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Commentary

COMMENTARY

Protest did not respect rights

With regard to the "War fears fuel protest" (SN 3/13) article in Thursday's paper, I have a few things to say to these "protesters" with whom I've had plenty of run-ins since the beginning of the semester.

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Tax task

Taxes are inevitable on a student's tuition bill, but prior to voting March 19, the MSU community should take into account all aspects of the way money is handled by a group before casting a vote.

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Essential arts

Lawmakers might find it easy to brush aside art programs to balance a gloomy state budget. But a lack of creativity could prove more costly to the state's future than any $1.7-billion deficit if it becomes the price-slashing norm in Lansing. On March 6, Gov.

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Petty cash?

Two-thousand dollars is petty cash thrown around by all the student millionaires that go to MSU. "Students in general who have scored well enough on the MEAP exam to achieve these scholarships are students that are college bound and will find the resources to funding," said Pamela Horne, assistant to the provost for enrollment management and director of admissions, in response to Gov.

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France fried

Congressional leaders couldn't have acted sooner and more appropriately Tuesday when they decided to begin getting the French out of America by replacing french fries with "freedom fries" and French toast with "freedom toast." All U.S.

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Ads represent what actually happened

This letter is in response to the controversy over the series of ads about Palestinians. As a pro-Israel MSU student, I support publication that displays facts about Arab communities celebrating on Sept.

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Racism is severe against blacks

Nonminorities might face racism now and then, but it is nowhere near the severity of the treatment minorities face every day from teachers, bosses, co-workers and classmates.

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Ads aren't pleasant but are accurate

The protests of campustruth.org are acceptable but do not refute the truth behind these pictures. Regardless of the light in which it paints Palestinians, these pictures are accurate. I charge the protesters to disprove the pictures of Israelis mourning on Sept.

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Ads at issue

According to the Constitution and its chief interpreters, all opinions - even those that are ignorant or unpopular - have a place to be heard in the United States. In late February, The State News entered into an advertising contract with campustruth.org and the One Truth organization.

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'U' band deserves courtside seats

I would like to reply to the letter by Joe Stein, "Band belongs in the corner of Breslin" (SN 3/10). If you had half the commitment the MSU band students have you would not be posting such an idiotic remark.

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Good, evil aren't just identified by different-colored hats

I've come to the conclusion that life would be a lot easier if things were in fact just like Hollywood fantasies portrayed them to be. We certainly would never need to devote much thought or energy into deciphering who is good and evil in the world - the good guys would all wear white cowboy hats and the bad guys would sport black ones.