How does the letter written by Daniel Piedra, "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17), even get published? There are a lot of innocent people in danger on both sides, and The State News is allowing someone to use this conflict as a platform for their bigotry.
I am both surprised and saddened that The State News would allow the publishing of such hate-filled religious propaganda like the letter "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17), by Daniel Piedra. This kind of cultural insensitivity should not be tolerated by any institution that promotes diversity and acceptance. Piedra's generalizations of Arabs, and of the religion of Islam, are uncalled for and hurtful, even to a non-Muslim. No person capable of human emotion should be exempt from feeling the personal pain of Muslims right now; there is no religious group in the world that has not, at some point in time, been in the same position. If you can sympathize with your ancestors, you can sympathize with a fellow human being sharing the world with you right now.
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Reprinted from the February 13, 1978 edition of The State News I'm over in the corner with these stonies, getting set to try out their brand-new gatling bong, this earnest student butts in. "Can I speak to you for a minute, Dr.?" he asks. "Can't you see I'm busy?" I snaps.
As the parents of one of the nine students who participated in the MSU Study Abroad program in Israel this summer, we wanted to present a different perspective on the cancellation of the study abroad program in Israel than the views expressed in the article that appeared in The State News, "Students return from Israel as Middle Eastern conflict escalates," (SN 7/17). We applaud MSU's decision to cancel the study abroad program in Israel and to bring the students safely home.
I am responding to Jason Michael Chapman's column "Globalism, 'World Tax Fund,' can help to eliminate dire poverty," (SN 7/18). Essentially, he is advocating for worldwide communism.
The Bush administration needed four years and a Supreme Court ruling to forcefully accept that, yes, captives in the war on terror are covered by the Geneva Conventions, which call for humane treatment. Despite disturbing reports that the United States has used extreme interrogation techniques — pouring phosphoric liquid on detainees, beating them unconscious and simulating drowning with "waterboarding" — President Bush has steadfastly maintained that torture has never been used on prisoners to extract information.
I was shocked to open up The State News and find Daniel Piedra's startlingly narrow-minded and offensive letter, "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17). I can understand why he may find Hezbollah's actions in kidnapping two soldiers wrong — I agree, that wasn't right — but to stereotype the entire Muslim population and call them "hate-mongering" is absurd.
As fall comes around, college students can expect to pay more in tuition. The MSU Board of Trustees announced on Monday that tuition will increase by 5.9 percent for in-state undergraduate students and by 6.9 percent for out-of-state undergraduate students.
I was shocked to hear Mark Meadows' claim that he will work to protect our environment. I have lived adjacent to the wetlands at the corner of Abbott and Lake Lansing roads for 25 years.
As one of the wise few who read Daniel Piedra's letter, "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17), I felt I needed to share his wisdom with my peers over here in Cairo. We spend much of our day following the developments in Israel and Lebanon.
Boating is a way of life in Michigan. From Labor Day to Memorial Day lakes throughout the state are peppered with boats.
This letter is in response to Jason Michael Chapman's column, "Globalism, 'World Tax Fund,' can help to eliminate dire poverty," (SN 7/18). First of all, I agree with Chapman that Americans are living the good life and are, for the most part, extremely unappreciative.
In 1973, 25-year-old Donald Dax Cowart was severely burned when his car erupted in flames. Cowart was inspecting a piece of land in Texas with his father on a summer morning when he realized their car wouldn't start.
David Wishinsky seems to think that Gov. Jennifer Granholm's economic plan for Michigan is working, based on his letter, "DeVos may have political tool, but it doesn't work," (SN 7/17). If this is the case, why do we have 6 percent unemployment while the nationwide average is 4.6 percent?
Daniel Piedra's letter "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17), is a reasonable defense of Israel's actions against Hezbollah except for his opinion of Islam as a whole.
Let's recognize that we have it good here in the land of the free. We wear fancy, expensive clothes made in factories by people working for almost nothing a day.
Imagine a cure for spinal cord injuries. In 1995, Christopher Reeve, the man who popularized "Superman," fell from a horse and broke his neck.
When "The O.C." airs, no one is surprised to see the entire cast gallivant across the screen donned in polos and khakis, ready to board their sailboats or sunbathe by their swimming pools. But when this happens in real life — with real wealth — it seems surreal. On a lovely weekend getaway for the Fourth of July, I spent a few days camping and continued on to a beautiful sailing town for America's birthday — I'll call it Beamerton. As my boyfriend and I perused the art fair and strolled the streets, I couldn't help but notice the air of the people and town.
Pick any building on campus, and you can be sure to find a vending machine stocked with multiple soda and candy bar choices.