Award-Winning Michael Talley

Congratulations to Commonwealth Times cartoonist Michael Talley for placing second in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence competition for newspaper editorial cartooning.

News Briefs

Israeli troops launch attack in Gaza’s refugee camp At least eight Palestinians were killed in Gaza’s Al-Bureij refugee camp Monday in an attack by Israeli troops. A pregnant woman and a teenager were among the dead. The troops also seized a Hamas co-founder.

Soap Box

Referendum, Bond Referendum You would not think the concept of money coming from two different sources would be all that confusing. However, this seems to have baffled people all across campus. Let me explain this to you once more, the money to build things comes from a different pot than the one that’s used to hire people.

Jimmy Boombada keeps good company, with Harry Potter and Princess Leilani

Why did NASA stop sending people to the moon? I don’t think that all the necessary research has already been done on the moon. We live on earth, we still don’t know much about the deep sea. Is it true that aliens use the moon as a base? Or is it because aliens have warned NASA not to come back again? Or as some say that the moon landing is entirely a hoax? I don’t believe in fantasies, but I do wonder why NASA stopped moon landing entirely? Thanks.