Drew's Place

• Speak up

  I recently was informed about an issue I was not previously aware of. A vaccination, Gardasil, is now available to protect women from the sexually transmitted disease HPV. I was made aware of this through a national campaign sponsored by the College Democrats of America Women’s Caucus. Some, [...]
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  Posted: March 14, 2007, 4:25am EDT
  by Drew

• Letter to the Editor

  Here's a letter to the editor that I wrote which appeared in Thursday's edition of OU's student newspaper, The Post. [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2007, 3:03am EST
  by Drew

• Do your Job

  Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, elected officials need to stick to doing the job they were elected to do. Cincinnati City Council recently passed a resolution condemning President Bush’s planned escalation of the war in Iraq. While I agree with what they’re saying, I don’t agree with [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2007, 3:52am EST
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• Primaries and the Grassroots Myth

  
  This is getting ridiculous. The competition for the earliest primary dates and the legal battles over these claims are ruining presidential elections. I have no interest in researching why New Hampshire and Iowa supposedly have legitimate claims to the first primaries; it seems to me [...]
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  Posted: February 13, 2007, 3:24am EST
  by Drew

• Blog about Blogging

  As I was walking through the DNC Winter Meeting, I noticed there was a special section in the hotel lobby for bloggers. There were probably about twenty of them pounding away on laptops when I walked by. Several members of the press were taking pictures of them, most likely for [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2007, 4:17am EST
  by Drew

• I love Athens

  
  Tonight I went to a meeting of the Athens city council.
  
  The council was voting on a measure to fence in the annual Halloween celebration in Athens and charge admission to get in. The celebration occurs on several blocks of Court Street, the main [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2007, 2:52am EST
  by Drew

• Weekend in Washington

  I spent this weekend in Washington at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting with the college democrats. We were treated to more Howard Dean than we could have ever asked for (though no crazy outbursts) and two days worth of speeches from 2008 presidential hopefuls. All spoke about implementing universal [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2007, 4:48am EST
  by Drew

• Drugs

  
  After reading three long articles on immigration for my Political Science class I found myself surprised. All discussed that one of the problems associated with trying to improve law enforcement efforts aimed at illegal immigrants is that it diverts resources that could potentially be spent [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2007, 7:10am EST
  by Drew

• Harvard on the Hocking

  
  I really resent the shirts that seem to be popular on Ohio University’s campus that label our school “Harvard on the Hocking”. As if there’s anything enviable about Harvard. In my opinion, at least, most of Ivy League style old-school academia has it’s dick so [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2007, 2:55am EST
  by Drew

• Majority Rules

  
  I overheard a conversation this weekend in which a man I respect commented that he admires President Bush for always doing what he thinks is right, no matter what others may say. Indeed, conviction and courage can be admirable qualities… but not always.
  
  President [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2007, 4:59am EST
  by Drew

• What century are we living in again?

  So seeing the uncensored video of Saddam Hussein being executed is leaving me pretty skeptical about the progress being made in Iraq. If they want to become a respected member of the international community, hanging people probably isn't the way to go. I don't think sending more troops is [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2007, 3:00am EST
  by Drew