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Commentary

COMMENTARY

Sparty's move

Fans of MSU and traffic-dodging, we have some unfortunate news. "The Spartan," commonly known to all as Sparty, is getting a new home after 59 years at the intersection of Kalamazoo Street and Red Cedar Road.

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Clinton's smooth talking antics adds charisma to scandalous behavior

Saturday Night Live star Darrell Hammond once summarized Bill Clinton with such remarkable accuracy that any attempt by the former president to do likewise would result in consummate failure. For this characterization, Hammond made reference to the heartfelt honesty Clinton could generate with the spoken word.

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Bush administration riddled with lies

This letter is in response to Sean Conlen's letter to the editor concerning Michael Moore's documentaries ("Moore raises issues, distorts findings," SN 6/17). As Conlen stated, Moore excused inconsistencies and blatantly lied "in order to drive home an ideology," and furthermore that this was a "frightening trend" for political discourse.

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Proposed soft drink tax problematic

I am concerned with the recent news that soft drinks could be taxed in the future. I strongly disagree with taxing soft drinks. Many students like to grab a cold soda on their way to class to refresh their minds.

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Out of pocket

A tuition increase of 2.4 percent has been passed by the MSU Board of Trustees for the 2004-05 school year.

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Reagan death leads to skewed image

I will remember Ronald Reagan as the man who sent Donald Rumsfeld to normalize relationships with Saddam Hussein, despite knowing his horrible human rights abuses. I will remember Reagan as the man who sold arms to Iraq and Iran during the Iraq-Iran conflict, in which one million people were killed by U.S.

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Slavery, segregation existed in Michigan

I am responding to Billy Kelly's statement concerning slavery and segregation never existing in Michigan ("SN editorials should be more objective," SN 6/21). I hate to burst your bubble, but segregation and slavery both existed in Michigan. Maybe he needs to take a class in African-American history.

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Day of freedom

When the winners write the history books, we're all at a loss. History, as we know it, is inherently biased.

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Reagan's merits overlooked in column

This is in response to T.J. Jourian's column, "Heroification" after Reagan death overlooks legacy of discrimination," (SN 6/17). After a friend and myself decided on a whim to drive down to Washington D.C.

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SN editorials should be more objective

How convenient of the extremely left-wing State News to defend affirmative action. It's remarkable how a newspaper can be so patriotic in defending government policy, while simultaneously criticizing President Bush and other conservative leaders.

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President Simon

On Friday, the MSU Board of Trustees limited an eight-month, nationwide search for MSU's next president to a five-week walk up one flight of stairs in the Administration Building.

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Students need to vote to be heard

I was disappointed to read "Study: College Students Lack Political Motivation (SN 6/15)." State Senator Valde Garcia of Howell said it best: Those who don't vote won't be heard.