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Heading east

A plan to send Michigan lawmakers overseas to the Middle East will be the first step in promoting cultural understanding and economic growth between Michiganians and Arabs. Twenty-one state House members plan on traveling to Qatar and Dubai for the first of several trips to the region.

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Abortion a crime; fetus human being

The stupidity of The State News has reached an all-time high. The recent editorial "Bad possibilities" (SN 4/5) that read, "New law protecting fetuses from attacks, death could threaten future of U.S.

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Hometown feel

East Lansing's application for a grant from Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Cool Cities initiative should be used to add unique flavor to the downtown area. The city, along with more than 100 other cities, recently applied to receive $100,000 from the initiative in order to jump-start projects to revamp the city.

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Pothole haven

A wise man with impressively braided hair once said: "Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway/We're the best of friends/Insisting that the world be turnin' our way/And our way/Is on the road again." Willie Nelson probably has lived three lifetimes' worth of experience on the highway.

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Perez puts himself in the violent middle

I am writing in regard to your recent article on Michael Vicente Perez's experience in the West Bank ("Caught in the middle" SN 3/31). Personally, I would like to know how the Michigan Peace Team could be described as nonviolent or supporting "peace." To begin with, Perez states that he would "stay in the houses of families whose children had been suicide bombers and be there to hopefully prevent the house from being demolished." How exactly does protecting those who give aid and support to terrorists in any way bring "peace" to the Middle East?

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Costly hoax

Wisconsin detectives' search for a woman's abductor should not be criticized even if the so-called victim made him up.

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Common sense, not law should rule road

This letter is in response to what people should refrain from doing while driving "Driving don'ts" (SN 3/24). I am in complete agreement with the article because I am on a crusade against the stupid decisions people make.

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Voting record shows Kerry anti-military

Andrew Goetz paints a picture of John Kerry as a committed supporter of the armed forces "Kerry's campaign jump-started by veteran's Vietnam rescue" (SN 3/31), but Kerry's actions immediately following his service and voting record in the Senate say otherwise. Kerry, while under oath, tossed out wild and unfounded accusations of war crimes in Vietnam before a Senate committee in 1971.