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Category Archives: Opinion

The Commuter staff has plenty of opinions. Read them here!

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Dear Conscience: What is more important, appearance or personality?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Shoulder Angel & Shoulder Devil
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The Shoulder Angel and Shoulder Devil debate over what should be taken more seriously. Looks, or personality? Continue reading →

Posted in Dear Conscience | Tagged Dear Conscience, Jennifer M. Harsock, Jill Mahler, LBCC, Lisa Unger, Shoulder angel, Shoulder devil | Leave a reply

Can I See Your License and Registration

Posted on May 16, 2012 by LBCommuter
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Have you ever had someone flip you the bird and shout profanities at you while you’re driving down the street, just because of the vehicle that you drive? That’s one of the more comical reactions I’ve gotten to my car, a 2000 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor – an old cop car. Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Crown Vic, police, Police car, Police officer | Leave a reply

Straight from the Hartsock: Gay Marriage, Part 1

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jennifer M. Hartsock
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Brain stuffing on why YOU should support same-sex marriage, part 1. Continue reading →

Posted in Straight from the Hartsock | Tagged Barack Obama, Bible, Freedom of religion, God, Homosexuality, North Carolina, Religious text, Same-sex marriage | Leave a reply

Hot Dog

Posted on May 14, 2012 by LBCommuter
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Now days with people and places becoming more animal friendly, we find it a lot easier to bring along our canine friends while we run our daily errands. Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Air conditioning, Dog, Heat illness, Pet, Temperature | Leave a reply

Currently in Politics

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Justeen Elliott
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What are our favorite politicians currently debating? Why, they’re back to gay marriage and abortion of course! Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Same-sex marriage | Leave a reply

The Turn Signal Isn’t An Option

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Carli Gibson
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When thinking of the leading cause of car wrecks, the most popular and seemingly frequent reason that pops into our minds is distracted driving (e.g. texting while driving). Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged driving, Stop sign, Texting while driving, turn signal | Leave a reply

Straight from the Hartsock: Child/ Parent Relationships

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jennifer M. Hartsock
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Brain stuffing on how life changes your relationship with your parents. Continue reading →

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Dear Conscience: I work with male chauvinists, so what should I do?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Shoulder Angel & Shoulder Devil
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The Shoulder Angel and Devil reveal how to stick it to those chauvinists at work! Continue reading →

Posted in Dear Conscience | Tagged chauvinists, femanists, Jennifer M. Hartsock, Jill Mahler, relationships, Shoulder angel, Shoulder devil | Leave a reply

Cyber-bullying

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Justeen Elliott
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Cyber-bullying is one of the newest forms of bullying that teenagers/bullies are using. It is much easier to remain anonymous and still be able to have freedom of speech. Since these online bullies have found new ways to get to their targets, there have been more teenage suicides than in previous years. Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged Bullying, cyber bullying, Suicide, Youth | Leave a reply

Dear Conscience: What do you do if your friend’s eyebrows are taking over their face?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Shoulder Angel & Shoulder Devil
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The Shoulder Devil and Shoulder Angel offer their advice on handling those pesky, big eyebrows. Continue reading →

Posted in Dear Conscience | Tagged Dear Conscience, Eyebrow, Hartsock, humor, Mahler, Shoulder angel, Shoulder devil | Leave a reply

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