NEW YORK, NY - Penn Station, 12:30 p.m. Sullen passengers stand looking at their schedules, the smell of spiced kabob lingering in the air.
NASHVILLE, TN - Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Except in Nashville. Here, after eight years of Gore serving in Washington and not in Tennessee, Gore's Tuesday return is not met with much enthusiasm. It might be the expected bottleneck traffic, it might be all the tourists, it might even be their bad attitudes - most of these tourists are journalists, and far too many journalists are on a cutthroat mission for a lead story.
AUSTIN, TX - When I think about Texas, a few things usually come to mind. It's hot. It's big. The people are extra friendly.
WHERE have all the men gone? In the last few years, educators have observed that male enrollment at universities has decreased dramatically.
IN MY OCT. 16 column ("Offended read-ers shouldn't assume editorial cartoons only aim at humor"), I had supported the use of an editorial cartoon in addressing the presence of an armed robber near Grounds.
WHEN WE attempt to reduce PLO leader Yasser Arafat's efforts at the Middle East peace process to a single word - terrorism - we do little justice to him, his organization, his people and our own intellect.
NOV. 8. Yeah, yeah, we'll know who's going to be the next president. Big deal. Discard your foolish notions of what's important.
WHAT A nuisance it is to vote in this country. Even already registered voters have to jump through many hoops in order to cast their ballot.
THERE is one candidate out there who would make an ideal president. He's smart, he's compassionate, and he doesn't alter his views according to what the polls tell him each week.
ANYONE who follows the presidential election knows that recently, Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) has set his smirk on the Golden State. With 54 electoral votes, California is the Electoral College's largest prize; it also has been considered a sure win for Gore.
ONE WOULD like to think that the electorate in the richest, most developed nation on Earth would move beyond surface appeal.
ANGRY people can attack the wrong thing and miss the real point. My mother used to punish me and my brother both for something only one of us did.
WELL YOU see, John Q. Public, it's complicated. That's what Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) and Vice President Al Gore have been telling us for well over a year.
TRADITION can be confusing. Sometimes, it provides a connection to a rich past -- a sense of history and roots.
ARE YOU voting this year? With Election Day rapidly approaching, the pertinent question is not which candidate will you choose, but if you will choose to vote at all Everyone from political analysts and pundits down to high school government students can cite so-called voter apathy as a determining factor in national elections.
THE LOCATION: a key battleground state. The family: Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public. The telephone rings at 6 in the evening. "Hello?" "Hello, is this Mrs. Jane Public?" "Yes.
THE STAKES were high: 85 minutes, six and a half weeks of material, 50 percent of the course grade.
PUNDITS nationwide complain about the American electorate's apathy. Maybe it's because inspiration for one-liners has virtually disappeared with Ross Perot.
THERE is one home football game left. Many of you are now thinking about one important question, namely, "who cares?" A wise response, dear reader, a wise response.
I TALK to myself. I admit it, I do. Just yesterday I found myself very loudly debating the skirmishes in the Middle East with, well, me. This conflict scares me, and it should scare you too.
