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Frito-Lay to unveil reduced-fat chips

Health-conscious Lena Miah isn’t convinced that Frito-Lay’s new line of reduced-fat snacks will provide a better snack choice. The Texas-based company announced last month that by December it will offer consumers two new lines of reduced-fat snacks and switch to corn oil for the production of Doritos, Tostitos and Cheetos. The Lay’s Reduced Fat chips line will contain 25 percent less fat than it’s original counterparts.

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Church denounces pro-choice leaders

In a message shared with the 308 Archdiocese of Detroit parishes during the weekend, Cardinal Adam Maida condemned Catholic public officials who support “direct attacks on innocent human life.” The message, which was read in the parishes during their masses, added fuel to an already heated governor’s race.

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E-mail spells trouble for Senate hopeful DeWeese

An e-mail state Rep. Paul DeWeese sent out during the third week of September has received attention from more than just the people who received it.Democrats accuse the Williamston Republican of misusing the state employee e-mail system to influence voting decisions and are calling for an investigation into the matter.DeWeese says he sent out the message to show support for state employees.Voters will choose between DeWeese and state Rep.

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Water protection proposal on ballot

Voters will have the opportunity Nov. 5 to allow the state to borrow no more than $1 billion that will be used to protect lakes, rivers and even residences of raw sewage. Proposal 2, if passed, will authorize the state to take out bonds totaling up to $1 billion to finance sewage treatment, storm water and water pollution projects.

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Initiative brings donor awareness

Lansing-Lorna Brinkerhuff’s shirt read “Wife of heart transplant #174” as she walked side by side with her husband, John, who underwent the operation 12 years ago at University of Michigan Hospital. After collapsing in a restaurant in 1984, tests revealed that the pumping chambers in John Brinkerhuff’s heart were slowly dying, he said Friday while in Lansing to support a program designed to increase organ donations nationwide. “When I was told that I was going to die at the age of 42, I only asked God for three things,” said John Brinkerhuff, now 60, of Dimondale.

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Local organizations help clean Red Cedar River

Okemos - Mid-Michigan volunteers spent their Saturday waist-deep in an effort to make a stretch of the Red Cedar River more navigable for canoes and kayaks. Members of the Meridian Township Parks and Recreation Department, Lansing Oar and Paddle Club, Okemos Kiwanis Club and community volunteers cleared the river’s log jams and other debris to make the river more accessible for recreation. LuAnn Maisner, director of the Meridian Township Parks and Recreation Department, said the cleanup was organized by the township, but the practice of clearing the river is nothing new. This was the first year that Meridian Township was involved in cleanup efforts.

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Volunteers go Into the Streets

About 300 MSU students are expected to volunteer in the Lansing area on Saturday. Into the Streets, a student community-service group, will kick off fall activities by sending participants to 16 volunteer sites in the Lansing area to work with issues such as homelessness, hunger, domestic violence and community development. Registration for the event begins at 9 a.m.

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Artists compete, show off work

Lansing - The Art Michigan All Media Competition 2002, featuring all forms of art from Michigan artists, opened at the Lansing Art Gallery on Monday.The exhibit was judged by Perin Mahler, an assistant painting professor for Kendall College, who sifted through the nearly 300 entries to choose 48 pieces for the exhibit.

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Road work ongoing

Motorists who wish to travel on South Harrison Avenue must find alternate routes for the next two weeks.South Harrison Avenue, between Trowbridge Road and Mount Hope Road, are closed to repair the railroad crossings of Canadian National Railroad and CSX Railroad.Traffic will be detoured around the construction area through Mount Hope Road, Farm Lane, Wilson and Trowbridge roads.