all that important, now is it? Read more...