Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

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This is the scene (click to enlarge) about midway through my 34-mile ride today. I thought I was going to get soaked, but I avoided the rain. Today's ride gives me 4,169.3 miles for the year.

To the Editor:

I was saddened that the University of Missouri was unable to deal with issues that are becoming more commonplace on campuses across the country.

From one perspective, the lack of leadership exhibited by the president made his resignation inevitable. Ensuring that the university is a safe and comfortable place to learn is the most important job of its administrators. And negotiating reasonable arrangements with the teaching staff on issues like health care should not be that controversial for seasoned professionals.

Nonetheless, students, and now athletes, should use their influence with discretion. Before threatening to shut down classes and cancel football games that are so important to the school and game attendees, campus leaders must be sure that their concerns are noble and reasonable. Small groups of outspoken students should not set the agenda for the much larger student body.

SALVATORE J. BOMMARITO

New York

Here are the latest rankings. Only six unbeaten teams remain.

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Bill O'Reilly replies to his critics, foremost among whom is George Will.

To the Editor:

The Keystone XL pipeline became a symbol in the fight against climate change. But from the beginning and for the better part of seven years, Nebraskans were fighting a battle for the protection of our land and water, and for the livelihoods of the farmers and ranchers in our nation’s heartland.

While it was President Obama who ultimately rejected the pipeline, landowners and their legal team were responsible for ensuring that TransCanada didn’t have an approved route through Nebraska.

Legal pressure from the State of Nebraska caused the federal pipeline approval process to stall, allowing for a nationwide movement to mature. Nebraskans may have started the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, but they didn’t finish it alone.

I applaud President Obama for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline.

ELIOT BOSTAR

Lincoln, Neb.

The writer is executive director of the Nebraska League of Conservation Voters.

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