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COMMENTARY

Legislation bad idea for Internet freedom

On the Internet, there is something for everyone. Whether you're looking for pot roast recipes or Wimbledon scores, the Internet has been providing loads of information to a large and growing audience for years.

FEATURES

Guster album shows maturity

Aside from "Freebird," there's one in-concert request no band ever wants to hear from its audience: "Play some old songs." It is not time to shout these kinds of things at Guster.

COMMENTARY

Isn't the press' job to inform the people?

It's about time somebody did something about those al-Qaida cells at The New York Times. Recently Bill Keller, executive editor of the Times, made the decision to run a story divulging information about a formerly secret government program that is meant to track terrorists via surveillance of international banking records. Our leaders reacted to the story as they would any domestic disaster — they gave themselves the weekend to think about it.

FEATURES

Fans find common ground

In the classic rock radio staple "The Joker," Steve Miller lays the claim that, in addition to being a joker, a smoker and a midnight toker, he plays his music in the sun. The Steve Miller Band wouldn't take the stage at the Common Ground Music Festival until 9:15 p.m.

COMMENTARY

Spelling rule doesn't make sense, should be ignored

In your weekend edition there is a small snippet entitled "Spelling Rules …" as a part of the editorial "Spelling made not-so-easy" (SN 7/7). I was taken aback and more than a little disappointed to see The State News supporting the "'i' before 'e' except after 'c' or when sounding like an 'a'" rule.

NEWS

Making the transition

Some days Caiden Marcus' morning routine involves more than a shower and rubbing on deodorant. Marcus, a 2006 MSU graduate, binds his chest, makes sure his hair is just right and his mannerisms are down pat before heading out the door.

MSU

Italy beats France

The crowd packed into Crossroads Food Court in MSU's International Center didn't just observe a heated match Sunday — it became part of a World Cup final experience.

MICHIGAN

Interstate 96 vehicle collision causes Okemos exit traffic jam

For one Sunoco cashier, Thursday's most notable differences were the amount of drivers coming off the Okemos Road exit and their exasperated attitudes. "It was horrible," Carrie Parks said. "Everyone was just mad because they had to get off the highway and go a totally different way." Three accidents forced police to close a portion of Interstate 96 Thursday night. One driver, who collided with an empty "cement" semitrailer tanker truck in the third accident, was critically injured and was considered alive Friday afternoon, according to Ingham County Sheriff Detective Sgt.