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A By-the-Numbers Review of the Gas Tax Holiday Idea

Hillary Clinton and John McCain say the government should stop collecting taxes on gasoline purchases for the summer in order to reduce prices. Barack Obama says it's a cheap-trick that will only save you $28 in three months. Far be it from us to interfere with the readers' right to take whatever view of that issue they please.

Rush Limbaugh: Hillary's Unlikely Savior

Recently a reader commented on TheChaparral.com that he believed Republicans are voting for Obama because he can't beat McCain. I value that opposing viewpoint, however divergent from reality it may be. I also value the truth though: so here it is. Rush Limbaugh, conservative demagogue extraordinaire, did in fact ask his followers to vote in Democratic primaries in his "Operation Chaos".

Student Has Beef With Cafe (and it's cold: how apropos)

Student Has Beef With Cafe (and it's cold: how apropos)
Okay, time to get something off my chest. The COD cafe is just begging for an overhaul. I've been going to COD for a few years now and have been coming to the cafe several times a week for lunch, drinks, and snacks. I speak on behalf of many students when I say that the cafe's food is seriously overpriced and that the food leaves much to be desired.

A Nation of Faith Should be a Nation of Peace

My friend, Pastor Verne Hatfield, says that Christianity is based on love and forgiveness. I think that if every Christian in America would take Pastor Verne's words to heart, we would find some way of withdrawing all of our servicemen and women from overseas, except for a small Marine guard at each U.

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