In "Smoke-free legislation would infringe on rights" (SN 6/25), Amy Boersma argues a smoking ban would infringe on rights and shouldn't be passed. But that's just the headline of her letter.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum will be an empty shell. The design team representatives want the building to be a work of art itself, while our collection remains insignificant to the art world. Spending the majority of the donation on the building takes a huge risk if the building is unsuccessful aesthetically and intellectually.
Presidential candidates for the 2008 election will often not give a definitive stance on many of the issues facing them. Health care, immigration, the war with Iraq and other topics are discussed but often shirked when a solution is needed.
Amy Boersma's commentary on the smoking ban in "Smoke-free legislation would infringe on rights" (SN 6/25) makes me fear there are a lot of people missing the point about the ban.
If you turn on your favorite Internet radio channel today you might find it eerily silent. Today, Internet stations around America are participating in a universal Internet "Day of Silence," a symbolic gesture to arouse political awareness.
Two weeks ago, twin explosions laid waste to the iconic, twin minarets at the al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq, 65 miles north of Baghdad.
There are several apparent problems and hypocrisies from the proponents of the smoking ban legislation. First, this would unjustly infringe on the rights of businesses. Moreover, the need for this ban in restaurants is minimal.
Last June, after Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed the GOP helmet repeal legislation, I was relieved. Since I lost a brother in a motorcycle accident - not his fault - that same month I saw firsthand the devastating impact of such a traumatic incident. This year, the state Legislature will give the repeal a second try.
When the national office overseeing classified government documents tried to work with Vice President Dick Cheney and his staff in 2003, Cheney refused to cooperate.
In a letter to Congress Thursday, Andrew Cuomo stated some private lenders are setting interest rates for student loans based on the college the student attends. Instead of looking at each individual student's credit history, the lenders base rates on factors such as previous graduate default rates, graduation rates or the credit trends of the colleges' neighborhoods, according to The New York Times. Cuomo wrote the letter to Congress in an effort to expose a trend of unfair lender discrimination.
When it comes to deciding whether to fund medical research, that scientists expect will improve and save millions of lives, how can a president be so out of touch with the country's citizens?
I wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading the "Benefits of speech" (SN 6/21) column by Jennifer Burstein.
Not only are Lydia Weiss' and Janice Bukovac-Phelps' comments in "Sex appeal for sale" (SN 6/20) ridiculous, they evince the terrible lack of thought put into the issue by a lot of society and especially groups who should know better.
Jennifer Boettner's letter "Choice should be key factor in vaccinations" (SN 6/15) pulls all of the regular conspiracy theorist's tricks.
As a foreign language major, I am often on the defensive against statements like "There's so much to see in the United States.
In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield conducted a study of 12 children with autism and certain gastroenteric problems.
East Lansing has lost one of its prized landmarks. Spartan Sports Den, formerly 1227 E. Grand River Ave., recently closed with no public notice other than a sign planted on its front lawn, stating the restaurant will soon become another location for restaurant chain Los Quatros Amigos.
With Michigan's slippery economic slope, someone has to take the fall. The easiest face to attach to the state's burdens: Gov.
As a parent of a child who is nearly recovered from autism, I was appalled by Kristin Horner's letter, "Professional journals aid scientific understanding" (SN 6/19), which includes scathing criticism of Dr. David Ayoub, and his hard work and dedication to families affected by autism. I am left to wonder what would motivate a graduate student studying anthropology to pen a letter about a subject in which she has no apparent expertise. The evidence linking the mercury-based vaccine preservative Thimerosal to autism is extensive. All one has to do is read the Material Safety Data Sheet, or MSDS, for Thimerosal to understand it is a dangerous neurotoxin, capable of causing "severe mental retardation and moderate to severe motor coordination impairment." My own child, who was exposed to amounts of ethylmercury in the form of Thimerosal that exceeded Environmental Protection Agency safe-exposure guidelines by many hundreds of times, has been confirmed mercury toxic, via urinary porphyrin analysis.
How do you feel when you encounter a Muslim for the first time? Do you ever find yourself wondering why and how they got to the U.S.? What mental picture occurs in the back of your mind?