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Todd Published!

I enjoy web design, but I've always had difficulty coming up with content.  Over the last year or two, I've had several letters to the editor published in the local Cincinnati papers, and suddenly I realized, this is content!  

The topics that usually compel me to write letters seem to be misrepresented science, overbearing faith based opinions, and homophobia. 

Eternally under construction. This area of the site is organized first by the broad topic menu below. Within each broad topic you will find sub-menus that organize related letters and articles. I am still in the process of locating materials from microfilm, so some sub-menus may not have all relevant information necessary for a full grasp of the context. This part of my site is always under construction.  

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.It is important for readers to realize that only the standard text portions of these letters were published.  Italicized portions, when present,  represent unpublished expansions to the published arguments.  Additionally, the graphics and page design reflect only my aesthetic and philosophic tendencies.  

One last thing, I get the last word here.  If I submitted a letter that wasn't published, it's here anyway.  If you have a problem with that, get your own web page! ;-)  

Todd Brennan


My very first published letter: 
Choosing a School: 
Todd Brennan 
Newark, Ohio 
The Columbus Citizen Journal, 1983 
(320 words) 
The College Years: 
Student Senate election article 
Candidate views: Todd Brennan 
Xavier News 
Thursday, October 14, 1982 
(145 words)
Compensation justified 
Todd Brennan, Student Senate 
Xavier News 
Date unknown 
(393 words)
On faith and reason: 
"Faith based on reason" Menu
Cincinnati Enquirer readers discuss the theological dimensions of the Movie "CONTACT". (Hey! It's an El Nino summer, what can I say...)
Is America a Christian Nation? 
 "Founding fathers unashamed of religion" & "Freedom is the distance between church and state"
Cincinnati Enquirer: reader responses to the letter "Why we all celebrate July 4th"

On The Death Penalty: 
 "State carrying out wishes of the voters" & "Imperfect beings and absolute acts"
Cincinnati Enquirer: reader responses to "Ohio has no right to execute prisoners"

 Various unorganzied articles and letters on the death penalty
Cincinnati Enquirer

On Gay Rights: 
 Matthew Sheperd, Hate Crimes, Issue 3, and Coming Out Week
Cincinnati's gay community was hit with Matthew Sheperd's torture murder, the Supreme Court's refusal to hear Issue 3, and calls for intolerance at The University of Cincinnati.

 "I David Take you, Marc" & "Feedback: gay marriage brouhaha" March 23-29 
Cincinnati Enquirer: reader responses to an article on gay marriage.

 "St. X lesson on gays protested" & "Anti-gay protest fails to sway St. X."
Cincinnati Enquirer & Post: reader responses to an article on a PFLAG presentation at St. Xavier HS.

Questions for those who think being gay is normal
David Coburn
Amelia
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Friday, February 20, 1998
Defining Nature
Todd Brennan, Clifton
Submitted the Cincinnati Enquirer, but not published
March 6, 1998
On Science:
Scientific Literacy 
Todd Brennan, Clifton 
The Cincinnati Post, date unknown 
(320 words) 
Evolution, Creationism, and 
Thermodynamics 
Todd Brennan, Clifton 
U.C. News Record, December 1997 
(313 words) 
"Views on creation 'science' haven't evolved very far"
Cincinnati Enquirer: reader responses to an article by columnist Tom Teepen and to another article titled "Panel urges shools to teach evolution" April 10, 1998.
"Creation story true for nearly half of nation"
Cincinnati Post: reader response to a survey by the University of Cincinnati, and a related article by Stephen Huba, Post staff reporter. Wednesday, August 19, 1998.

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