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''The Mendota Beacon'' was a free, privately funded biweekly (and later, weekly) published newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin between 2005 and 2007. Its first issue was on February 12, 2005, Republican president Abraham Lincoln's birthday.〔Aaron Nathans. "Conservative paper slated for Feb. 12 debut at UW,"''The Capital Times'', December 14, 2004.〕 It was formed in 2004 as a conservative alternative to ''The Badger Herald'', ''The Daily Cardinal'', and ''The Madison Observer'' that are distributed throughout the UW–Madison campus and downtown area. The name came from the fact that the campus is on the shore of Lake Mendota. The newspaper's motto was "Shining the Light on What's Right." ==Funding== The paper received its start-up capital from the Leadership Institute,〔Karen Rivedal. "Conservative students to start newspaper at UW–Madison," ''Wisconsin State Journal'', December 15, 2004.〕 a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia that teaches "political technology".〔(In Virginia, Young Conservatives Learn How to Develop and Use Their Political Voices )〕 The Institute's mission is to "identify, train, recruit and place conservatives in politics, government, and media". == Editorial point of view == Many of the op-eds run in the ''Beacon'' addressed the issue of being conservative in Madison, a city that has a history of being a liberal hotbed. The editorial writers also addressed issues of national and international concern. * The March 10, 2005 issue expressed an opinion that people such as John Kerry are frustrating because they take the "nonexistent 'middle ground'" on abortion. By this they meant that Kerry, et al., who claim to be personally against abortion yet do not want to impose their beliefs on others, are guilty of "abortion hypocrisy." * Another op-ed in the Beacon's first issue defended America's unilateralist policies by saying "There is now a faction in American politics that is willing to disregard our national sovereignty and take orders from an international organization. (the UN)". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Mendota Beacon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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