Archive for the 'Politics' Category
Genuine appreciation for the right sense of history: ‘Milk’ emerges as superbly written, acted film
0 Comments Published by Professor Les November 26th, 2008 in Film, Salt Lake City, Community Dialogue, Politics, Current Events, Communication, Pop Culture.The biopic genre often is not easily executed. A director often shuffles between the demands of scrupulous historical accuracy and the need for a marketable, viable vehicle of entertainment in telling a story that must reflect the appropriate themes and epiphanies of that individual’s life. The film’s leading star must be careful to shade the […]
The audacity of immigration reform: Hope delayed would be hope denied
0 Comments Published by Professor Les November 14th, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Community Dialogue, Politics, Communication, Current Events.Editor’s Note: Mark Alvarez, The Selective Echo’s periodic correspondent from Mexico, offers this commentary on the prospects for immigration reform in a forthcoming Obama Administration.
“Like millions of Americans, the immigrant story is also my story.”–Senator Barack Obama in a Senate floor statement on April 3, 2006
“The time to fix our broken immigration system is now.”–Senator […]
Equality Utah strikes the right tone in Prop 8 aftermath: A logical campaign begins
0 Comments Published by Professor Les November 11th, 2008 in Community Dialogue, Salt Lake City, Politics, Communication, Current Events, Religion.In my most recent post, I suggested that instead of protests a strategic campaign which is positioned to appeal logically to the minds and hearts of members of the Mormon church, especially those conflicted by the LDS presence in the California Prop 8 campaign, would be more productive. And, Equality Utah has proposed a brilliant […]
