This is in response to Gary Glenn's letter, "Gay marriage opposed by majority of citizens" (SN 2/21). What, exactly, did the Michigan Marriage "Protection" Amendment have to offer that was either "reasonable" or "common-sense?" Is it reasonable that same-sex couples do not have access to the more than 1,100 federal benefits and protections that a marriage would afford?
In response to Gary Glenn's letter, "Gay marriage opposed by majority of citizens" (SN 2/21), I'd like to say former (Mass.) Gov.
As of Monday, New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions to same-sex couples, after a state Supreme Court ruling. While this is a step in the right direction, it also sets a dangerous precedent for future decisions. If gay couples are granted civil unions, it's possible they may never get to experience full-blown marital rights.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation's denial of $2.3 million for the Stonehouse Village development could turn out to be a great thing for the city of East Lansing, "$2.3M cut from E.L.
The 2008 presidential election promises to be one of the most wide-open races in recent history. There are many headliners and story lines with Hillary Rodham Clinton trying to become the first female president and Barack Obama attempting to become the first-ever minority to sit at the desk in the Oval Office.
I have read a column, "Intellectual property law should not be applied to music, movies" (SN 2/20), and letter to the editor, "Intellectual property law necessary to make living" (2/22), during the past couple of days in reference to intellectual property rights.
The minor in possession, or MIP, epidemic in East Lansing is spiraling out of control, and John Hudson's column "Law enforcement policies about underage drinking too stringent" (SN 2/16), is a step in the right direction. Like hundreds around campus, I've had plenty of personal experience. Halloween weekend, after a typical Gunson Street party, I called my sober roommate to give me a ride home.
I'm writing in response to T.E. Klunzinger's letter "Giuliani showed superb leadership on Sept.
Shortly after President Bush announced an increase of troops in Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair made an equally surprising statement. On Wednesday he announced he is going to start pulling troops out. And he's not alone. The "Coalition of the Willing" that the United States put together in 2003 is slowly beginning to fall apart.
In response to "Intellectual property law should not be applied to music, movies" (SN 2/20): What other ways does Chris Cuyar suggest to protect ideas, and how can he possibly dismiss innovation as something people would do for personal use anyway?
It seems like a lifetime ago that George W. Bush was installed as president by a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling, but only a little more than six short years have passed since that fateful decision. In just six years, Bush turned a record budget surplus into a record deficit. He took our national reputation from an unprecedented high after the Sept.
Your editorial "Romney announces bid in Michigan" (SN 2/14) regarding former Gov.
In his letter "Argument is insulting to atheists, has no validity" (SN 2/14), Mark Adler rather unkindly suggests that Matt Cowan's religious analogy in "Christianity doesn't need column to incite reaction" (2/7), is among "the most ridiculous … that (he has) ever heard," and that "the argument is completely without substance." I confess I am inclined to agree with him, in part.
Corner Blitz, best known for its T-shirts and the guy who sits near the back dressed like Jesus, may be disappearing — at least as it is currently known. And the proposed changes couldn't be better. For years, Corner Blitz has been the specialty student section of Spartans football; a kind of lower-rent, football Izzone.
I was shocked when I read the interview of the band mAgeNtA6, "Local band's fate teeters on audience turnout at next performance" (SN 2/18). This is the kind of band that gives local music a bad name. For my entire life, I have been around local music, and for anyone who has ever been to a local music festival — such as Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids or the many music festivals that fill the air in Lansing during the summer — the views expressed by the band members are totally unjustified.
Does President Bush truly have no heart at all? Among the proposed cuts in his budget for the 2008 fiscal year, the president has eliminated the $108 million of annual funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, or CSFP.
After reading Matt Cowan's bizarre atheism/Christianity analogy, "Christianity doesn't need column to incite reaction" (SN 2/7), I felt compelled to write a quick response.
At the clothing store where I work, the majority of the customers we have do not steal from us, even though we have a store policy not to pursue thieves and can't even accuse anyone of stealing.
Mike Ramsey's dismissive cartoon of Rudy Giuliani, (SN 2/16), demonstrated utter ignorance of his great strength as a candidate: Giuliani doesn't have to talk about "9/11," because everyone already knows of his outstanding leadership at that critical time. For those few terrible days in September, he was perceived as a kind of acting president — such leadership is what being president is all about. That's why he is consistently leading in the polls in Michigan and across the country — even ahead of Hillary Clinton! Of course, your myopia is unsurprising, given your long-standing editorial policy of treating all Republicans as the devil's spawn and of kissing the butt and feet of any Democrat. Come November 2008, no doubt your entire staff, along with the other pathetically predictable MSU students, will trudge to the polls like bleating sheep to vote straight Democrat no matter who that candidate is. T.E.
Over the last several years, I've been a big fan of John Bice's humorous columns. I always flip to the Opinion Page in hopes of finding new material by Mr. Bice, and I am frequently rewarded with a comedic gem.