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Keep local election in mind on Nov. 2

Vote on Tuesday, Nov. 2, but don't forget - if your city, township, village, or school district isn't already talking about next year's elections, you'll be stuck with the consequences. Local governments have until Dec.

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'Get a life'

In a twisted attempt to steal some spotlight, the Michigan Republican Party is asking prosecutors in Ingham, Wayne, Antrim and Isabella counties to file criminal charges of voter fraud against filmmaker Michael Moore.

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Vice squad

It's rare that a vice presidential debate actually commands attention. Tuesday's debate did more.

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'U' officials display marginal respect

After reading the story ("Taming the tailgate" SN 10/5) about tailgate restrictions, it is obvious to me that university officials lack common sense and don't care about the opinions of students and trustees. The restrictions will not only fail to solve the problems with excessive alcohol consumption, but they also ignore easy fixes to problems like public urination and broken glass.

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Side by side

Editor's note: Each Wednesday, The State News editorial board will address a key issue of the presidential campaign.

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Our thanks

To all of you who got out and registered to vote, thank you from the bottom of our ink-stained hearts.

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Wide open gate

In an effort to regulate campus-wide tailgating into a responsible, "healthy, family atmosphere," MSU officials have decided to focus on the Wilson tennis courts.

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No surrender

Democracy in action is a beautiful thing. When the majority, or minority, are compelled to risk their social status in the name of promoting what they feel is important, so be it.

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How would neo-conservative revision of Bill of Rights appear today?

What if modern President Bush-loving conservatives could rewrite America's Bill of Rights? Judging from their extremist rhetoric, I'm guessing the document might look something like this: Amendment I: Congress shall make no law infringing on majority-approved speech. Thomas Jefferson's assertion, "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism," isn't popular among modern conservatives.

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College Dems, GOP forgot about Nader

The debate between MSU College Democrats and Republicans is a good representation of exactly what is wrong with the real debates between presidential candidates. The lack of a voice beyond those of the duopoly will result in many important issues not being addressed. The exclusion of a representative for Ralph Nader expresses the organizations' desire to limit the voices voters hear, and the choices that they have on Nov.

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Signing up

In a country that values freedom, it is hard to believe that residents of some cities - East Lansing included - cannot show their support via yard signs for a candidate prior to 30 days before the election.

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Debate panelist wrong, Kerry's performance on Thursday night 'not embarrassing at all'

In regard to Andrew Sivak's comment "Panel: Candidates redundant during first square-off" (SN 10/1) about John Kerry's performance in the first presidential debate, I don't know what you were watching, but Kerry's performance was not embarrassing at all. He cleared up a lot of the conservative hype about flip-flopping by being consistent in his responses and he made some excellent points that President Bush could not handle.

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Winning edge

Thursday's presidential debate was by no means a blowout for John Kerry. Many people, including some conservatives, were worried that President Bush's intrinsic lack of public speaking ability would crumble under the pressure of Kerry's well-tuned debate tactics, but that didn't exactly happen. Needless to say, the damage was done.