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MICHIGAN

Students celebrate MLK Day

If Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of black and white children playing together in harmony, the scene inside Small Folks Development Center, 3140 S.Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, on Monday would have been a fantasy.

MICHIGAN

House health care repeal unlikely

A congressional battle is brewing, and college students undoubtedly will be caught in the fray. That’s because a vote by the Republican-dominated U.S. House on whether to repeal health care reform enacted last March is expected next week.

MICHIGAN

New job search aid launched

A new interactive database tool designed to help Michigan residents find jobs, the Job and Career Accelerator, or JCA, became more accessible Monday on a website run by the Michigan Department of Education.

MICHIGAN

Break-ins, house fire occur during break

It’s been a rough couple weeks for Trinidad Esparza-Magañan and his roommates. On Dec. 30, 2010, the media and communication technology and food industry management senior reported a home invasion at his house. A week and a half later, at 3:18 a.m. Sunday morning, a fire broke out in their kitchen and spread to the rest of their house.

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End-of-year legislation passes

State lawmakers last month wrapped up the legislative session by passing numerous of bills and meeting a handful of times before officially adjourning — but not before repealing penalties for possession and use of several drugs.