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NEWS

Bridge out ahead

By the time the letter reached Jeremy Grafmiller, he already knew its contents. He’d heard the rumors and read the news stories.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing business incubator opens

Student entrepreneurs, community members, city officials and university representatives gathered on Thursday to celebrate the Hatching, an event to commemorate the opening of a student business incubator in East Lansing.

MSU

First Fridays offer local entertainment

Starting today, the first Friday of every month could get more interesting in Greater Lansing as businesses, the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, and downtown planning agencies collaborate to provide a fun, cheap way for residents to travel and entertain themselves throughout the area.

COMMENTARY

When it comes to Libya, US actions morally justifiable

The past few days have been really shocking to me. Before NATO — backed by a United Nations resolution — began airstrikes March 19, I read news reports of the slaughter Muammar Gaddafi committed against his own people in Libya. I naturally expected Americans to be disgusted by such inhumanity on the part of a tyrannical dictator.

COMMENTARY

The benefits of high-speed rail

High-speed rail has been criticized as a progressive delusion and a waste of taxpayer money. Conservatives have treated it like communism — a concept that seems utopian, but when implemented only will hurt us further. These are all conservative horror stories, perpetuated by their delusions of economic “truths;” the reality is much more ambiguous than they wish to admit.