Comment of the Day

Reader: Ward Churchill's firing deserved even if he didn't compare 9/11 victims to a Nazi

Yesterday, attorney David Lane celebrated the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to consider three arguments in his bid to get ex-professor Ward Churchill reinstated at CU-Boulder.

One less-than-sympathetic reader added a fourth.

Robert writes:

4) Can the University fire an incompetent plagiarist if they wait until he makes incredibly offensive and embarrassing public comments to do so?

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Michael Roberts has written for Westword since October 1990, serving stints as music editor and media columnist. He currently covers everything from breaking news and politics to sports and stories that defy categorization.
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