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Alumnus sets up charity bike race

Mike Townshend
August 2, 2004

All his life, George Siegle loved cycling. In high school, Siegle rode instead of taking the bus because he said it was faster. Taking this love of cycling, Siegle, an East Lansing resident and MSU alumnus, along with Chicago native Dave Racine, decided to fuse three of their interests - Champ Car racing, Lance Armstrong and cancer charities - into one event, the Tour de Road America. "I've been following Lance Armstrong's career for a long time - I read his book.

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Nader sues Mich. to get spot on Nov. ballot

The Ralph Nader campaign filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the State of Michigan in a Detroit federal court. The suit claims the state violated Nader's First Amendment right to be placed on Michigan's ballot as the presidential candidate from the Reform Party, according to Nader spokesperson Kevin Zeese. Zeese said the decision by Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to prevent Nader from being added to Michigan's ballot as a Reform candidate didn't make any sense. "(The Nader Campaign) was endorsed by the National Reform Party and the only recognized affiliate in the state," Zeese said.

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Quilts benefit charity

The multi-purpose room of the Hope Borbas Okemos Library is home to a charitable cause during the summer Wednesday afternoons. Once a week, area preteens and teens come out to the library from 1-3 p.m.

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Event focuses on safety

Rebecca Mcnulty
July 29, 2004

Many neighborhoods in the Lansing area will lock their doors, turn on their lights and gather to learn how to prevent local crime on August 3rd for the 21st Annual "National Night Out". Area police departments are planning a variety of activities for the day.

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Report: Crash cause unclear

An autopsy report released Monday revealed that the late Crunchy's owner David Milligan had a blood alcohol content level of .17, more than twice the legal limit, when he died in a traffic accident on June 10. Milligan died when his vehicle struck a tractor-trailer as he traveled the wrong way on U.S.

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Retired Mid-Michigan firefighter gets award

Mike Townshend
July 27, 2004

Retired Lansing firefighter Robert D. McAlvey received the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2004 Personal Achievement Award for Michigan on July 16. McAlvey, who was once the captain of the Meridian Township Fire Department, had been a firefighter for 22 years before retiring in January 2004 after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As the state finalist, McAlvey will be eligible to receive the MDA's 2005 National Personal Achievement Award.

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ELPD riot lecture featured at speaker series

Jaclyn Roeschke
July 26, 2004

Tear gas, one of the most uncomfortable tactics police use to control rioters, has become a rite of passage for MSU students. At least that's what East Lansing Deputy Police Chief Tom Wibert said. "It's something they can brag about to their friends and a story they will have to tell their kids," Wibert said. For 19 years, Wibert has watched the history of riots unfold in East Lansing.

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Bills designate expansion of Mich. drug courts

Evan Rondeau
July 26, 2004

Some corrections officers say Gov. Jennifer Granholm's decision to sign a package of bills to increase the number of Michigan drug courts represents a progressive approach to dealing with the state's nonviolent drug offenders. Drug courts oversee the treatment of people who abuse or are addicted to drugs or alcohol.

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Application for new E.L. housing revoked

Jaclyn Roeschke
July 22, 2004

An application from Campus Village Properties to renovate part of the Ramada Inn property, 1100 Trowbridge Road, was revoked at an East Lansing City Council meeting on Tuesday, city officials said. "I believe the developer felt it was unlikely to be approved," planning and zoning administrator Bob Owen said. Community members were strongly opposed to the plans, which proposed a three-story building containing 65 student-rented apartments housing 204 students.

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Annual race 'celebrates life,' raises money

Maddie Trier
July 22, 2004

Ellen's Race might have officially ended last summer, but the spirit and emotion behind the annual fund-raiser continues as Ele's Race debuts Sunday at Pinecrest Elementary in East Lansing. "We're hoping they will take this race and celebrate the life of a loved one who has died and use that for the inspiration for completing this race," co-director Lori Bosch said. As a nonprofit organization, Ele's Place helps more than 190 children each week.

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Survey tracks campaign ads

Evan Rondeau
July 22, 2004

Almost 60 percent of Americans live in areas where no presidential campaign television commercials have been broadcast since the end of the primary season on March 4, according to a recent survey. But some campaign representatives say they aren't concerned about the survey's implications.

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E.L. businesses prepare for development

Jaclyn Roeschke
July 22, 2004

Businesses on Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue are cleaning offices and drawing up blueprints to make way for East Lansing's newest downtown development. The $180 million project, called City Center 2, is expected to take three years to build.

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Success, downfalls mark center's 35th anniversary

Elizabeth Piet
July 20, 2004

Social work adjunct Professor Rachel Crandall was a sophomore at MSU applying for a volunteer position at the Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center in East Lansing 25 years ago. "I really wanted to work with people, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to," said Crandall, who has a speech impediment and neurological disabilities.