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Heinz Kerry addresses health care plan during Southfield church visit

Elizabeth Piet
August 30, 2004

Southfield - "I love Teresa" buttons shook on the fronts of hundreds of shirts at a Southfield church Thursday afternoon, as a mostly female crowd cheered for Teresa Heinz Kerry. The potential first lady sat in the center of a semi-circle of five floral armchairs at the Hope United Methodist Church for a roundtable discussion about health care, jobs and the ideals of Heinz Kerry's husband, presidential candidate John Kerry. Heinz Kerry first spoke of the need for accessible health care for all citizens. For a household to not have health care is "not acceptable, not fair, and it's morally not right," Heinz Kerry said.

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Businesses welcome student traffic

Local business owners are adapting to a sudden increase in sales as thousands of MSU students return to East Lansing for the fall semester. Joe Orlowski, store director at Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, 515 E.

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New complex opens despite past protest

New, fully-furnished apartments with features similar to East Lansing's Northern Tier complexes are now a step away from MSU's campus. Campus Village, located a block from Brody Complex on Michigan Avenue, was completed at the end of July.

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Former athletic director to speak at E.L. event

Evan Rondeau
August 16, 2004

Former MSU athletic director Clarence Underwood will discuss academics and athletics in urban schools in light of recent scandals in the intercollegiate sports world as part of the East Lansing's Luncheon Speaker Series. Underwood will speak at 12:30 p.m.

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Day promotes awareness of transgender concerns

Agnes Soriano
August 16, 2004

In an effort to bring more attention to a part of society most people either don't understand or know exists, TransGender Michigan officials declared Sunday as International Transgender Awareness Day. "Some people will say, 'Your community is so new,'" TransGender Michigan executive director Rachel Crandall said.

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Man drowns in Lansing river

Lansing - A man was found dead Tuesday afternoon in the Red Cedar River in Lansing, near Kalamazoo and Clippert Streets. Police were investigating the incident as "a suspicious death," and an autopsy performed Wednesday concluded with inconclusive results. Roberto Martinez, friend of the man he called "Ran Dan," returned after a brief trip Tuesday to the location they were living at - among the trees west of Kalamazoo Street and on the shore of the Red Cedar River - and noticed something wasn't right. Police had taped off the area and were investigating a body found in the water next to their campsite. Martinez said he and a group of men had been "kicking back" at the campsite, where "Ran Dan" had a tent, and "were all drinking." Multiple police and rescue teams swarmed the area after Lansing Police received an anonymous call at about 2:30 p.m.

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Third annual folk festival expected to bring 80K people to E.L. streets

Jaclyn Roeschke
August 12, 2004

East Lansing city officials, along with MSU Museum employees and downtown businesses are getting ready for fun, folk music and food during this weekend's third annual Great Lakes Folk Festival. MSU Museum Communication Manager Lora Helou said the 80,000 expected at this year's festival - the same amount as at last year's event - can taste the flavor and cultures of different countries of the world. "Through music, food and arts, it's a chance to experience lots of different cultures in an accessible way," Helou said.

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2 men die after separate events

Two East Lansing men died in the last two days in separate vehicle-related incidents. Nabi Aslani, 79, died Tuesday in a car accident at the corner of Coolidge and State Roads, and 22-year-old Alexander Zynda shot himself after a high-speed police chase Wednesday.

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Lansing group to target low-income vote

Maddie Trier
August 12, 2004

The streets will be filled this fall with political activists, petitioners and advocates representing the presidential candidates of their choice. Lansing Voters Matter, a new non-partisan voter registration organization, will be targeting a group they say is often overlooked by many of the regular campaigns - Lansing's low-income population. "We realized that all of the 'Get out the vote' drives were politically motivated," co-founder Michelle Johnson said.

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Parade celebrates African Americans

Agnes Soriano
August 9, 2004

Lansing - State Rep. Michael Murphy, D-Lansing, watched one of the nation's oldest and largest black parades in Chicago every summer as a child and eventually participated in the parade when he was old enough.

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Bush to visit Saginaw today

Jaclyn Roeschke
August 5, 2004

When President Bush stops his "Heart and Soul of America" tour in Saginaw today, it will be his 19th trip to the Great Lakes State since his bid for the presidency in 2000. The Republican has visited Michigan more than any other president in U.S.