The opinion column, "United States must take head out of sand, research other fuel sources" by Shane Krouse, (SN 6/21), overlooks significant problems with certain alternative fuels.
In his letter, "Bice's letter on intelligent design doesn't cite evidence," (SN 6/26), Josh Rilko makes a case for the inclusion of a god in science.
It's very likely that your classmates use the Internet on a daily basis. It's also very likely that this same group of people is more technologically-savvy than older generations.
Jeff Wiggins, who was quoted in "Planetary meltdown," (SN 6/23), claims if global warming were so important, everyone would know more about it.
For five years now, Americans have been trading their freedom and privacy for safety. Since Sept. 11, 2001, President George W.
From a young age, we set goals. Whether it is to ride a bike or climb Mount Everest, we all have something we would like to accomplish.
With the latest string of evolution and intelligent design opinion columns and letters in The State News, I figured we should be hearing from our good friend John Bice.
The concept of spirituality to study quality of life and health is not new, but has returned to the scene during recent years and has gone through an evolutionary process.
Brett Mellin's letter, "War comparison doesn't work; numbers not equal," (SN 6/22), is correct in that one cannot easily compare the wars in which the United States has fought.
Kirby Rials' column, "Intelligent design makes sense, complexity of life not accidental," (SN 6/20), made my day.
You might not like how vegetables taste, but they can save you money. Ethanol gas, commonly called E85, is made of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.
Once again there is a hot debate and controversy over the validity of a certain scientific theory. I can understand why people would shoot down an emerging theory that challenges decades of scientific consensus, especially one that permits the supernatural and unobservable.
Caitlin Scuderi, who wrote "War cycle repeats itself; shouldn't we have learned from previous mistakes?" (SN 6/19), must work on her comparisons. To compare Vietnam to Iraq, when there were about 20 times as many American casualties in Vietnam, is irresponsible.
It's been said that love has no boundaries. There is no distance it cannot span, no hurdle it cannot overcome.
The influenza pandemic of 1918-19 killed more people than World War I. Thought to have originated in China, this form of the common flu was particularly virulent.
Despite relentless efforts by creationists to obscure the facts, the religious underpinnings of intelligent design remain painfully obvious, particularity to anyone capable of discerning the difference between a firmly established scientific theory and mere opinion, personal philosophy or empty religious assertion. When creationists attempt to undermine evolutionary theory with various fictions, myths and deliberately obtuse misunderstandings, the transparently religious and fallacious mindset at the root of intelligent design is made especially clear. The recent error-ridden opinion column by Kerby Rials, "Intelligent design makes sense, complexity of life not accidental," (SN 6/20), offers a nice example. In my experience, hostility toward evolutionary theory invariably stems from ignorance of the scientific evidence or strong religious beliefs — usually both.
The United States is in dire need of increasing its funding for alternative fuel sources. Energy is our future, and the future begins with the present.
In the highly inaccurate column by Kerby Rials', "Intelligent design makes sense, complexity of life not accidental," (SN 6/20), one fundamental mistake the author makes is that genetic mutations are never fortunate, suggesting only things like cancer and birth defects are mutations.
Kerby Rials' use of satire in his intelligent design column, "Intelligent design makes sense, complexity of life not accidental," (SN 6/20), was blindingly brilliant.
The majority of vehicles on the market right now have speedometers going well past 100 mph. Other than the Autobahn, a freeway in Germany largely unmarked by speed limit signs, there are few places where vehicles are permitted to travel faster than 80 mph. In February 2005, the Michigan Department of Transportation, or MDOT, raised speed limits on portions of Grand River Avenue and Saginaw Highway.