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Too many Democrats on State News debate panel
I would like to commend The State News for the coverage of the 2006 governor's race, but I offer one caveat to your debate coverage.
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Re-elect Rogers: He votes to protect U.S. borders
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and Congress are protecting our borders. A few weeks ago, Rogers voted in favor of stopping illegal immigrants from crossing our borders, deporting violent illegal alien gang members and stopping individuals from building tunnels under the ground near borders.
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Spartans fan reaction to game disappointing
I have never, in my entire six years as an MSU student, been more disappointed after a game. I'm sure you're all nodding your heads in agreement, thinking you know exactly what I'm talking about.
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Evolution should always be taught
More than a century after Charles Darwin's death, we're still debating evolution. Last week, the Michigan State Board of Education rightfully approved guidelines for public schools to teach evolution, but not intelligent design, in science classes.
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Understand who you vote for or ballot is wasted
The column "Americans should be required to vote, not take U.S.
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There's no place for fighting, disrespect in party atmosphere
"Another kid attacked." "Partygoers punched in faces." "Brawl breaks out on Friday night." While obviously made up, these headlines illustrate the violent nature that has become the party scene around the city and campus in recent weeks.
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Iraqi civilian death toll horrifying
Some numbers are always in the news. The number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq is often reported by the media.
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Writer should keep open mind about performance
In response to "Students deliver mixed debut performances," (SN 10/9), I would like to say that I am curious to know who Amy Oprean has been talking to about Shakespearean literature.
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DeVos improves, Granholm still wins
Two down, one to go. Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican candidate Dick DeVos continued their attacks in the second of three televised debates Tuesday night. While DeVos' speaking ability improved significantly from the first debate just a week before, his pro-business stance was the same.
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Coach Smith should leave MSU after loss to Illini
Saturday: The tailgating, hanging out, taking out 40-year-olds in flip cup, chilling with some beer and hot dogs — it was truly a fun day … before the game. The John L.
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Football not as important as Nov. 7 election issues
Much like Samuel L. Jackson, who's had enough of the snakes on his plane, I am sick and tired of all the worthless Spartan football drivel that is plaguing the Opinion Page.
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Mandatory voting ideas in column are 'dangerous'
Isaac DeVille's column, "Americans should be required to vote, not take U.S.
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Letter wrong about PETA, group is nonpartisan
Correction: Animal Liberation Front exhibit should have said animal liberation exhibit. Contrary to Christopher J.
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'Daily Show' legit? Yeah, we knew that.
Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" is funny, entertaining and apparently just as informative as traditional networks' evening news. An Indiana University study released last week divulged some not-too-surprising information about the news media — Stewart's "fake news" program is "just as substantive" as regular network news coverage. With little context and analysis on most nightly news programs, this shouldn't be a huge shock, but it should be a wake-up call to viewers who consider their network's news coverage more serious and superior to shows like Stewart's. "The Daily Show" shouldn't be brushed off as fluff.
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Career Gallery 2006 showed off best at MSU
Last week, there was a campus event that involved thousands of students and hundreds of multimillion-dollar companies — and it had nothing to do with sports. It was the largest career fair in MSU history: Career Gallery 2006.
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People must take responsibility, not blame others for mistakes
When did the world start spinning so fast that it made it impossible to keep up with everything going on?
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Son's death should serve as warning: Don't drink too much
They say when you lose a child, you never get over it. I can say for a fact that this is true. It has been six years since I lost my son, Brandon, to a tragic accident.
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Team has other problems, not just Smith as coach
I'm not going to write about how it's not John L. Smith's fault that we lost, because I have seen some mistakes, and there are some things that he and the coaching staff need to fix.
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Americans can learn from Amish community's response to shooting
While living in Chicago a few years ago, I witnessed something quite surreal as I studied near Grant Park across from the famed Michigan Avenue. As though I were gawking at an intriguing television screen, from across the street I watched an Amish family of seven or eight explore a block of Chicago — their complete plainness contrasted by the elaborate, superfluousness that is downtown big city. The quiet children amid honking horns.