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Letter to the Editor 11/14/19

In the past, there were a lot more trees and forests. Trees use photosynthesis to pull CO2 out of the air, and trees contain a huge amount of carbon. Presently, there are fewer trees around the world, so trees are not pulling as much CO2 out of the air now. Our oceans contain a lot Read More

Letter to Editor 10-24-19

Letter to the Editor Opinion section for 10/21 Recently, 16-year-old Swedish teen Greta Thunberg recently made national news when she spoke at the U.N. and Congress. She is famous for her concern over global warming. The ice in Greenland is melting much faster than scientists thought. And the same is true for ice in the Read More

Letter to the Editor 9-14-17

Written by Kenneth Ashlock, Associate Director of the Office of Student Disability Services, addressed to The Murray State News We felt it was necessary to write this letter in response to the article “Students seek solace in furry friends on campus,” which appeared in the Aug. 24 edition. The features editor, Emily Williams, interviewed Kelsey Ross, Read More

Letter to the Editor 3-16-17

Letter from Mike D’Ambrosio, associate professor of music, addressed to Sens. Paul, McConnell and Rep. Comey Many voters who chose Trump wanted and expected him to tear down the Washington establishment and start anew, but did they expect him to tear down the fabric of our democracy in the process?  As your constituent, at the Read More

Letter to the Editor 2-16-17

From  Michelle Barber, Interim LGBT Coordinator In response to Martin Cothran’s Letter to the Editor concerning transgender students and “bathroom bills,” I would like to offer a few points intended for Cothran as well as Murray State students. First, there are already transgender people using the restrooms of their intended gender. Research shows that 0.6 percent of Read More

Letter to the editor 2-9-17

  From Martin Cothran at The Family Foundation of Kentucky: A number of state legislatures have seen the introduction of proposed laws that would restrict bathroom use in schools according to the student’s biological sex. Kentucky is one of them. The case for these bills is quite simple: Many parents don’t want their children using school facilities Read More

Letter to the Editor 2-2-17

From Stanley Jointer, Assistant Professor of Computer Science: I’m writing regarding a survey put out by the Parking Office, which is created to judge interest in changing from the current, permit-based system to a system based on ability to pay.  The system that the survey suggests implementing has a multi-fold effect on our campus community Read More

Letter to the Editor 12-1-16

Letter from Jorge Vega Diaz:  In the last three years, I’ve been at Murray State either as a student or as part of its staff. I have seen the school acting as a unit to protest the funding cuts made by the government, to defend our freedom of speech even when it is not the Read More

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