Five children were drowned, their mother confessed to the crime — and yet no one is guilty. On July 26, Texas jurors found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity for the methodical killing of her children on June 20, 2001.
I want to thank Gov. Jennifer Granholm for signing the Self-Defense Act on July 20. I know that the reason she did so was motivated out of a political calculation and not her sincere belief in the measure.
Mark Adler makes a couple good points with which I agree in his letter, "Religion, politics should be kept separate issues," (SN 8/7), and one with which I contend.
Now, some politicians are attributing this to the idea that Iraq is deep in a civil war. Army troops and generals posted in the nation say that a civil war was raging even before U.S.
The past week has seen the United States brutally attacked by a massive heat wave. More than 100 were killed in California alone, the vicious force tearing through the country, sparking record highs in state after state.
Jason Smolinski doesn't get it. In his letter "It is our duty to speak up for defenseless embryos," (SN 8/4), he complains about John Bice's "anti-Christian" philosophy.
Have you ever come across an embarrassing picture of yourself that someone else posted online? If so, you may have laughed when you first saw it, but how do you think your mother would have responded?
The State News' position on a minimum wage hike is confusing in the editorial "Minimum wage hike overdue," (SN 8/3). The editorial claims "more focus should be put on job creation" rather than raising the minimum wage, which it describes as a temporary solution to poverty.
Boom. Boom, boom, boom … boom. Pause, repeat. Boom. Boom, boom, boom … boom. Pause, repeat. That is the sound of the bass, which is followed by voices — laughing, yelling, chatting — and Fergie belting out "Let's Get Retarded." Despite assumptions, this isn't the soundtrack to a Friday night bash.
While I never knew Lash Larrowe, I have heard that his presence at MSU was much appreciated, both inside and outside of class. Thankfully I know he will rest in peace, knowing that bigotry in America against Arabs has still survived the test of social progress. The reprint of Larrowe's column from 1979, "Troubled times for Iranians," (SN 8/4), is only the latest in the recent columns "Lash"ing out against Arab society.
Reprinted from the November 12, 1979 edition of The State News I'm on my way into my building and there's this sign taped up on the front door: "IRANIAN STUDENTS GO HOME!" I'm standing there looking at it when one of my former students comes up.
John Bice must think I'm an idiot in his letter "Krouse influenced by psychic energy via Bice," (SN 8/3). Bice claims to be using psychic energy to be influencing Shane Krouse's anti-Christian remarks and suggests that because I believe in "a wide assortment of supernatural beliefs," I should not doubt his assertion because neither have the capability of being scientifically proven or disproved. Faith in a higher power has nothing to do with scientific data.
Journalists can be found in newspapers, on news shows, on the radio, on the Internet and now they're moving into jail cells too.
Many Americans see evangelicals as a monolithic group that opposes gay marriage and abortion and worships in the suburbs at megachurches.
Jason Smolinski was mistaken in his letter "Krouse taken over for Bice attacking Christians," (SN 8/2). Smolinski suggested that I might be writing under the pseudonym "Shane Krouse" to carry on "attacking Christians." That's not entirely true.
What difference can 70 cents make? If you're making minimum wage, 70 cents could make a big difference in your future paychecks.
Freedom has been one of the most central concepts in America since the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock.
I was under the assumption that John Bice was done writing columns for The State News, but apparently he's manifested himself under the pseudonym "Shane Krouse." The arguments Krouse develops all seem to wind up attacking Christians in one way or another.
In regards to Liz Herrington's recent letter, "Abortion column even offends pro-choicers," (SN 7/31), I would like to point out that reasoning for abortion is personal.
So, everyone should just "get over" the 2003 riots, as was suggested in the title of the editorial "Get over 2003, prevent future riots," (SN 7/31), and not use the destruction caused to people and property for future precautions and decision making by not only the police, but also by students and East Lansing residents? How unwise would it be if anyone actually took that advice and let people — like Kyle Thomas Manning — who are supposedly not a threat anymore, go home and live their normal lives, while the local suspects being charged with the same thing have to own up to the choices they made with Manning three years ago. What if we just "got over" everything?