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Right to know
It wasn't meant to happen, but it did. You are not quite sure what to do next. It's hard enough just to get over the shock and confusion.
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Peace at last?
More than 200 years ago, a group of fresh-minded revolutionaries decided they didn't quite like the way they were being governed.
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Foul play
Have you seen that new film, "MSU Football Players Gone Wild?" Although it doesn't exist, given the pace at which players are getting into trouble with the law, it won't be long before Hollywood considers making it. Two freshmen wide receivers, Miles Williams, 18, and Hugh D'Imperio, 19, have been charged with unarmed robbery and assault with intent to rob while unarmed.
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Much to do
We at The State News want to start off the semester by welcoming former Provost Lou Anna Simon to her new role as president of MSU.
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Keep caring
More than 150,000 bodies, about a third of them children. About five million people without homes. The numbers from the tsunami disaster in South Asia and Southeast Africa are staggering. But to the average American they are just numbers.
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Winners & Losers '04
WinnersDetroit Pistons Although they can't claim 2004 in its entirety as a banner year for the Bad Boys - see the Losers section - a championship trophy put serious shine on the city of Detroit as the consummate team.
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No walk
The driving idea behind a bill that would reform U.S. intelligence is to tighten communication and bring all the United States' spy organizations under one roof.
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Charging foul
There's a long tradition of superstars receiving special treatment just because they're famous, especially when it comes to legal matters.
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Insecurity tax
The way it stands now, no matter what happens with Social Security, our generation will bear the brunt of the burden. Right now there are major problems with Social Security that can't be ignored, so it's good that President Bush is on top of it - even if his plan might leave something to be desired. It stands to reason that a system the government devised to take care of a changing demographic doesn't seem to cut it, but having something in place to debate and work from will instigate the first crucial step to reform. Bush's new plan splits the taxes, funneling some into regular Social Security and the rest into a personal account for people to invest or save.
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Ride the 'wave'
The first obligation of a journalist is to the truth and their first loyalty is to his or her fellow citizens.
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Clear as mud
For quite some time, news on the FOX Network has been perceived - rightly or wrongly, depending who you listen to - as a conservative mouthpiece in broadcasting.
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Kyoto calling
President Bush has a few good reasons to change his mind about the Kyoto protocol, especially if he wants to make good on his campaign-end promise to bring Democrats and Republicans closer. By having the United States sign back on to the Kyoto protocol, Bush has an opportunity to right his wrongs with the United Nations.
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Two sided
Currently, during times when journalism as a profession is accused of reporting false information and withholding information, we at The State News have to be careful about what we say and print.
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Clean campus
The first step in understanding how the Residence Halls Association could dump its dorm recycling program is knowing how recycling at MSU works. The contents of those big plastic newspaper recycling bins outside of classrooms and the recyclables coming out of MSU's cafeterias are processed by the Office of Recycling and Waste Management.
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Misled youth
It's true that abstinence is a 100 percent effective way to prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancy.
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Strike out
At this time last year, a federal grand jury was told what the rest of us had been wondering since home-run records began shattering seven seasons ago: Who in baseball is using performance enhancing drugs. In December 2003, some Major League Baseball players were subpoenaed to testify about their involvement with the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative - known as BALCO, but better known for being to baseball what Enron Corp.
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What is 'Ken?'
Sept. 6 was a particularly dark day for "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings. He only won $10,001.
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Discriminatory
Michigan Rep. Ken Bradstreet, R-Gaylord, is calling for outright discrimination by moving to exclude domestic partner benefits from state employee contracts. Unfortunately, Proposal 2 passed in Michigan, but the exact language of the amendment is vague, leaving individual interpretations to determine if domestic partner benefits get thrown on the chopping block. A piece of legislation this vague might not have been the best thing to pass.
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Ban the banner
A federal appeals court is barring the government from enforcing a law based on its potential to spur discrimination.
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Costly cocktail
In the name of all things sacred and good in this world, don't raise the price of hard liquor. We're talking to you, Quality Dairy, looking at you, Big Ten and Country Markett.