tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post3906435251705798844..comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00Comments on Palousitics: SLOP (Scumbag Leftists of Pullman)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-53271165083561844932007-08-05T10:31:00.000-07:002007-08-05T10:31:00.000-07:00I think there has to be more to this story. It ju...I think there has to be more to this story. It just doesn't completely add up.Victoria Dehlbomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535714825614314988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-2785676610430794302007-08-05T10:19:00.000-07:002007-08-05T10:19:00.000-07:00WSU faculty write the weakest and most incoherent ...WSU faculty write the weakest and most incoherent letters and columns in the daily news. Orlick’s recent letter is a prime example.<BR/><BR/>I look forward most to the opinion section in the Daily News. A recent letter called for editorial standards regarding the printing of conservative views. A letter today weighs in supporting Iverson and O’Neill. While I enjoy the fireworks generated by Iverson and O’Neill, I feel that more commentary is necessary on the quality of opinion pieces by WSU faculty.<BR/><BR/>Some time ago a WSU academic wrote in that we won’t attract the best, brightest, and elitist academic faculty to the local U’s if offal like Walmart superstores are present. As a transplant from less countrified climes, I say that the Palouse has much that is really good, but Walmart isn’t the only problem. Unfortunately the quality of faculty writings in the Daily News is quite weak.<BR/><BR/>Three things to avoid to prevent WSU and the Palouse from appearing like some third rate backwater. One: write clearly and make your points concisely so we don’t have to read through your piece several times to figure out what the point is. Two: don’t engage in one sided pontificating just because you can. Three: the readers are not interested in whether or not you are smart, we assume that you are not stupid. Limit the Emily Dickinson and Mark Twain quotes.<BR/>Many on the Palouse are familiar with grades. I wouldn’t mind seeing a grading system that would also accompany the local opinionaters. Failing marks for plodding prose, verbosity, and unoriginality appearing recently: Vienna is Awesome, athiests have the moral high ground, two week visit to Hawaii means private property is bad, limits on speech means gun control is justified, and just the other day 3 reasons why Alexander the great would pull out of Iraq. <BR/><BR/>Ray Lee<BR/>Moscow, IDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com