This weekend a deck collapse in a Narragansett neighborhood sent many students home early Sunday morning bruised and battered. Though most escaped with minor injuries, others were not so lucky. In situations such as this one, it's tricky to lay the blame on only one person.
To the Cigar, There was a display of signs last week on campus stating that "Zionism planned 9/11." Of course, unless one is a conspiracy theorist or a subscriber to radical Islam, it is well known that Zionism had nothing to do with 9/11. Zionism, simply defined, is the belief in the centrality of Israel in Jewish historical & religious experience.
To the Cigar, Allow me to start out by saying this column is not to attempt to influence your opinion in the upcoming election. Today the line between reporter and commentator has become clouded by some writers' attempts to use their reporting to influence our opinions on topics.
