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  • Immigrant deaths point to failure of U.S. policy

    The recent gruesome discovery of two trailers full of Mexican immigrants in Texas — including 18 who had suffocated...

     
  • People continue to respond to ground zero with stillness

    NEW YORK — More than a year and a half later, they continue to come to ground zero — the mourners, the curious,...

     
  • Michigan can treat, teach

    Saving lives and improving the health of Michigan citizens should not be a partisan issue. Unfortunately, Lansing appears...

     
  • Jim Knapp runs fine program

    As one who quickly acquired the facility to ‘bleed’ maroon and gold, in general, and as an avid advocate for...

     
  • ‘Meet Me in Mount Pleasant’ a success

    It was time to “Meet Me In Mount Pleasant” May 16-17. Individual activities that made up the entire event provided...

     
  • War in Iraq: What was the point?

    Greg Burghardt “This just in: We’ve been had. Our leaders in Washington have lied to us, and the war in Iraq...

     
  • Orientation

    A few words of wisdom to the incoming freshmen who are touring campus today through the middle of June: First, a heartfelt...

     
  • Cooperstown missing its Rose

    Greg Burghardt Dear Commissioner Selig: do yourself a favor, reinstate baseball great Pete Rose, and allow him into Cooperstown,...

     
  • Extreme biking

    Greg Burghardt NIGHT RIDER — Mount Pleasant resident Kyle Kortman, 17, performs a high-risk jump at the skate park...

     
  • Sports In Brief

    Softball player goes overseas CMU softball player Karen Hohs will compete against the Dutch National Team this summer....

     
  • Avalanche confirm Roy is retiring

    DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Patrick Roy is retiring, ending the 18-year career of one of the greatest goaltenders...

     
  • Soccer’s Conway receives Boyden Award

    Greg Burghardt CMU women’s soccer defender Katie Conway has been selected as the recipient of the 2003 Bill Boyden...