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FLOHR-SPENCE: She (almost) did the mascot mash
By Andrew Flohr-Spence
What is it about a lovable, furry mascot that could make a grown woman want to run up and punch it? At first I laughed when my wife, Nadja, explained the feeling that came over her on the first day of school. But when I saw the scared look in her eye, I tried changing the subject.

WILLIAMS: Plan B improves female birth control options
By Zoë Williams
Most of the sex education in my childhood school district was done in eighth-grade health class. It was mentioned briefly in prior grades, but the final year at Sinclair Middle School was the big whammy.

WOLLERMAN: Plight of the jailed journalist
By Geof Wollerman
In September 2004 a researcher for The New York Times, Zhao Yan, was arrested in Beijing on the charge of providing state secrets abroad. The charge stemmed from an article published in the Times asserting that a former president of China had offered to resign as military chief.

MURRAY: Don't believe the media hype
By Mike Murray
Reporting has died and no one gives a damn. Almost everyone reading this article can name the venereal disease that Pamela Anderson has. They know who Brad Pitt is dating. They have an opinion regarding the sanity of Tom Cruise. I know I do.

HALLEZ: Don't believe the media hype
By Emile Hallez
America, it is my sincere hope you are not as depraved as the media would have me believe.

Editorial Board: Conflict between DEA, Camera on anti-pot campaign
Stoners beware. There’s $10,000 worth of anti-pot propaganda heading your way. And it’s none of that after-school-special shwag, either. This stuff is the real deal. The whole state, you might soon believe, is about to go to pot.

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