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Three SN staff members go to Washington, share stories
WASHINGTON - Four days. Two reporters. One photographer. Seventeen hours of sleep.State News staffers Drew M.
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Stabenow, Levin regard presidency with few celebrations
WASHINGTON - It’s like attending the Academy Awards, minus a nomination.While U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin are no thespians, they can likely relate to the actors who attend the annual glitzy gala despite lacking a chance to win.You see, Michigan’s two senators are Democrats.And this was no Democrat weekend.
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Stabenow, Levin regard presidency with few celebrations
WASHINGTON - It’s like attending the Academy Awards, minus a nomination.While U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin are no thespians, they can likely relate to the actors who attend the annual glitzy gala despite lacking a chance to win.You see, Michigan’s two senators are Democrats.And this was no Democratic weekend.
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Amtrak keeps E.L. stops
Megan Dowd takes Amtrak’s International Route from East Lansing home to Chicago at least once a month.Fortunately for Dowd, the Michigan Transportation Committee approved a $5.7 million subsidy for Amtrak last week in order to save two of its most popular routes running.The approval follows plans by the 22,000-mile passenger rail system to reroute its train service, cutting the stops in East Lansing as well as Durand, Flint, Lapeer and Port Huron, in order to save money.Dowd, a communication freshman from Winnetka, Ill., is relieved that her route will not be removed.“If it weren’t here I wouldn’t be able to get home,” she said Sunday after stepping off a train.
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Overcrowded area jail releases inmates
Ingham County Sheriff’s Office officials were forced to release nearly 50 inmates Friday because of overcrowding.State law forces jail administrators to bring the inmate population down to capacity if it remains above for seven consecutive days.
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Bush sworn into office, calls on Americans to unite
WASHINGTON - In his first speech as the nation’s chief executive, President Bush delivered a stunning address capable of reuniting a nation bitterly divided, many say. A plethora of flags hanging behind the U.S.
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U researches water treatment
GRAND RAPIDS - Not having enough safe clean drinking water is a future problem many researchers face, and MSU is working with organizations across the state to solve that problem.Global Enterprise for Water Technology, a nonprofit organization, is planning on reinventing an old Grand Rapids water filtration plant in order to do research on water.“It would be one of the largest experimental sites for new technologies for treating drinking water,” said Jon Bartholic, director of institute of water research at MSU.
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Stars raise money for MLK fund
LANSING - Hollywood met hoops Saturday as stars laced up for charity.Eleven stars from across the country participated in the Hollywood Hoop Fest to benefit MSU’s Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund.
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Ford shares in Firestone recall costs
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday the Firestone tire recall should cost it $500 million as expected, not including untold costs of defending itself against and settling lawsuits over crashes involving the questioned tires. Henry Wallace, Ford’s chief financial officer, said the half-billion dollars the automaker figured the massive recall would cost it in lost production, among other things, has been split evenly over its past two earnings quarters. “As for the litigation, that’s going to go on for some time,” he said. Roughly 200 lawsuits have been filed against Ford and Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. over crashes involving the tires, 6.5 million of which were recalled last summer.
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New fire chief eager to join E.L. community
Randy Talifarro thought his career with the fire department would end in Flint.But when the East Lansing City Council announced they had chosen Talifarro as their top choice for the position of East Lansing Fire Chief, he couldn’t decline.“I was not real aggressive in seeking to leave Flint,” Talifarro said.
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Delts plan to move back to old house
It was a sad day in 1996 when the Iota chapter of Delta Tau Delta, struggling with finances and low membership, was shut down by its national chapter and members were kicked out of the house they had occupied for about 30 years. For three years there was nothing - no recruitments, no philanthropies, no parties.
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State seat belt laws proving productive
Amanda Wenn has been making a habit of buckling up every time she rides in a car since she was a child.The anthropology senior is like many Michigan motorists who are strapping in.
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E.L. City Council fills open fire chief position
After more than six months without a fire chief, the East Lansing City Council named Randall Talifarro to fill the fire department’s top seat.He will begin his new duties in March.
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Web site answers questions for students planning off-campus life
It’s been two years since Brian Wilson decided to move away from the safe haven of MSU residence halls.Although the advertising senior said he’s enjoyed living off-campus so far, the first year away from campus has been very difficult for him.“I’m just starting to learn how to utilize the benefits of living off-campus,” Wilson said.
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E.L. police meet with students to improve relations
The East Lansing Police Department is out in full force to improve communication with the students it protects. Citing some difficult times during the past few years, the city’s blue is searching for ways to improve relations with students.
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Story hotline entertains local kids
Kaliamme Ponnan knows how busy the life of a single parent with classes and a job can be. So do her three daughters.
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Officers continue efforts to target drunken drivers
Ingham County law enforcement agencies will continue teaming up this year to target drunken drivers.Officers from the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office and the East Lansing, Lansing and Meridian Township police departments will work overtime on selected nights for “Operation Nightcap.” The program aims to saturate specific areas with patrols to find drunken drivers.The agencies tend to target holidays and weekends.
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Ingham County awaits snow, opens new cross-country ski trails
Paul Moen remembers it was only a few weeks ago when he saw students cross-country skiing around campus between finals.But Moen, a junior officer of the MSU Ski Club, said things aren’t as fun anymore.“The mood around here is pretty dismal,” the finance sophomore said.
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Family donates piece of land for peace of mind
With the help of MSU and East Lansing communities, the corner of Grand River Avenue and Hagadorn Road will have a place for people to relax and enjoy Zen-like surroundings.A group of MSU students worked with city officials to design the East Lansing Welcome Park, a $30,000 park that officials hope will welcome motorists into the city.Tom Smith, president of Grass Roots Inc., 16262 Chandler Rd., said his company, which donated labor and equipment to do the site preparation and planting, would like to get started as early as April.The half acre of land was donated to East Lansing in February by the Musselman/Ledebuhr family to be used as a “Welcome to East Lansing” site.“Sure we thought about it for a little while,” said Rolly Ledebuhr, a broker with Musselman Realty Co., 322 Abbott Rd.
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E.L. City Council set to approve final business relocation in City Center site
The East Lansing City Council will likely approve relocating the last business on the site of the City Center project at today’s regular meeting.