You're going down, Ken Jennings. You're going down hard. Unless you've willfully chosen to spend the summer in a sensory deprivation tank, you probably know about Ken Jennings.
When confronted with an unattractive dilemma, the most attractive outcome might very well be the lesser of two evils.
Remember your old professor - the one that had you running to class, sitting up in front, and engaged the entire lecture?
I was inspired to peel myself off the couch and respond to A.P. Kryza's recent column, "Vacations and carbs, rude friends in bars (SN 6/29)" It is my goal to offer a comment about life as we (don't) know it, and ultimately about perception in general. In the column, Kryza took the opportunity to discuss a chance encounter in which Person A (incidentally, me) rudely ignores former friend, Person B (the author). Indeed, the day in question is still fresh in memory.
I am writing in response to A.P. Kryza's column "'Defining' marriage silly, heterosexuals have damaged institution" (SN 7/12). I wholeheartedly agree with Kryza's point that the sanctity of marriage over the past 2,000 years has been damaged significantly.
With all the lies that emanate from the Bush administration, and from their loyal right-wing media cohorts, instances of flagrant hypocrisy from the right can often go unnoticed. Conservatives are doubtlessly comforted with the knowledge that many Americans aren't paying close attention to either their dishonesty or double standards.
There always has been a rigorous debate over the variety of popular diets of today, as well as which ones work.
State Rep. Jack Brandenburg, R-Harrison Township, is right - we need to do something to deter murder.
It's coming. In a little more than two weeks HBO will resume "Real Time" with Bill Maher.
America is weaker and less secure because President Bush is a weak leader. A strong leader keeps our allies close.
To be completely honest, being an MSU alumnus, I really don't read The State News as often as I should, and by reading Carl Lindquist's column ("Michiganians' attitudes toward home state denote quality of life" SN 6/29) I think I proved to myself why.
While I give kudos to The State News for addressing the issue of rapists and abusers not being defined as scary guys lurking in dark alleys, I have to question the timing of the column.
Ronald Reagan was born and raised in Illinois before making a name for himself in Hollywood and leaving an indelible impression on Washington, D.C.
The sanctity of marriage is in danger of forever being drowned in depravity and sin. Stop the presses.
Discussion of a name change to Lansing's Oldsmobile Park has us wondering what product the stadium will advertise next. Soon enough, Lansing residents may be referring to the 8-year-old stadium - home of the Lansing Lugnuts baseball team - as something else.
I read the "Politicians hope tax will curb smoking" (SN 6/28) article in the your paper regarding the cigarette tax.
My 3-year-old daughter is, in my unbiased opinion, the smartest little girl in the world. For more than a year, she's been able to identify the bad guys on television by listening to the music.
On Monday, opponents of same-sex marriage submitted petitions containing in excess of 475,000 signatures that support defining marriage as a union between only a man and a woman.
John Edwards is not suited to be the next vice president of the United States. He's not old, he doesn't seem crusty, he didn't vote to keep Nelson Mandela in prison, he dresses well and it's very tough to favorably compare his appearance to a felt puppet from "The Muppet Show." He isn't the former chairman of a corporation slightly less evil than Philip Morris and when he smiles, it doesn't look like he's calculating the cold-blooded assassination of a puppy dog. Based on what America seems to look for in a second-in-command, Edwards just isn't cut out for it.
John Kerry's selection of John Edwards as his vice presidential candidate makes perfect sense. Edwards fills the gaps in the ticket that Kerry leaves open, and brings more balance to the overall campaign.