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'Pilot program' will reveal what works
The idea of a tailgating "pilot program" cannot tell officials what will or will not work to improve tailgating.
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Being direct
After America was attacked at home, we lived in fear. Fear of being attacked again and fear of doing the unpatriotic.
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American can do better with Kerry
The Bush administration has caused the quality of life for the average American to decline. There are 45 million citizens without health insurance, and 80 percent of these people work. The family median income has decreased by $1,500.
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Given current climate, The State News should be more dangerous
The beauty of managing the opinion page in a daily newspaper lies in its simplicity. The opinion writer and I, we are a different breed of newspapermen.
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Moore's selective truth mostly lies
How do you define truth? Do you define it as what someone says on TV, or what you see on the Internet?
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Bremer bust
Paul Bremer, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, deserves to be protested. He was a key figurehead of an unjust, or at least questionable, war.
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College's reputation hasn't preceded itself just yet for this freshman
As the warm days of summer morph into the cool commencement of fall, I realize my life, like the season, is changing.
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ASMSU's tailgate work appreciated
I would like to thank ASMSU for their efforts to help better tailgate by increasing safety and working with students instead of against them.
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Columnist wrong on unborn rights issue
While reading through The State News, I gave John Bice's column ("How would neo-conservative revision of Bill of Rights look today?" SN 10/5) my typical quick scan to see what hate-filled rhetoric he had in store for us this week when, to my surprise, I found something agreeable. For the first time since I began reading his column last year, I found that Bice had something sensible to say and it shocked me.
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Keep local election in mind on Nov. 2
Vote on Tuesday, Nov. 2, but don't forget - if your city, township, village, or school district isn't already talking about next year's elections, you'll be stuck with the consequences. Local governments have until Dec.
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'Get a life'
In a twisted attempt to steal some spotlight, the Michigan Republican Party is asking prosecutors in Ingham, Wayne, Antrim and Isabella counties to file criminal charges of voter fraud against filmmaker Michael Moore.
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Vice squad
It's rare that a vice presidential debate actually commands attention. Tuesday's debate did more.
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'U' officials display marginal respect
After reading the story ("Taming the tailgate" SN 10/5) about tailgate restrictions, it is obvious to me that university officials lack common sense and don't care about the opinions of students and trustees. The restrictions will not only fail to solve the problems with excessive alcohol consumption, but they also ignore easy fixes to problems like public urination and broken glass.
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'U' disregarded ASMSU tailgate concerns
I would like to take the opportunity to clarify a few things regarding the current situation with tailgating on campus and ASMSU's role in it.
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Side by side
Editor's note: Each Wednesday, The State News editorial board will address a key issue of the presidential campaign.
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Our thanks
To all of you who got out and registered to vote, thank you from the bottom of our ink-stained hearts.
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'Selective' quoting in campaign attacks only affects Bush's integrity
Who cares if John Kerry said that a preemptive war must face a "global test?" I don't, but apparently multitudes of conservatives do.
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Wide open gate
In an effort to regulate campus-wide tailgating into a responsible, "healthy, family atmosphere," MSU officials have decided to focus on the Wilson tennis courts.
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No surrender
Democracy in action is a beautiful thing. When the majority, or minority, are compelled to risk their social status in the name of promoting what they feel is important, so be it.
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Genocide in Sudan begs for intervention
Iraq is a disaster. Thus far, we've heard several justifications for it; the "threat" of Iraq is still a lingering argument.