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Lock down
So much for a return to life as normal. It seems the terrorists that struck New York and Washington, D.C., on Sept.
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Public should Get Real when it comes to coming out of the closet
Staying in Seattle with friends during the semester break, I had the opportunity to watch the movie “Get Real.” This British film is an exquisite portrayal of the struggles of Steven Carter, a closeted gay teen in his senior year of high school.
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Added voice
The Residence Halls Association should be commended for welcoming more voting representation for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender students into its representation. RHA already hosts a representative from the Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered Straight Ally Students.
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SN wrong in stance on church role
Contrary to the editorial (“Bad Break,” SN 1/9), the church’s job and responsibility in society is not to condone society’s moral missteps under a blanket canopy of “love and tolerance,” but rather to provide a beacon of light to illuminate man’s shortcomings.
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Legislation fair for all health clinics
The state Legislature did a good thing in changing the funding priority for family planning agencies (“Planned Parenthood faces funding cutbacks,” SN 1/8). The goal for the bill mentioned in Tuesday‘s article is to divert funds from abortion-related organizations to those that promote family health.
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New York trip gives insight into American spirit
The first thing you notice is that the streets don’t have those pillars as their vanishing point anymore.
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Coach is good despite setbacks
The continued trashing of football head coach Bobby Williams by The State News and its readers is absurd (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). Williams, was thrown into coaching his first game and first bowl game when he won the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl.
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Williams deserves contract, support
I applaud MSU’s decision to extend Bobby Williams’ contract (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). The vote of confidence and support will go a long way to improve the football program.
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Sad Goodbye
T.J. Duckett has given MSU football a good ride since stepping onto the field at Spartan Stadium. It will be sad to hear his early decision to rush away from the sidelines. A source close to Duckett told The State News the junior running back will announce his plan to forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft at 4 p.m.
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Give blood
Give blood. You may save someone’s life. The nation’s blood banks have experienced severe shortages for a few years.
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SN has shown poor news judgment
My friends and I, for a while now, have called The State News the “Daily Oppressor.” We have so named it for various reasons, one being the large amount of grammatical errors.
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Band, football team come as package
I am writing in response to the letter “Band not worth sending to bowl” (SN 1/8). First of all, it is obvious that you know nothing about the band or anything that we are about.
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Football leader deserves contract
I totally disagree with your assessment of football head coach Bobby Williams (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). I believe Williams has done a wonderful job this year.
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Stop talking about mall incident
I am sick of hearing about the Meridian Mall case (“Meridian Mall group should help others,” SN 1/7) and even more sick of the “victims” still complaining about the injustice they’ve endured.
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Watch and wait
MSU students may be envious of University of Michigan students now that they will have a two-day semester break every fall.
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Growing up sounds good and all, but this columnist can wait a bit longer
New Year’s Eve is the second most popular day to propose. That is why I was not too surprised when one of my best friends called me to tell me her boyfriend proposed to her.
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Coach hasnt proven his worth
I am a bit surprised at the new Bobby Williams contract extension (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). I am a fan of MSU’s athletics program and, as an alumnus, expect the football program to start competing like the basketball program has.
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Williams hasnt earned his pay
You are correct (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). Bobby Williams has shown an average performance at best. My wife and I usually travel to two to three games a year.
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Bad break
Although the Catholic Diocese of Lansing had every legal right to close the curtain on the Lansing Civic Players, its decision to do so was immoral. Censorship by any institution - public or private - is an injustice. On Dec.
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Gun control wont stop the violence
I am appalled at what was said about gun control (“Gun control needed to hinder violence,” SN 1/7). These days, too many people are giving too much power to our government in order for them to control our lives even more.