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Valid Concerns
Michigan voters may soon have the opportunity to voice their opinion on where the remainder of Michigan’s $8 billion portion of the tobacco settlement money goes.
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Binge barriers
The Responsible Hospitality Council’s efforts to curb binge drinking in East Lansing are likely well-intentioned, but sadly, they are quite misdirected. As a college town, East Lansing is populated by a large number of citizens who routinely enjoy consuming alcohol.
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Religious behavior shows true feelings
The past weeks have shown the passionate efforts of individuals bent on honoring God and country by mentioning him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Israel occupation has led to problems
To understand the crisis in the Middle East, you must not underestimate the importance of Israel’s military occupation and the suffering it causes the Palestinian people.
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Pledge debate a long time coming, religion and patriotism both have their place in U.S.
Have you ever wondered what exactly our legislators in Washington think about when they propose legislation?
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Last-minuet land
The debate between East Lansing and Meridian Township rages on as East Lansing approved yet another revision to a nearly 100-acre plot-sharing deal. The fourth proposal was approved by the East Lansing city council last Wednesday, only days after Meridian Township rejected the city’s previous revisions.
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Plenty of evil done in name of religion
Perhaps it’s letter-writer Jake Harris (“Pledge fine as is, love it or leave it,” SN 7/3) who should leave if they don’t like living in a country with constitutional checks and balances.
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Real U.S. patriots always get to polls
I have a problem with the headline, “Patriots pass up polls,” which appeared on the front page of The State News (SN 7/8). If you check your Webster’s dictionary, you will see that a patriot is “one who loves his country and zealously supports its authority and interests.” Thus, one could not “pass up the polls” and still be a patriot, in the correct sense of the word. Bill Nurnberger Haslett resident
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Land dealings come from bad motives
What really irks me about the annexation/land sharing situation between Bath Township and the city of East Lansing is not so much the flawed state law that allows such municipal bullying, but the greed of the city government, and its affiliates, the Melrose Apartments residents who initially started the whole thing.
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Vapid Voting
A note to college students: You are lazy and apathetic. That statement may sound mean and accusatory, but the numbers speak for themselves.
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Altered pledge sign of freedom in U.S.
Being an MSU graduate, I am truly embarrassed by the letter to the editor written by Jake Harris, “Pledge fine as is, love it or leave it” (SN 7/3). “If they don’t like it, they can leave the country?” Wasn’t this country founded on religious freedom?
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Columnist wrong, Pledge change bad
This letter is in response to Drew Harmon’s column, “Pledge decision correct to eliminate religion, being American not about God” (SN 7/3). When I first saw the title of the column I had to laugh, because it is the typical liberal opinion that The State News shoves down our throats.
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Depleted reserves
The long lines at blood drives that became common after Sept. 11 have dwindled and raised concerns about the country’s supply.
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Appearances can be deceiving, plenty of examples right on the news
This past weekend, having a few hours, I watched the movie “Shallow Hal.” I thought the comedy might be a good way to relieve some of my agitation that had built after I had spent the week kvetching about the Pledge of Allegiance debate.
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Pledge decision correct to eliminate religion, being American not about God
The Fourth of July has always been a happy time for me and my family - a time when we gather to celebrate our country and put up and wear an awful lot of stars and stripes.
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Paper too liberal, pledge needs God
I’m sorry that the State News feels the way about the Pledge of Allegiance as stated in the editorial “Ill Allegiances” (SN 7/1). Despite the fact that our nation’s government is secular, our country was founded on the principle of religious belief.
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Nothing wrong with game, fun to play
The editorial “Ridiculous riots” (SN 6/27), criticizing Raphael Adley’s entertaining simulation of campus rioting was ridiculous.
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Tough dealings
The recent deal to share 1,056 acres in Bath Township with East Lansing was not as much of a voluntary agreement as it was an unwilling submission.
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Pledge fine as is, love it or leave it
Leave the Pledge of Allegiance alone! If you don’t like the “under God” part, you don’t have to believe it or say it, but the leave it in the pledge.
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Tenacious testing
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent public schools down a dangerous road that leads to infringing the rights of thousands of middle and high school students.