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Restricting meds an awful proposal
In response to "Lawmakers propose medicine restrictions" (SN 2/1), I think that many of the lawmakers in this country have lost touch with reality.
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More parking not answer to problems
In response to Seth Barnett's opinion letter ("Parking on campus should be changed" SN 2/2), I would like to say that more parking spaces is not the solution to better parking.
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Writer failed to give logical argument
This is in response to Jack Fischer's letter, "Bush not deserving of writer's praise" (SN 1/31). Here's the deal.
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Raising minimum wage is necessary
I am writing in response to Jeffrey Holst's letter ("Raising minimum wage a bad idea" SN 1/31) concerning his position on the proposed $2 increase in the minimum wage.
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Abortion has negative effects on mother and father, not just unborn
Last month was the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. For 32 years, a highly controversial Supreme Court decision has permitted abortion on demand to anyone who wants it nationwide.
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Ted's intent
In light of all the possible job changes East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton has been considering in the last few months, we wonder what his next move will be. In November, Staton withdrew his application for a city manager position of another college town, Evanston, Ill., where Northwestern University is located. He also had been in talks with the Michigan Municipal League since October and was one of three finalists from more than 100 applicants for the position of executive director.
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Column should not have been in paper
I'm just curious why a column in Wednesday's paper was devoted entirely to bowel movements ("Wicked stink from dorm dwellers is out of line" SN 2/2). The only thing I gleaned from the column is that third floor Yakeley Hall is a perpetual bog of eternal stench.
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High marks
Did you hear? Michigan scored higher than Illinois - in a grading of state government performance. Yep, that's right.
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Students shoulder burden of commute
Northern Tier residents, it is unfortunate that you have troubles commuting to campus, but that is your responsibility, not the university's.
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Mobile mess
Within a community, a diversity of people is essential to the enrichment of the inhabitants' lives.
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Parking on campus should be changed
On Tuesday, I went to attend my 10:20 a.m. finance class. I left my house 15 minutes before class started, and knew this would leave me enough time to walk into the room, find a seat and begin to take notes.
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Popular brands poll reveals changing attitudes in world commerce
You probably picked the shirt on your back right now for a reason. The same goes for the shoes that carried you to this newspaper.
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Bush's Iraq efforts have been valuable
Jack Fischer, if voting for George W. Bush makes me an idiot ("Bush not deserving of writer's praise" SN 1/31), then I am a very proud idiot right now.
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Take it indoors
It's a Saturday afternoon during football season, you've had a couple of drinks and game time is approaching.
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Peace Corps worth giving thought to
It's late, 3 a.m. almost. I am not up studying for an exam or coming home from a night at Rick's American Café. Nope, I am sitting in my room trying to stay warm.
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Derogatory words used far too often
I'd like to applaud and reinforce the points of Holly Newland's opinion letter ("Students need to think about words" SN 1/27) on the absurdity of the liberal use of the word "faggot" at MSU. As an individual who has lived on campus for almost two years, I encounter the use of this word on a daily basis in the halls of the dormitories and in the cafeteria.
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Supplements help many people daily
I was shocked at your editorial on the upcoming possible supplement restrictions ("Pill prohibition" SN 1/27). It seems that you haven't done very much research on supplements and the millions of people who benefit from their use.
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Izzone complaints not worth printing
I see that your editorial board has taken up the noble cause of disparaging the Student Alumni Foundation's effort to create the premier student basketball section in the country ("Frazzled fans" SN 1/31). The State News never seems to fail - be it in politics, campus life, and now sports - to speak on behalf of those Mike Tierney so rightly termed "whiners." Your obsession with viewing yourselves as the vanguard of the students has led you to devote pages of misleading, disingenuous and biased coverage to the complaints of a handful of students who couldn't be bothered to wear a T-shirt when they signed a contract saying they would.
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Proposed alcohol restriction wrong
Recently, I have seen a lot of articles and a few letters regarding the proposed open-drinking ban on campus.
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Open alcohol ban good proposition
Monday, Nate Matatall made flagrant statements in a mild attempt to rile MSU students regarding the recent alcohol clarification ("Alcohol ban could have bad results" SN 1/24). However, it is clear that it's not a concern of ours.