Opinion
The Vanguard Vision
The city of Saginaw gets a bad rap sometimes. Some characterize it for its crime levels, joblessness and plight more so than for its achievements. What motivates people to speak unfavorably about our city can often be found in our headlines: “Angry Saginaw mayor on city violence: ‘Enough is enough.’” “Fourth-grade student gunned down in Saginaw while asleep in his bed.” “Drug addicts, gangs used abandoned school as den.” »
Guns don’t kill people. People kill people…with guns. Congress has been debating a law that would legalize the possession of firearms on college campuses for individuals with concealed weapons permits. The hope is that should another Virginia Tech atrocity occur, there would be students there packin’ heat to neutralize whatever computer nerd had gone off the deep end. Texas passed a similar law in May of this year. »
While studying in Guadalajara, Mexico, last summer, I was constantly forced to calm my mother’s hysteric worries about my safety. As hard as I tried to believe the words I was telling her — “Mom, I will be fine” — there was always the fear in the back of my mind that I would become the victim of some sort of violent crime. »
America’s Got Talent, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance — which of these shows do you like to watch?\ There is no doubt that reality television is one of the biggest things going in television right now. »
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