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Smokers should try to keep distance

It happened to me twice today. As I am headed out the door of the building where I work, someone is smoking about two feet from the door.

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Downing Street Memo deserving of more attention from U.S. media

I'm concerned that Michigan newspapers might be withholding a piece of important information from the public that has been reported widely abroad but hasn't yet reached our neck of the woods.

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Cutting care

For those people fortunate enough to receive a college education, health care might be easy to take for granted.

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Schools should be teaching evolution

This is in response to the letter to the editor entitled, "Evolution covers life on Earth only" (SN 4/28). I would like to congratulate the author for stating the obvious - that evolution only covers the origin of life on Earth.

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Media overhyped 'the runaway bride'

After reading the State News editorial "Heartbreaker," (SN 5/16) it is clear that the media has not learned from its mistakes.

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LBGT community has right to religion

What a wonderful article! I really enjoyed the fact that you listed all of the LBGT-friendly spiritual organizations in the area; thank you very much for that "Intersection of Identities" (SN 5/17). It is unfortunate that many LBGT people experience such spiritual conflict and personal insecurities because they feel damned, isolated and segregated by the one thing our society has taught us to hold onto.

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Bush hypocritical in Newsweek mistake

I would like to comment on Jolene Ross' editorial regarding Newsweek and the laughable reaction to the article by the White House.

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Trains make summer road trips comfortable, environmentally friendly

If you plan to travel this summer, consider taking the train or carpooling instead of flying or driving alone.

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Welcome home

In today's world, everything is being updated constantly. From computers to the Food Guide Pyramid, the progressive attitude of the 21st century is evident throughout the world.

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Educated pick

The MSU administration has done the university justice this time by conducting an external candidate search for the open position of MSU provost.

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Free speech allows for film-editing act

The interests of filmmakers are not being infringed upon by the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act.

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Summer often lonely time after graduates, friends leave town

Summer is a strange time of year - what once was a season of carefree fun is now a time to work, move and learn how to adapt to life without the company of close friends.

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Outside view

From a critical standpoint, the term "unbiased" should always be taken with a grain of salt.

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Newsweek lacks respect for mistake

Playing the game "telephone" can be fun, but can you even imagine using the game as the basis to write an article with the potential to be read around the world?

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It's about time

Finally, one of the largest free-standing ceramic statues in the world, also an icon of our university, has been moved to a more practical location. The nearly 10-foot sculpture of Sparty has been situated at the intersection of Kalamazoo Street and Red Cedar Road and Chestnut Road since 1945.

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Taxpayer dollars often poorly spent

With many of our economically challenged citizens being told to get by without previous state financial assistance for health and hope, I find it saddening that our state government cannot cut illegal political jobs that have been on the state payroll for years. Why has this dirty little secret not been exposed the way it has been in Wisconsin?

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Government right in editing movies

I read the editorial "Editing art" (SN 4/29). What it lacked in relevance, it made up for with muddled thought. As a father of four, I am in favor of any technology that assists in limiting access to what I feel are objectionable parts of a movie.

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Faculty appreciates copyright revision

I wish to thank President Lou Anna K. Simon, provost John Hudzik and the MSU Board of Trustees for their support of the revised copyright policy that was approved unanimously by the board at their May 6 meeting.

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School board elections often overlooked, ignored because of timing

I didn't vote in the East Lansing school board election on May 3. In fact, I totally forgot about it.

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Violence caused by society, not games

I'd like to offer a different perspective in response to Yusuf Macklai's "Popularity of highly violent video games can have detrimental effects." (SN 4/29) I support Yusuf's comments about how violent video games are popular among the kids and adults the past two decades.