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Syndicated Columnists What's Your Opinion? Read Letters to the Editor here Submit a letter to the editor Double Exposure Photo Caption Read this week's Speak Up! If you want to complain or dish out praise, e-mail us at: speakup@abqjournal.com Speak Up! rules: You have to do it in 50 words or less. Keep it clean; no cursing, please. Don't identify anyone you criticize, and we don't need your name, just initials. It's cheaper than therapy! Columns by local authors here Prison Rape Victims Need Help, Too Travel Writers Bringing the Tourism Bacon Home to N.M. 1 Question, Accountability for All in APS Vote Budget Fix Will Take Every Tool Sexist Criticism Deserves Red Card Defibrillators, Training Can Save Lives at the Scene Council Needs Disclosure From CAO Nominee Health Care Reform Is Going to Save Lives A Split APS Simply Does Not Add Up Cap Lawyer Arguments, Get Serious About Carbon Offsets Journal North & Santa Fe Opinion Page here West Side & Rio Rancho Opinion Page here

The Journal's Opinion: Daily Editorials These editorials first appeared in the Albuquerque Journal. They were written by editorial page staff and are unsigned as they represent the opinion of the newspaper rather than the writers. Good Policing Isn't Change for Sake of It Mayor-elect Richard Berry campaigned on a platform of change, blasting the city's record on property crime and its status as a so-called sanctuary city. Once elected, he decided to keep the same police chief who's tackled property crime and illegal immigrant criminals in Albuquerque since 2005.   (Saturday, November 21, 2009) Revise Ethics Code The Bernalillo County ethics board hasn't heard a complaint since 1995. It didn't even have a meeting between 1999 and this fall. Perhaps that's because there's been nothing to complain about.   (Saturday, November 21, 2009) UNM Needs To Close Ranks on Grad Rate  (Friday, November 20, 2009) N.M. Dept. Finally Sees Open Records 'Light'  (Friday, November 20, 2009) Fat 'Present' for Movie Deal Is Over the Top   (Thursday, November 19, 2009) Hoover Eighth-Grader Shows It's All Our Job  (Thursday, November 19, 2009) DOT Shopping Like It's Business as Usual  (Wednesday, November 18, 2009) Unlock Jail Safety Study  (Wednesday, November 18, 2009) Health Care Gift that Just Keeps on Giving  (Tuesday, November 17, 2009) Students in the Middle Get College Prep Help  (Monday, November 16, 2009) Release Names of New Medical Pot Suppliers  (Monday, November 16, 2009) N.M. Tips Cowboy Hat To Gentleman Politician  (Sunday, November 15, 2009) The Stalkers Everyone But the Stalkers Want  (Saturday, November 14, 2009) NMAA Needs To Put Price on Soccer Safety  (Saturday, November 14, 2009) UNM's Zipped Lips Simply Don't Cut It  (Friday, November 13, 2009) Betting It All on Black (Or Red) Isn't a Plan  (Thursday, November 12, 2009) UNM Senior Hoops Star Lights the Way   (Thursday, November 12, 2009) Taxes Shouldn't Fund Someone Else's Worker  (Wednesday, November 11, 2009) Tax Respite Not Enough  (Wednesday, November 11, 2009) Send 'Double Dipping' Into the History Books  (Tuesday, November 10, 2009) Inmate Beating Calls for Changes at Lockup   (Tuesday, November 10, 2009) Plug Into This Success  (Monday, November 09, 2009) Denish Spending Isn't the Point, Stimulus Is  (Monday, November 09, 2009) PR Flights Belittle Guard  (Sunday, November 08, 2009) UNM Must Do More To Restore Lost Trust  (Sunday, November 08, 2009)

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Our Columnists' Opinions: Diane Dimond / For The Journal Will Civilian Trial Get the Job Done? Letter to John Ramsey Michael Coleman / Journal Washington Bureau Hardworking Sen. Bingaman Influences Top Issues D'val Westphal / Of The Journal Crime-Fighting Accomplishments Dinelli's Legacy Jim Scarantino / For The Journal Syndicated Columnists: George F. Will / Washington Post Unlawful health reform? David Broder / Washington Post A brawl the GOP needs E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post The GOP's no-exit strategy Ellen Goodman / Washington Post Writers Group Lipstick on a Rogue Jim Hoagland / Washington Post Fort Hood's question Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post Travesty in New York Ruben Navarrette / Washington Post Lou Dobbs and his many issues Kathleen Parker / Washington Post Writers Group Calm in a cancer storm Eugene Robinson / Washington Post A battlefield in the courtroom Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post Obamacare: Buy now, pay later

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