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Legislature vs. nurture

Laws on breast-feeding in public should be left to the states
Legislature vs. nurture
In a country rendered hysterical by Janet Jackson's alleged wardrobe malfunction, it's not surprising that breast-feeding in public would make many Americans uncomfortable. The acceptability of public breast-feeding has been a controversial issue for years, but H.

Strategic Oil Reserve should keep its cap on

Energy is a hot topic these days. From the United States' dependence on foreign oil and over-regulation of domestic sources to investment in renewable energy forms and the limits of non-fossil fuel technologies, it seems like everyone has something to say, especially special interest groups.

Mail Call - No one should walk on grass

As some of you may or may not have noticed a great tragedy has been occurring under our very noses. The tragedy I speak of is the disrespecting of the MSC and all that it stood for. I say stood because apparently it stands for little. How can you explain an absurd amount of people walking on the grass? Yes, it is crowded by the bus stops, and yes, you may be in a very big hurry, but so are 90 percent of the rest of the people on the bus.

Mail Call - Pope shouldn't endorse cloning

In response to Mike Walters' Sept. 6 column:
ope's comments on technological progress was misleading. The Pope has always supported technological progress. However, he has never, and no Pope will ever, support technological progress at the expense of innocent life. Catholics believe that life begins at conception, and cloning research (like stem cell research) involves the destruction and murder of humans at their most vulnerable stage.

Mail Call - Greeks have other work to do

What the Aggie Greek community needs is not a change of seating, but a change of attitude. While a block of seating for Greeks might be a neat idea and on par with other large schools, there are more fundamental issues within the community that just sitting together cannot solve.

Mail Call - Remember 9/11 at football game

Being that this Saturday's home opener will be played on the third anniversary of the most horrific day in American history, I think it would be appropriate to honor those fallen that day and in the war on terror through a red, white and blue out similar to the one that took place following 9/11.

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