Opinions: Memorial disservice
On Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush sat down in front of the cameras as evening came to put one of the worst days in American history to a close. He spoke with conviction to a shaken nation, saying, "Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our way of freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts."

He carried on to say, "A great people has been moved to defend a great nation … today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature. And we responded with the best of America … this is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unity in our resolve for justice and peace."

Opinions: Letters to the editor

Opinions: Match these rhyming skills, al-Qaida
CALDWELL: My friend Dorsey says a lot of stupid things. On this night, however, he may have said one of the deepest and most complex things I've heard come out of his mouth — ever.

Now, to you, this might sound like the most asinine thing you've heard in the past month. But you have to understand, because for him, this is a great accomplishment.

Opinions: Vote McCain for Arizona
SHOPE: After watching the Phoenix Suns clobber the Minnesota Timberwolves from my seat at the US Airways Center in Downtown Phoenix on Friday night, I hopped in my truck with a good friend of mine and drove up to Prescott for a political rally on Saturday. We went to Prescott to support Arizona's senior senator, John McCain, as he concluded his "Service to America" tour on the steps of the historic Yavapai County Courthouse.

Sen. McCain's focus of the final tour on his stop was clearly the bipartisan nature of Arizona politics and how it has shaped his view of the world and how it has shaped the way he conducts himself as a leader in the state. He evoked the memories of two good friends of his: Democratic Congressman Mo Udall and Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater.

Opinions: This is one strange city
KING: The past week has been an eventful one, whether you were focused on the news of the global stage or merely what passed here in the Phoenix area. In fact, our university and the surrounding community have served as a miniature representation of world events, a diorama of international politics. After opening your eyes to this fact, it is my hope that you swell up with such pride in your locality that you'd think you were in Texas.