OKEMOS - A new Okemos farmer won’t need a tractor and plow to run his business. That’s because this farmer is a Farmer Jack Supermarket, which will be located on East Grand River Avenue near Park Lake Road. The block dubbed Majestic Plaza houses Pro-Bowl East; Oriental Mart; Pistachios Restaurant, 2827 E.
Tuesday marked the day people across the country recognized efforts to close the pay gap between men and women.Sen.
A Cooley Law School group working to free those wrongly convicted of crimes in Michigan is on the way to its first test.A Calhoun County judge ordered evidence used to convict Michael Hicks of the 1993 rape and kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman be sent to a California lab for DNA testing.
East Lansing’s population has fallen by more than 4,000 citizens, putting the city in danger of losing funding for city services.According to the U.S.
Greek Week 2001 was dealt an April Fool’s joke Sunday, when snow and rain caused the co-chairpersons of Greek Week, Jackie Kim and Mark McConnell, to cancel the opening field-game events.“We were going to have food and a DJ,” said Kim, a nutrition science senior.
Alicia Paulistin tried to vote in November’s election in East Lansing, but was turned away from the polls twice before she received any help.Although she eventually filled out an affidavit that allowed her vote to be counted, the English senior was confused by the problems she encountered.“They said I wasn’t registered to vote here - I know that I registered to vote here,” she said.
The East Lansing City Council is expected to approve plans to close Ann Street for Earth Day celebrations at today’s regular meeting. The April 22 holiday will include performances by local bands at the Ann Street Plaza and areas for environmental groups to promote conservation, recycling and waste reduction. Teri Parks, owner of Bohemian Barber, 223 M.A.C.
Visitors to a Lansing art show today will see more than just a few pieces of art. Dozens of nude drawings will be on display and for sale from 6 p.m.
Heidi Wenger is sick of paying high fees to get her money out of the bank.“Banks usually charge outrageous fees,” said the finance graduate student, who withdraws money using ATMs nearly every day.
Heidi Wenger is sick of paying high fees to get her money out of the bank.“Banks usually charge outrageous fees,” said the finance graduate student, who withdraws money using ATMs nearly every day.
Engineering freshman Jonathan Sedon hadn’t heard about the massive immunization effort for meningitis on campus a year ago, or reports about a student hospitalized with the potentially deadly disease. But he got his shot anyway. “My mom told me to get the vaccination,” said Sedon, who received a vaccination for meningitis before he came to MSU.
LANSING - Traffic officials say they’re prepared for the closure of Interstate-496 through downtown at 6:01 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers will forgo nearly an additional $10,000 a year in his pension by changing his date of resignation from the state Senate.The Brighton Republican, who had originally resigned Jan.
Gov. John Engler appointed former state Treasurer Doug Roberts to take over his old post Thursday.Roberts will replace current Treasurer Mark Murray, who was selected to become Grand Valley State University’s next president.
ANN ARBOR - Two days after a federal judge ordered the University of Michigan law school to stop using race in its admissions policies, the Rev.
With natural gas prices soaring, universities across the state are scrambling to pay high heating bills. “We have a budget shortfall of about $1.4 million,” said Rick Duffett, vice president for administration and finance at Ferris State University.
Threats to MSU’s state funding increases may have been previewed Wednesday, when the state House narrowly voted down an amendment that would have redistributed much of the university’s $22.5 million increase to other universities.The House passed the Higher Education Appropriation’s bill without changing the 7 percent increase slated for the university.
Michigan’s population is growing slower than the national average, according to census numbers released Wednesday by the U.S.
LANSING - With the November election debacle still a not-so-distant memory, Michigan election officials are thinking of ways to improve the state’s voting process.Voting equipment vendors from across the nation gathered to show their systems to lawmakers and clerks at the Michigan Department of State Voting Technology Fair on Wednesday at the Lansing Center, 333 E.
Americans are not getting enough sleep and going through life being drowsy, according to the results of a study released this week by the National Sleep Foundation.As part of National Sleep Awareness Week, which continues through Friday, the foundation released the poll reporting 63 percent of Americans do not get the recommended eight hours of sleep needed for good health, safety and optimum performance.Marsha Stein, spokeswoman for the National Sleep Foundation, said people are not making the connection between sleep and health.“The proper amount of sleep is needed to get the health benefits people are looking for,” she said.