In addition to shamelessly invoking sophomoric partisan clichés, Andrew Mutavdzija's dire predictions of the effects of repealing the Single Business Tax in his letter "Single Business Tax needed for state funding," (SN 8/29), defy logic and suggest that he lacks even a passing appreciation of economics.
I am writing this in response to the editorial cartoon that ran in The State News on Monday concerning the new policy changes to the night receptionist program.
Once again, the White House and its mouthpieces are criticizing the judicial branch for ruling against a Bush policy; this time it's their warrantless wiretapping program. U.S.
Sadly, MSU has moved further away from the "Green Campus" it could be. For years, MSU has been building large, beautiful parking ramps, doing all it can to make it easier for cars and SUVs to dominate campus.
On Aug. 24, U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris said a few interesting things. She said the separation of church and state is "a lie we have been told," "God is the one who chooses our rulers," and "if you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin." The fact that Harris, a senatorial candidate for the 13th Congressional District in Florida, has demonstrated such blatant ignorance of the Constitution and the very ideals on which this country was founded is appalling. To its credit, the Republican Party has made endeavors to distance itself from Harris.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm introduced a new plan on Tuesday to improve the environment while boosting Michigan's economy. The governor said a $250,000 grant program will be used to either produce new or convert old pumps into what she hopes will be 1,000 alternative fuel pumps by 2008. In order to initiate this new form of environmentally friendly fuel and make it a feasible option for people to access, government support is necessary. Granholm is doing an exceptional job encouraging and introducing this new fuel option to our state. Just this July, she signed a bill that lowered the state tax for both ethanol fuel and biodiesel fuel.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Since elementary school, students have had this adage pounded into their heads.
I have to say that reading Stephen Roth's letter to the editor, "Conservative movement ideas are contradictory," (SN 8/28), made me chuckle.
I am writing in response to Darrell Hughes' "Government's Katrina reaction shows America's underlying racism," (SN 8/29). The Hurricane Katrina situation is a direct result of structural violence, which is a form of violence that is unintended but still occurs because of the nature of the "system" or the environment. It isn't directly the government's fault that these Americans are poor, though it does play a part.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged the troops fighting in Iraq in his speech Tuesday at the American Legion's annual convention.
With less than 100 days until the Michigan gubernatorial election, what we need to be worried about is direction.
Welcome Week activities may have been tamer overall than in years past, but having had people pound on my door at 2:30 a.m.
Condoms don't discriminate. Available almost everywhere from Olin Health Center to Walgreens, condoms are sold to anyone willing to dish out a couple bucks in exchange for pretty good protection against unwanted pregnancies and most sexually transmitted infections. But think of all the sperm collected in that thin, latex contraption that could have otherwise fertilized an egg and developed into a real-life walking, talking human being. Still, condoms live on.
East Lansing is alive again with the hustle and bustle of MSU's student body. It's official — fall semester has begun. But before classes even started, an off-duty night receptionist was assaulted while trying to enforce the university's new, stricter dorm-visitation policy.
I want to write in to complain about the new night receptionist policy on campus. No doubt people are aware by now that if they bring in a guest after midnight, the guest must leave a form of ID at the front door.
New Orleans — home of Mardi Gras, jazz and jambalaya — also was home to about 480,000 people more than one year ago.
I was a supervisor for the Brody Hall night receptionist program since January 2005. Last week, I quit. I believe Adam Lark's article, "Policy problems," (SN 8/28), gives readers a very skewed understanding of the consequences of the new identification collection policy.
A year after Katrina ravaged the southern coast, light-headed politicians and most Americans are still not effectively addressing the social inequities brought to light by the disaster. My heart ached as I watched Oprah's Hurricane Katrina special after the storm claimed hundreds of lives across the southern United States — it seemed so surreal. Young women, men, the elderly and children were found on the side of roads and in houses, sucked lifeless by Katrina's wrath.
Caitlin Scuderi's column "Terrorism has taken over our lives," (SN 8/15), seems to be a bit of an overexaggeration.
I cannot believe the irresponsibility of the Republican lawmakers. They just got rid of Michigan's Single Business Tax, which provides almost $2 billion in revenue for the state — 21 percent of the general fund.