Note: This letter was submitted to the Argus Press and the Lansing State Journal. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission. The week of July 17th the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Federal Marriage Amendment. The facts are, even though this Constitutional Amendment was not passed in the Senate, the House is insisting on wasting taxpayer’s dollars and p...

Note: This is a letter to the editors of the Argus Press and the Lansing State Journal. It was submitted by Kristi Bartholomew and is published here with her permission. Again the election season is upon us and once again the Republicans are up to their predictable dirty tricks. Bill Frist (R) – Tennessee, vowed to the religious right that there will be a vote on the Federal Marriage Amen...

MSU Lady Spartans took on Penn State Lady Lions Thursday, Jan 5 in East Lansing. The Spartans prevailed that night in a 75-53, but for many people the real victory was achieved in the stands. Supporters of the LGBT community filled the Breslin Student Events Center with shirts of lavender and home-made signs of support for Penn State women athletes. The turnout was inspired by form...

This was submitted to Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) by Kristi Bartholomew. Senator Sam Brownback, I am very concerned for the Gay and Lesbian constituents of Kansas and the rest of the country. I find your comments discriminatory and quite disturbing. Do not think that you and the rest of your right wing cohorts are going to frighten this great country again and detract from that is really go...

Women’s basketball — Penn State V MSU, Jan 5th at 7PM. Doors open 1 1/2 hours before game time. It is best to get there early. Small signs are appropriate….Rainbow and or lavender apparel Rocks! Rene Portland, coach of the Penn State Women’s Basketball Team does not approve of homosexual lifestyles and attempts to recruit only non-lesbians for her team. She has harassed ...

I oppose ’same sex marriag’ and support the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman. I will give you two lines of thought, one religious and one secular, as to why I supported SJR E . As a Christian, I believe in the moral standards set forth by God through the teachings of the Bible. During the nineteenth century, American culture based its standards on a Ju...