Graduating from high school is a big deal. It's an accomplishment that should be celebrated. But some people go a little overboard with their celebration. Such is the case of Mountain Brook High School, which organized a senior trip to Aruba, with more than 120 (some reports say as many as 138) high school seniors and about seven chaperones from the affluent community outside of Birmingham, Ala.
Criminal justice doesn't only mean punishment for misdeeds; equally important is finding the truth about a crime and making it widely known.
I just wanted to thank you for shedding light on the Downing Street Memo ("Downing Street Memo deserving of more attention from U.S.
Scott Owen should really consider stepping out of the persecution complex and addressing the issues ("Bush's reasons for war proven valid" SN 6/2). I don't know what weapons of mass destruction claims were actually "verified." I do know that these same groups currently threatening the United States were at one point or another funded and supported by the U.S., from Saddam Hussein to Osama bin Laden.
Isn't it amazing that, when called out on the inaccuracies of an argument, liberals (or Libertarians) always change their position and start with the personal attacks.
George W. Bush's treatment of stem cell research makes me feel like I am living in a 12th century theocracy.
Tom Cooke, ("Questioning politicians is better memorial than blind patriotism" SN 6/2) feel free to ask questions, stand on a street corner and preach, rant and rave all you want.
I've got issues with a lot of American holidays and not just the perennial bleeding heart, liberal target of Columbus Day.
There's a variety of feelings regarding nursing homes for the elderly. Some people feel it's an impersonal place for a loved one; others feel it's the only option.
Mara S. Deutch's article ("Rally of 600 protests for affirmative action" SN 5/26) about the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative protesters, while not containing her opinion, offers a biased view on affirmative action. While affirmative action in undergraduate admissions does increase minority and female enrollment, it only serves to conceal a nationwide dilemma.
I'm writing in response to Tom Cooke's article on entertainment in East Lansing ("Student-E.L.
Yesterday, one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century came to a close. No, the second gunman on the grassy knoll didn't turn up to put to rest controversy over the assassination of President John F.
This letter is in response to the article "Goal of guilt." After reading this article I was left scratching my head.
In an almost recession-like period in political news: It's hard to find anything to spark your interest.
Editor's note: All characters and events in this column are entirely fictional. So I was carrying a brown baggie full of dog poop in one hand and a lighter in the other, creepin' onto my neighbor's porch after dusk a few nights ago, when he burst through his front door. "Hold it right there, young fella," he rasped.
It's a little-known fact, but we employees of The State News work on Sundays. That is because the newspaper comes out on Monday and because MSU holds class on Mondays.
Back in the days when circuit courts actually involved traveling judges and lawyers who followed a circuit from courthouse to courthouse, trials were a community event.
As an uncompromising advocate for LBGT rights, I was deeply distressed by the distortion of my words and the position of the Jewish community in your article "Intersection of Identities" (SN 5/17). I had spoken unequivocally to your reporter about the unqualified endorsement by Reconstructionist and Reform Jewish institutions for welcoming LBGT persons, ordaining and employing them as rabbis and advocating for their rights to marry.
Bryant Miller, in his letter to the editor "Bush not only one at fault for Iraq war" (SN 5/23) points out that almost everyone believed before the invasion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.