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With a presidential election eight months away, that dirty word will rear its head often; taxes. Promising to raise taxes can derail a campaign faster than any negative campaigning. Unfortunately with lower governmental income, public services are suffering, namely, public schools.

The other day I was conducting an interview for a news story I'm required to write as part of my journalism course. I figured it would be fairly straightforward: prepare some questions, meet up with the interviewee, ask prepared questions and write down the answers.

In the words of Akon "I'mma tell you like Wu told me, Cash rules everything around me."  It's about the scrilla, ladies and gentlemen; you gotta' rep that bread if you want to impress the ladies. Let's review the facts: every man in the history of getting some has had to shell out the cake.

This week's question isn't really a question. "Valentine's Day is almost here-- help!" Valentine's Day is a time when everyone gets pretty critical of his or her current relationship status (or lack thereof). How many times have we all heard, "It's a Hallmark holiday" from our embittered classmates and friends who are less than thrilled to acknowledge that no one will be sending them gifts or overpriced chocolates.

Could a 72-year-old man win the presidential election? Could a former pastor unite an entire country? With McCain's victories on Super Tuesday and the surprising end of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, McCain's recent "frontrunner" status would certainly make it seem that he is going to get the nomination from the Republican Party.

Let me begin this article by summarizing American foreign policy in one sentence. We are an imperialist world power that has the authority to do whatever we please. One only needs to look at the words and actions of our government in the past few months to see this dangerous philosophy in action.

Thumbs Up Writers' Return It been a long trip across the barren desert of writers' strike TV land but there may be an oasis in sight. On Saturday, the Writers' Guild and studio executives came to a preliminary agreement. The final word has yet to be spoken but this might just save us from the great waste of prime time reruns and America's Next Great Catfish Rancher.