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Watch your bets
The probable opening of a new casino in Port Huron is yet another hint that Michigan is well on its way to becoming the next Nevada. After Gov.
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Outlined speech
MSU is steadily making gains and working toward a prosperous future for its students, but there is more work to be done.
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Iraq policy has turned 180 degrees as U.S. prepares for war
We’re going to set the world on fire. Our government is not edging toward the brink of war with Iraq - it’s running at full tilt, saber drawn.
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Capitol checks
It looks as though the possibility of the United States launching an attack on Iraq is inevitable as Congress prepares to authorize President Bush “to use all means that he determines to be appropriate, including force, in order to defend the national security interests of the United States against the possible threat of Iraq.” Capitol Hill is giving in to this war-mongering president and threating world security.
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Secure U
There is something amiss at the Biomedical and Physical Science Building, and it’s going to take a lot of sleuthing and tighter security to prevent what could become a major problem for campus health and safety. For the second time this month, MSU police are investigating missing property from the new building. Eight 4-liter bottles of acetic acid were stolen from a locked stock room in the building’s chemistry department between July 1 and Sept.
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It might take village to raise kids, but village has things to learn
It was in 1996 that a small, blue-covered book published by Simon and Schuster hit the bookshelves of Barnes & Noble, Brentano’s, Doubleday and every bookstore in between.
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Mason should find new football coach
Bravo to Del Highfield for saying what all MSU students, alumni and fans have been thinking for quite some time in his letter to the editor “Williams has turned team into NCAA joke” (SN 9/23). One need only look at our opponent on Saturday to see what a real coach can do to improve a team.
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Drug war cannot be won, stop fighting it
The Page One story “Drug charges on rise in E.L.” (SN 9/13) represents a rare occurrence - some honesty about efficacy of our nation’s war on drugs. Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said drugs are just as easy to obtain now as they were 30 years ago.
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U standards should become more elite
In response to the editorial “Exclusive ‘U’” (SN 9/17), I, for one, am glad that MSU is taking steps to become a more exclusive institution. The notion it remain a place accessible to every student in Michigan should become a thing of the past.
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SN editorial wrong, marijuana not bad
I found the editorial about Canada legalizing cannabis to be poorly researched (“Drug talk” 9/18). Smuggling cannabis across the border into the United States would be inevitable.
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Legal pot in Canada would impair U.S.
The legalization of marijuana in Canada would only send our society here in the United States into a further downward spiral.
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Nursing ills
It is estimated 12 to 15 percent of the nation’s nursing positions are unfilled. That statistic is the signal of a national nursing shortage that could grow into a serious depletion if steps to remedy it are not taken by state leaders. Hospitals and clinics across the country are facing a nursing shortage that could pose a major danger to the future of health care.
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Lifes lessons come after pondering experiences it brings
Shawn Wozniak College provides a good time to reflect and meditate on where you’ve been and what you’ve done - those things you’re proud of, but, more importantly, those times you’re not so proud of.
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Good to see Millers return to SN comics
I was happy to see the old cartoon “Student Ghetto” by Adam Miller has been returned to us in the form of “Bachelor Party.” As a former MSU student, I always enjoyed that particular comic strip and have missed it during the last few years. I think it is wonderful The State News continues to support local cartoonists as alumni syndicates, even though at times these comic strips may be a little more controversial than the typical “Peanuts” or “Overboard.” Again, thank you for returning one of my favorite cartoonists to The State News and supporting our alumni. Sarah J.
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Things forgotten in U.S. policy criticism
This is in response to Rishi Kundi’s column “American evils forgotten as country remembers Sept.
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Mute measure
Lawmakers are mulling over a bill they say will protect athletes from unscrupulous agents, but it seems the measure pays more lip service to Michigan voters than it does good for professional-bound athletes.
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Post-Sept. 11 trend threatens freedoms
A trend, which began before Sept. 11, 2001, continues to threaten you - yes, you. I’d been aware those who occupy our most respected elected offices were leading the trend, but I hadn’t realized so many of my fellow citizens were following.
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Williams has turned team into NCAA joke
I have been a loyal Spartan since 1970. In all those years I have never written a disparaging word about MSU. But the last two weeks of MSU football have caused me so much distress I am compelled to protest the systemic incompetence of the athletics department. MSU is the laughing stock of NCAA Division I football programs.
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Columnist shouldnt condone fans boos
Eric McKinney’s column endorsing booing in Spartan Stadium (“Players will whine, but booing understandable” SN 9/19) is completely out of line.
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Freshman finds livin it up with U better than imagined
To quote a famous poet, Ja Rule, “I’m livin’ it up.” As a freshman, I thought I would be overwhelmed by the whole college scene.