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E.L.: Enrollment drop tied to less housing

Kris Turner
January 13, 2005

Enrollment of city residents in the East Lansing Public Schools has declined for the past 10 years, according the district. Due to school of choice, which allows residents of neighboring communities to attend East Lansing schools, vacancies left by students have been filled in some years. A November 2003 report, along with annual district assessments, point to the lack of younger children in the area as cause for the drop. City officials say this concern is a driving force behind many of their policies, including urban development and new rental restrictions. "Much of the focus of the work that we do in the city of East Lansing is on how do we develop more housing that will be attractive to young families," said Deputy City Manager Jean Golden.

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Part of E.L profits to go to tsunami victims

Melissa Domsic
January 13, 2005

Five restaurants on Grand River Avenue agreed to donate a portion of their sales from 5 to 8 p.m. today to aid tsunami victims in Southeast Asia and southern Africa after alpha Kappa Delta Phi, an Asian American sorority, asked them to help. Taste of Thai, 1105 E.

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Prop. 2 protest continues

Amy Davis
January 13, 2005

As state lawmakers convened at the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon for the first session of the year, they were met by more than 100 protesters holding signs that read "Equal rights for all Americans" and "Equality now." The event was a demonstration by protesters voicing their disapproval of the Nov.

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State passes laws in effort to curb lead poisoning

A new set of Michigan laws aiming to decrease lead poisoning from lead-based paint will have little effect on East Lansing residents. The laws, passed in December, will create a Lead Safe Housing Registry in Michigan and establish a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Commission in Michigan.

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Olin: Peak flu season upcoming

Jacqueline Wayneguite
January 12, 2005

As the peak of flu season approaches, students should take more precautions in the coming weeks, health officials say. Flu infections are expected to peak during the last week of January and the first week of February, said TJ Bucholz, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Community Health. Normally, it is in the middle of January, he said. "We don't really know why," Bucholz said.

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Area relief collection continues

Melissa Domsic
January 12, 2005

While senior citizens in Charlotte are making crafts and baked goods, local businesses and places of worship are urging others to donate money - and it's all for the same cause. Area residents and businesses still are contributing to the hundreds of millions of dollars the United States has sent to victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia and southern Africa. Members of the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing, 920 S.

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Legislation brings Reagan statue

Rebecca Mcnulty
January 11, 2005

For Rep. Leon Drolet, R-Clinton Township, former president Ronald Reagan has important ties to Michigan. Drolet said Reagan's connections include accepting the republican nomination for president at the 1980 Republican National Convention held in Detroit and the Democratic and Republican supporters he had in Macomb County during his terms. "His popularity knew no party," Drolet said.

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Comic store gets new owner, look

Tom Keller
January 11, 2005

On Grand River Avenue Monday afternoon, a fleet of metallic soldiers were in the middle of warfare. They glared menacingly across a dark stone canyon at their enemies, who stood ready to obliterate them with laser cannons. But the warriors were only two inches tall and kept under glass as part of a new battle scene diorama at 21st Century Comics & Games, 515 E.

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Saltwater aquarium demo at library today

Jacqueline Wayneguite
January 11, 2005

The East Lansing Public Library will host a session called "Go Fish!" at 7 p.m. today that teaches how to create a saltwater aquarium. Taught by David Annis, who has years of experience with saltwater aquariums, the event will explain how to design an aquarium, what kinds of fish and equipment to buy and how to properly care for one. The program is free to the public.

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Police: E.L. saw few arrests during break

Lauren Phillips
January 10, 2005

All was quiet on the MSU and East Lansing crime front this winter break as students went home and temperatures dropped, police officials said. At MSU's Department of Police and Public Safety office, there were no criminal complaints documented from Dec.

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Muscles flex after New Year

Working out side-by-side on stationary bikes at East Lansing's Powerhouse Gym, friends Michael Nye and Brandon Scott are staying true to their New Year's resolutions to get in shape. The MSU College of Law students are two gym members who help make January busy as new memberships skyrocket at local gyms after the holiday season. Rob Caputo, an employee at Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.

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Competition closes E.L. Gap

With three other stores in the Lansing area, the East Lansing Gap permanently closed in December. East Lansing city officials said its downtown establishment, 435 E.