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Tis the season for family

I’ve recently been reminded of why I get so excited for the holidays. One of my cousins is pregnant so the whole Schewe clan - 40 people strong - gathered for a co-ed baby shower.We spent some time together as we celebrated the future arrival of a new cousin and it gave me a taste of the holidays ahead.Thanksgiving always was such fun because it meant my siblings would be coming home from college and we would be making a pilgrimage to Detroit for the annual feast with the extended family.

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Police, bus service must listen to concerns of riders

I did not choose to get off the Capital Area Transportation Authority bus Wednesday three stops before my usual one.

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Electoral College is part of country

I am writing in response to all of the letters and columns against the Electoral College. The Electoral College is far better than the popular vote for deciding the president of our nation.

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People power

The Electoral College should be abolished, but not before the nation’s election process is more accurate.

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Election is one for the history books

“Election 2000” is a phrase we will all see in history books for hundreds of years. This election challenges our Electoral College and our voting system.

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Popular vote should replace Electoral College

Amid all the speculation about who will eventually be declared the next president of the United States, I am wondering about a related topic.

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Florida voters are not at fault

I’m a hard-core Democrat, and happen to be very proud of it. What I am not proud of is the many people who make false claims that they want fairness.

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Bush brings poor record to country

In response to two letters disagreeing with the intelligence level of Texas Gov. George W. Bush and his supporters (“Bush supporters are not dumb,” and “Texas Governor is not half-witted,” SN 11/14), I’d have to say I question what media coverage you’ve been watching.

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Voters were aware of election laws

Sorry to all those people who weren’t able to vote on Election Day, but you have to follow the law.

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Country must honor veterans by keeping its promise

Nov. 11 was more than just day five in the current election crisis - it also was Veterans Day. It is a day that was originally chosen to commemorate the end of the war that was supposed to end all wars, but actually kicked off a century of wars, cold wars, police actions and military-led humanitarian missions.

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SN football letter was quite satirical

This is a response to everyone who has responded to Greg Brown’s letter (“Football is killing country’s youth,” SN 11/6). Although I agree with almost all of your points I think you had better reread Brown’s letter.

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Fix the system

Extensive reforms at national and local levels must be made to the election process.Tight elections across the country have caused close inspection of the election process, which has revealed discrepancies that have been ignored in landslide elections, but could have affected the outcome of several close races.

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Instant runoffs may solve election

Now that we have serious third-party challenges, we need an instant runoff ballot to avoid dilemmas like “spoiler,” “wasted vote” and winners by plurality.

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Election ballots can be confusing

Read the directions first. What directions? Voting in Meridian Township on Election Day, I had some small experience of what those Palm Beach County, Fla., voters must have gone through.

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Blurred line

The MSU Board of Trustees should carefully examine a proposed riot policy before its final passage. An interim riot policy was created by the board after the March 27-28, 1999, riot.

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Advice U can use when applying to medical schools

I’ve been The State News’ graduate columnist for a while now, but I’ve written precious little about graduate school.

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Candidates knew rules in election

The notion that because Vice President Al Gore won the popular vote he should be elected to the presidency is an ignorant view.

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Police insult U at football game

During the MSU-Purdue football game on Saturday, I found out why students and East Lansing police do not get along.

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Quick count

Monday’s decision to side with man over machine in Florida is legitimate, but once the votes are tallied, all recounting should end.

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Texas governor is not half-witted

I found Jessi Phillips’ column in The State News to be completely offensive (“U.S.