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MSU music group includes E.L. area adults

Eleanor Tolbert cautiously picked up a trumpet placed among other brass instruments and took a deep breath. The 79-year-old East Lansing resident’s fingers bobbed over the valves for the first time in more than five decades Thursday as sound escaped from the horn.

FEATURES

Lower drinking age necessary to minimize risky behavior

It’s a good thing I didn’t start indulging in my nightly cookies and milk before I opened your e-mail! Thank you for your comments, although I must say that “reserved” has never been one of the qualities that I hold dear to my heart, nor do I believe that being reserved has really ever been a causal factor in change.

FOOTBALL

Welcome back NFL; Patriots are favorites

The college football season kicked off last week, and that only means one thing — the NFL season is not far behind. Below is my division-by-division breakdown of the upcoming season before the Washington Redskins and New York Giants kick off Sept. 4.

COMMENTARY

McCain differs from Republicans on platform

All eyes might have been on Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and the Democrats last week, but starting today, the media spotlight shifts to the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis where the Republicans are holding their National Convention.

COMMENTARY

Publishing names of students charged for Cedar Fest wrong

As I begin my senior year at MSU, I have always used The State News as an informative and entertaining tool to stay updated on my campus town. Unfortunately, I have recently become concerned with articles published about students involved in the Cedar Fest riots/celebration.

COMMENTARY

Response to Gustav lacks sincerity

Gustav — yet another hurricane decimating the Gulf Coast — has presented our country with the opportunity to right the wrongs that made Hurricane Katrina so devastating three years ago.

NEWS

Couch ignited on Gunson Street early Sunday morning

A burning couch lit up the corner of Short and Gunson Streets at about 1 a.m. Sunday morning, as students gathered in their driveways to watch the fiery object. Officer Dave DeKorte of the East Lansing Police Department said that couches are frequently ignited in the East Lansing area.