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COMMENTARY

Bill package all-around poor idea

House Bill 5711 and House Bill 5713 suck, and that’s the nicest thing I can think to say about them. Last month, Michigan Sen. Rick Jones quickly pushed the anti-abortion super bill through the Senate Judiciary Committee and on to the Michigan Senate to be voted on.

COMMENTARY

Go out and vote in today’s primaries

Today’s primary might seem to be not as big of a deal to some as the upcoming Nov. 6 presidential election, but it is still important for East Lansing residents and MSU students to vote in today’s primary.

NEWS

Know Your Vote

Tomorrow’s primary elections will determine which candidates will face off on Nov. 6 for several local, state and national offices.

MICHIGAN

Benefit concert aids local musician

Many East Lansing residents recognize Greg Robertson as one of downtown’s prominent street performers, but few know his history and how his life led him to his spot outside the Peanut Barrel Restaurant, where he regularly serenades shoppers.

MICHIGAN

Pete Hoekstra leading over Republicans in recent poll

Heading into Tuesday’s primary, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra has the upper hand on his Republican opponents, leading his closest opponent by nearly 35 percent in a recent poll. Hoekstra is ahead of opponent Clark Durant 51 percent to 17 percent, according to a July 26 poll by Public Policy Polling.

MICHIGAN

Moving on

Recent advertising graduate Aaron Smith, of Lake Orion, Mich., stands with Shelby Charter Township, Mich., resident Alex Wolak near a mirror on the porch of a house on Bailey Street on Sunday. After living in this house for a year, Smith and his friends are moving out as they graduate from college.

NEWS

Police Brief 08/6/12

Meridian Township police are in search of a local man accused of using a stolen credit card to buy gift cards at Meijer, 2055 W.

MICHIGAN

Opticom Emergency lights help citizens, emergency vehicles

When emergency vehicles roar down East Lansing streets with sirens blaring, they receive additional help from up above. Attached to about 15 streetlights in the city and each emergency vehicle owned by the department, the Opticom system can override programmed streetlights, changing the light to green for emergency vehicles and red for traffic running perpendicular to the intersection.

MSU

Enthusiasts enjoy MSU's Garden Day

More than 270 garden enthusiasts traveled from all around Michigan and a few surrounding states to attend the 19th annual Garden Day on Friday, organized by the MSU Horticulture Gardens.

COMMENTARY

Michigan lacks “cool” factor

Michigan has a Cool Cities Initiative, which was instituted by Gov. Jennifer Granholm in 2004, “aimed at revitalizing cities in Michigan to make them more vibrant and energetic.” The primary push behind the initiative was the debilitating amount of recent college graduates who, upon graduation, immediately located the nearest exit and ran straight through it.