Opinion

Comment and correction on political advertising, and congratulations to Nathan Hellman on a nicely written piece on the growing importance of the Internet in U.S. politics and elections [“New era of marketing politics,” March 7]. The Web, far more than corporate-controlled television and radio, is attracting young people into political debate and participation in ever-increasing numbers. I would only correct in Hellman’s piece one item for which I was cited. Political advertising is not one-third of the television industry’s income but rather the third-largest source of its revenues (behind retail trade and automobile advertising) during the presidential campaign season.

Did you know that Portland State has a literary journal that publishes writing from around the world? No? Well you should, because the Portland Review is putting out work that deserves to be read.

While I do not begrudge the Vanguard staff their opinions, such as that expressed in the Jan. 25 editorial “Proposal wrong for OSA,” but it is a disservice to the Vanguard readership to give said opinion before offering a clear explanation of the proposal.

Let’s not deny the power of the purse of the SFC. This year, its application has been far less benign than it has been since the years of Tracy Earll. It is more than the fulcrum of campus vibrance. The ultimate end to this coercive tactic is greater representation for those that have larger bodies to consider while voting and participating on the OSA board.

PSU alum responds This is a response to Brian O’Connell’s letter to the editor in the Vanguard dated Oct. 2, 2007. It has taken me months to calm down and to make an effort to understand why Mr. O’Connell would write such a rude, mean-spirited, racially charged letter in the Vanguard directed toward Dr.

Student group leaders should consider themselves lucky to get paid at all [“SFC makes poor decision” editorial, Nov. 2]. While their classmates struggle with demanding bosses, jobs that are not flexible, and no one caring at all that you have midterms this week, student groupies apparently are beholden only to their social group.

In 2005, President Bush signed into law an energy bill from the Energy Policy Act to extend daylight savings time by four weeks, starting this year. The new schedule kicked in on March 11, and will extend past October into the first weekend of November.

Written by a Portlander and set right here at home, Heartsick is a thriller mystery worth picking up. The dogged detective figure gets a little twist in Cain’s novel–he’s the former victim of the very serial killer he brought to justice. Heartsick takes place after the capture of Gretchen Lowell, a rare female serial killer, but now a new killer is on the loose.

I take umbrage with Richard Oxley’s article about the supposed “non-gay” agenda [“The non-gay agenda,” Oct. 5]. Is it so far-fetched that those of us who don’t want to be spoon-fed and brainwashed with supposed “diversity” while we attempt to preserve a more moral way of life?

While the Democrats and the Republicans posture over supporting the war, changing the mission, reducing troop numbers, setting timetables and generally puffing smoke at us, the people, The Oregonian reports the Pentagon “may” recommend a troop increase.

You people need to wake up! My boy Jesse brought you the scoop of the year but your editor-in-chief doesn’t get it… check out Tonantzin Oceguera’s statements in the last article.