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Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 17, 2009

You're all revved up and ready for your first real football game of the season, and it's sure to be a good 'un. We know you're already parked on the couch with your Gators Snuggie and have your first pre-kickoff drink in hand-and we're happy for you, and we're gonna let you finish-but not before we present you with this week's edition of last-week's-Darts-&-Laurels-was-one-of-the-best-Darts-&-Laurels-of-all-time edition of…

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Government should continue to fund ACORN

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 16, 2009

The Senate should not have voted to deny funds to ACORN - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - on account of transgressions perpetrated by a handful of employees.

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Liquor Cabinet

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 16, 2009

While Student Body President Jordan Johnson can provide Fabulous Rides for those who have imbibed too much, he can't prevent his fellow SGers from driving his agenda into the ground.

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Long Shot

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2009

Everyone has the right to decide what to put in their bodies, but a 17-year-old girl from Port St. Joe, Fla., is facing possible deportation for refusing a Gardasil vaccine.

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Obama should nix color-coded terror alerts

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2009

The Obama administration should do away with the color-coded, terror-alert system instead of trying to tweak it.

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Burger King

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2009

A 68-year-old man was honored for 50 years of service at the same McDonald's in Missouri.

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Burger King

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2009

A 68-year-old man was honored for 50 years of service at the same McDonald's in Missouri.

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Swift Rebuke

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 13, 2009

While we didn't know that anyone still watched the MTV Video Music Awards (the last time we remember watching it, it involved strawberry yogurt with rainbow sprinkles and the privilege of staying up late), it came to our attention that a certain atrocity occurred on last night's show.

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Court should keep limits on campaign ads

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 13, 2009

The Supreme Court is debating whether to overthrow campaign finance laws that prohibit corporations from spending unlimited amounts of money on political advertisements and endorsements right before an election.

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Darts and Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 10, 2009

We at the Department of Darts & Laurels aren't huge TV fans, apart from our nightly "Jeopardy!" sessions and one of our members' obsession with all things TLC.

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President Obama fails to unite parties after speech

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 9, 2009

If President Obama's speech did not manage to turn Republican members of Congress last night onto the idea of major health care reform, it will be a huge political failure and a huge disappointment.

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Obama's speech did not indoctrinate children

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2009

Schools should have shown President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday instead of succumbing to parents who wanted it boycotted.

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Feckless Faith

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2009

Pastor Randy Meadows of Louisville's City of Refuge Church so believes in the power of God to transform individuals that he's willing to use the welfare of children as collateral.

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Release of photo in citizens' best interest

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2009

A few days ago, the Associated Press decided to publish a photo despite Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' strongest urging to reconsider.

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Darts and Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 3, 2009

With the second week under your belts, you're probably feeling a little fatigued.

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Lawmakers overzealous in fighting H1N1

Sep. 1, 2009

The government is acting like back-to-school season will somehow resemble "28 Days Later."

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New DMV fees will help fund schools, prisons

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 31, 2009

Motor vehicle fees are going up on Tuesday and many people feel it's inappropriate timing, given the current economic climate.

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Orange and blue beer cans will not promote drinking

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 29, 2009

Bernie Machen can't make up his mind about drinking.

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Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 27, 2009

If you're anything like us, fall is one big wake-up call (and if you're even more like us, you totally missed your 7 a.m. wake-up call on Monday).

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Anti-Islam shirts pathetic ploy to get attention

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 26, 2009

The Dove World Outreach Center has already blurred the lines between a church and a for-profit enterprise and the lines between a place of "outreach" and a place that calls for exclusion.