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Sex sells, for charity this time

It's not the charity that's the selling point, and that's the problem.

By Micaela Rodriguez | July 30, 2014

Dear NFL: Stop condoning domestic violence

The NFL extended its middle finger to women everywhere: Using drugs is unacceptable, but abusing you is OK.

| July 30, 2014

Letter: Police officer's personality doesn't matter

Letter to the editor: "As a cop himself, Bill Richardson should understand that a cop is judged quickly and harshly by the public (rightly or not), based on a single act."

By Letters | July 29, 2014

Boos & Bravos: July 25

Bravo to Marvel's female Thor, but boo to continued violence in Gaza.

By Editorial Board | July 25, 2014

A love note to franchise models and salary caps

Unless there are some changes made in the structure of professional soccer in Europe, I think I'll stick with basketball.

| July 25, 2014

Letter: Sharing passion for American football

Letter to the editor: I realized I could share my passion for football with international students.

By Letters | July 24, 2014

Sometimes, photography objectifies those we want to help

People go abroad to help and end up taking semi-colonial attitudes with them.

| July 24, 2014

How Facebook has become too hard to leave, and why that should worry us all

Nick Briz's Revolutionary video essay, "How To/Why Leave Facebook," gives users the capacity to leave the site, but what's holding us all back?

By Jordan Bohannon | July 24, 2014

When tragedy's far from our own backyard

Incidents like the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 or the current fighting in the Middle East demand involvement from both states and non-governmental organizations even if no member of that state or NGO was directly affected.

By Editorial Board | July 23, 2014

Horror films scare audiences with fear of predictabilty

I don't need to hit the big screen to see the same stereotypical story with a limited goal of just scaring the heck out of audiences.

| July 23, 2014

Letter: Who is the ASU police officer accused of abusing professor Ersula Ore?

Letter to the Editor: I'd rather have Officer Stewart Ferrin responding to help my child who attends ASU than having her in a class with professor Ersula Ore.

By Letters | July 23, 2014

Boos & Bravos: July 18

Boo to MTV's "Virgin Territory," but bravo to the Arizona Republic's series on immigrant children.

By Editorial Board | July 18, 2014

Letter: Lauren Kuby best pick for Tempe City Council

Letter to the editor: Because of her unique qualifications and her deep commitment to our community, Lauren Kuby would do an outstanding job as a Tempe City Council member.

By Letters | July 17, 2014

Hardy Arizonans can overcome drought predictions

There seems to be a weird commitment by human beings to just continue to live even in the midst of so many horrifying and intractable problems.

| July 17, 2014

What are you doing, Andrew Walter?

Walter's reputation as a hometown hero and his gridiron greatness (if you don't count his less-than-impressive four seasons with the Raiders and Patriots) should propel him past Rogers, but he's making some bizarre campaign decisions.

By Editorial Board | July 17, 2014

Socially inept social media

Disguising intolerance as a "joke" is a joke within itself.

By Micaela Rodriguez | July 16, 2014

The State Press is going all-digital. Here's why

At The State Press, we want to give you endless access to information about what’s going on around you. But starting in August, you won’t get ink-smudged fingers while you’re doing it.

By Editorial Board | July 16, 2014

How to trick readers into tricking children

A publication as respectable (and as read) as The Atlantic should be above clickbait in the first place, especially clickbait that encourages tricking children.

| July 11, 2014

Boos & Bravos: June 11

Boo to bad sports fans, but bravo to starting All Star Paul Goldschmidt.

By Editorial Board | July 11, 2014

Am I in church? No? Then stop preachin'

The world has a far greater shortage of people who take responsibility for themselves and the way they treat others than people who speak out against injustices.

| July 11, 2014

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