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E.L. center offers free yoga classes monthly
There will be free yoga classes on one Sunday each month starting April 17 at The Center for Yoga, Movement and Massage, 1780 E.
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Bill might force Web dating services to tell all
Online dating service Web sites might have to disclose whether they conduct background checks on their customers, if a bill introduced by state Sen.
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Lansing kids club to host a charity walk
The 4-H members of the Capital Kids Club in Lansing is hosting a charity walkathon benefiting Habitat for Humanity Lansing.
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Bill addresses high school freedom of the press
When he returns from spring break, East Lansing High School student Tyler Whitney will be allowed to distribute his conservative newspaper at school. Whitney said officials stopped the distribution of Right Way in March because they did not agree with its content.
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Time change can affect sleep pattern
When students set their clocks forward an hour for daylight-saving time this Sunday at 2 a.m., there are health, safety and practical issues they should be thinking of too, experts say. Although an hour is lost with the change, daylight-saving time is meant to help people, Bill Mosley, spokesman for the U.S.
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Final Four shirts pulled for misprint
MSU fans who swept up men's basketball apparel this week might have received more than a college keepsake. One Nike T-shirt design splashed with a Final Four logo that had Michigan spelled "Michgan," could turn out to be a collector's item, said Howard Ballein, owner of Student Book Store, 421 E.
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Blockbuster pays customers for misleading ads
Electric Engineering sophomore Vikram Singh doesn't understand how he missed the small print in the "No Late Fees" rental policy of the unlimited rentals program at Blockbuster.
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Bookseller assesses vintage reads
Automobile connoisseur and collector Wade Leonard of Clinton Township flipped open his wallet Wednesday inside Archives Book Shop to show off his baby - a 1922 Ford Model T. The 65-year-old social studies teacher spent the afternoon scouring the shelves for old Ford Motor Co. advertisements. But Leonard is not a dealer.
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Water main breaks within Capitol Loop
The Capitol was closed for about six hours Wednesday after a water main broke on Allegan Street. A contractor working on the Capitol Loop reconstruction project hit a water main with a piece of excavating equipment shortly after 7:30 a.m., said John Strickler, spokesman for the Lansing Board of Water & Light. It took about three hours to fix, Strickler said.
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Lansing business to give tax help at party
The Liberty Tax Service in Lansing is offering a "Dancing in the Streets" roadside party from noon to 4 p.m.
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Local pet shop to host dog Easter egg hunt
Who said Easter egg hunts are just for kids? There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Community center to offer break activities
Families looking for some spring break fun can go to the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, on Monday through April 8.
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Group submits mourning dove petition
Since last June, when Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the bill to allow mourning dove hunting in Michigan, the Committee to Restore the Dove Shooting Ban has been working to reverse the law. The committee submitted more than 275,000 petition signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections on Monday.
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WEB ONLY: E.L. planning team postpones voting on master plan
The East Village Planning Team isn't quite done defining their master plan. Although the group assembled Tuesday, it did not vote on the plan, stating it was still incomplete. "We are getting to the point when we would have a polished plan," said Jim van Ravensway, East Lansing planning and community development director.
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MSU alum to be police chief
East Lansing Deputy Chief Tom Wibert knows what it's like to be a college student. He got his master's and bachelor's degrees from MSU and has four college degrees total.
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Word on the street: What do you think of parking in East Lansing?
It's kind of a pain to park here on the week days. No matter where you park, it seems like you get a ticket anyway. Chris Bell film studies sophomore They're pretty blatant about raising (ticket) prices.
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State rep. works to give more voters absentee option
People might be able to cast an absentee ballot at their local county clerk's office in the week before a primary or general election if a bill introduced by Rep.
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Local businesses plan for Final Four weekend
As a large crowd gathered outside of Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave., after the basketball games Sunday evening, general manager Aaron Weiner said there were no security concerns inside. "Everything was very positive," Weiner said. In East Lansing, most of the businesses were closed for Easter Sunday, including Woody's Oasis Bar & Grill, 211 E.
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Area group to offer CPR classes to public
The Lansing Area Safety Council will offer CPR and pediatric first aid training for area residents and daycare workers from 6 p.m.
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Man found dead near Lansing parking ramp
A 22-year-old Illinois man was found dead at about 11 p.m. Sunday in front of the parking ramp on the corner of Washtenaw and Townsend streets in Lansing, said Lansing police Detective Sgt.