Neighbors met in driveways and cul-de-sacs Tuesday night, chatting, being introduced to unfamiliar faces, watching children and pets play and sometimes sharing ice cream.
When President Bush stops his "Heart and Soul of America" tour in Saginaw today, it will be his 19th trip to the Great Lakes State since his bid for the presidency in 2000. The Republican has visited Michigan more than any other president in U.S.
Chicago - The Big Ten decision to establish instant replay takes effect this season, making it the first conference in college football history to have games played with replay available.
As long as there are open polls, there will be flimsy excuses for not visiting them. The lines are too long.
A new 10,000-square-foot playground will be available to Lansing's Henry H. North Elementary School students this fall.
With the Democratic National Convention having just passed, and the Republican version coming up, all eyes are fixed on the country's two political powerhouses and their over-the-top, self-patting-on-the-back get-togethers.
The East Lansing Public Library will extend its free adult computer classes throughout the month. All sessions are from 9-10 a.m. "Basic Computer Skills" begins Monday and will teach basics such as how to use the mouse and provide a basic lexicon defining technical computer terms. "Beginner's Guide to the World Wide Web" on Thursday, Aug.
Mason - Like the methodical rotations of a Ferris wheel, the 150th Ingham County Fair began Monday morning with less of a bang and more of a slow, resounding "moo." As the first of a projected 100,000 total visitors trickled into the park to visit with cows, pigs, horses and even Bengal tigers, the persuasive voices of carnival game hosts were rivaled only by the upbeat dance music playing in the background of slick-moving, head-jerking carnival rides.
Back in October of 1999, then-sophomore marching band member Adam Busuttil skipped the MSU versus University of Michigan football game because he thought he had the flu.
In past columns, I have written about President Bush and his rather bizarre relationship with God. Reports of Bush claiming to receive his instructions directly from the Almighty are distressingly easy to find.
In the midst of a pending presidential election, most registered voters lose sight of local primaries, say state officials who project only one-fifth of Michigan's voting population to cast their ballots in today's state primary election. Out of about 7 million registered voters, the Secretary of State estimates 1.4 million, or 20 percent, will head to the polls today.
As many record-breaking home runs that Lansing Lugnuts first baseman Brian Dopirak has hit this season, it's his first home run that will always stand out in his memory. That first home run at 12 years old was what made Brian Dopirak decide that a Major League Baseball career would be in his plans. "When we had to do little career things in school, I always put down baseball player," Dopirak said.
Though many politicians continue campaigning until November, the race will end for one Democratic candidate in Michigan's 8th Congressional District with today's primary. Democrats Bob Alexander and Matt Ferguson are fighting for the chance to unseat U.S.
Scientists at MSU say they have discovered a new atom at the Cyclotron on campus, thusly proving for once and for all that the Cyclotron is not an amusement ride for students and run by a carny.
The Rock and Roll Bass Guitar is very obviously an East Lansing-based band. Anybody who has ever driven on MSU's campus can completely relate to the seventh song on their debut album, frankly titled, "F--k you MSU parking motherf--ker." The lyrics to the 44 second-long track are just two lines: "F--k you MSU parking patrol/$25 can't stop rock 'n' roll." And the rest of "Co-Enzymes, You Bitch!" seldom disappoints. The Rock and Roll Bass Guitar is comprised of three MSU students, a bass guitar and some drums.
College students sitting down to eat in the cafeteria or going out to dinner at a restaurant on Grand River Avenue have several beverage choices, from soft drinks to milk. What many fail to realize is how that simple decision could make all the difference in avoiding developing osteoporosis, local and campus health officials say.
Mason - They are the nameless carnival faces who cry at you to buy their sweet candy apples, fresh-squeezed lemonade and play their seemingly impossible skill games.
In response to a petition created by the anti-same-sex marriage organization, Citizens for the Protection of Marriage, the Coalition for a Fair Michigan plans to address voters today at primary polls all over the state. Coalition volunteers said they want to educate voters on the proposed Michigan Marriage Protection Amendment's wording, which will possibly be on the November ballot, and the effects of the amendment on residents if it were passed. "The amendment goes really far beyond marriage," said Wendy Howell, campaign manager for the Coalition for a Fair Michigan.
Back in one of the corners of the MSU Main Library's Cyber Café, a pair of second-year medical students are deep in conversation, laptops open and papers scattered over the small table. As the two prepare to leave MSU in several weeks to start hospital rounds, Mahdi Farhat and Ryan Felix say they are concerned with the lack of information provided to themselves and peers about the proposed move of their medical school to Grand Rapids. "They don't tell us anything," Felix said.
Grand Rapids - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry sharply criticized the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq, the economy and health care as he focused his campaign efforts in a fiery address on Monday to the West Michigan crowd. Speaking for more than 30 minutes to an estimated 20,000 supporters at Calder Plaza, Kerry directed his attack at the administration's recent motto of "We've turned the corner," which President Bush repeatedly used during his most recent rally here in the Republican stronghold on Friday. "Just the other day we heard the administration say 'The economy has turned the corner,'" Kerry said.