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24th annual auto show held in Grand Ledge

April Jones
July 14, 2013

A Viking Blue 1976 Cutlass Supreme won State Sen. Rick Jones’s favorite car choice this year at the 24th annual Ledges Classic Auto Show at Fitzgerald Park in Grand Ledge Saturday afternoon. Since 1989, Fitzgerald Park has hosted Grand Ledge’s annual auto show during the second weekend in July, where people can enjoy a few days of music, prizes, awards, food and classic cars, some dating back over 100 years.

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East Lansing community photo contest requests submissions

Derek Kim
July 14, 2013

Lansing Community College student Lang Thai always considered photography a hobby, but he never thought his nighttime photo of Spartan Stadium would land him a $50 Meijer gift card. This July, Thai seeks to continue his successful photography run in the East Lansing Community Photo Contest, where community members of all ages are invited to display their photogenic talent by submitting up to five photos taken in East Lansing.

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Locals respond to Trayvon Martin controversial verdict

Anya Rath
July 14, 2013

Seated on a lawn chair on the divider on Grand River Avenue, graduate student Joseph Harris single-handedly protested the verdict of the controversial Trayvon Martin case on Sunday night. As the New York Times reported, in February 2012, Martin, a 17-year old black male was shot to death by George Zimmerman in Florida.

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Video story: Free Slurpee Day in East Lansing

Holly Baranowski
July 11, 2013

Here in East Lansing, 7-Eleven hosts the annual 7-Eleven Day, or what is more commonly referred to as Free Slurpee Day every year on July 11.

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Senate bill fails to pass, loan interest will double

RJ Wolcott
July 10, 2013

In a turbulent past few weeks for indebted college students, with federally subsidized student interest rates doubling on July 1 to 6.8 percent, the news from Washington, D.C., on Wednesday offers no relief for concerned parents and students. With a 51-49 vote, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 failed to reach cloture, which would have ended debate and allowed for voting on approval by the Senate, falling nine votes shy of the required 60.

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Lansing area boasts premier fishing resources

Soundarya Lakshmi
July 10, 2013

With a few warm and sunny days in Lansing, one way to take advantage of the heat is to go fishing. Lansing provides bountiful of opportunities to fish, and the changing fish species through spring and fall only add to the reasons why one should cast a line in the Lansing area. Willis Bennett, director of Ingham County Parks, endorses taking up fishing as an outdoor activity in order to “enjoy the natural surroundings in a relaxed atmosphere.”

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Locals celebrate National Hot Dog Month

Michael Kransz
July 7, 2013

The sun’s out, the weather’s warm and the grill is hot. It’s July, and it’s National Hot Dog Month. The monthlong July celebration is more of a second nature in the summer season than a known national holiday. Americans scarf down more than 2.3 billion hot dogs in July, equaling roughly seven hot dogs per person this month.

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New farmers market could solve fresh food shortage

Derek Kim
July 7, 2013

With the possibility of a year-round farmers market coming to the Park District, MSU professors have pondered the greater issue of food deserts in Greater Lansing. A study by community sustainability professor Phil Howard and geography professor Kirk Goldsberry revealed supermarkets in the Lansing area are closing and relocating to the suburbs.

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Lansing area offers plenty for Fourth of July

Tyler Beck
July 3, 2013

When it’s warm outside in Michigan, and there are plenty of loud and colorful displays in the night sky, it can only mean one thing: Independence Day. No, not the 1996 Will Smith movie, but rest assured the Lansing area has plenty of activities going on from parades and concerts to, of course, fireworks.

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Michigan Flyer adds extra routes after battle with local airport

Anya Rath
July 3, 2013

After months of furious debate and arguments, Michigan Flyer LLC was granted approval on June 26 by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, or TCRPC, to increase its number of daily trips. With the approval of TCRPC, Michigan Flyer LLC, which services East Lansing, Ann Arbor and the Detroit Metro Airport, will increase the number of daily trips from eight to 12, starting this fall.

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Michigan legislators still unsure of vote on Medicaid expansion

RJ Wolcott
July 2, 2013

As pressure mounts from both sides of the political spectrum to address Medicaid expansion in Michigan, it is uncertain whether legislators will be addressing the concern at their upcoming Wednesday session. Before breaking for the summer, members of the Michigan Senate began debating the merits of Healthy Michigan, a Medicare expansion plan that would cover more than 400,000 Michigan residents.

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Video story: Lansing science program extends education through summer

Michael Kransz
July 1, 2013

When school is out and summer hits, some kids drop their books and run to the television, while some turn to science. The latter study at Summer L.A.B.S. “Summer L.A.B.S. is a program that we run every summer here at Impression 5 Science Center, and (it’s) learning about basic science,” Toni Daymon, operations coordinator at Impression 5 Science Center, said. “We take a bunch of different kids here and we teach them different topics dealing with science. We may be talking about recycling or we may be talking about rocks, and the next day it could all be about chemistry.”