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NEWS

At the movies

"Along Came Polly" Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston star in a standard type A meets type B romantic comedy.

MICHIGAN

Various problems deter online voters

A variety of reasons prevented almost 10 percent of applications to vote online or by mail in the 2004 Michigan Democratic caucus from being approved, party officials said Tuesday. Around 12,000 of the 123,000 applicants who wished to vote from home were turned down, Michigan Democratic Party spokesman Jason Moon said.

FEATURES

Local artists, venues want more art fans

The rich smell of wet paint on screen prints, the overwhelming visual image of a mounted, plaster-cast body, and vibrant colors call out from the heart of the Lansing area's local art scene. But there is little reply. The response that artists in the area receive still doesn't hold them back.

MSU

Resources Week to be hosted by college

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will sponsor Agriculture and Natural Resources Week on March 5-13. Educational programs will highlight different plant and animal species, including goats, bats and wildflowers.

NEWS

MIDDAY UPDATE: Burst water main stalls traffic, business

Traffic stammered along Grand River Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, hours after a water main burst near Woodmere Street and flooded the area. City crews worked to clean up the area, drill deep under the street and clamp off the damaged main. SUBWAY manager Kristen Haveman stood behind the counter of her empty restaurant, watching the crews work just outside the front window. Haveman said she was the one to call city officials when she reported to work at 8 a.m.

MICHIGAN

Listening Ear back after flood

It started with a slow drip onto the table in the conference room of The Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center. On Tuesday, the table was gone, and volunteers at the area's oldest crisis center moved back into their facility at 313 W.

NEWS

Council approves special-use permit

A downtown East Lansing restaurant owner moved one step closer to adding alcohol to his menus Tuesday night after the city council overwhelmingly voted to approve a special-use permit. The 4-1 decision came a week after the planning commission voted unanimously to recommended the permit. Harry Saites, owner of the adjoining restaurants Lou & Harry's Five Star Deli and LH Grille Room, received the permit that might allow him to serve alcohol if Michigan's Liquor Control Commission approves Saites' transfer of a purchased license into East Lansing. The state's approval might take months to go through, Saites' attorney George Brookover said. "Harry's establishment is going to be a net economic asset to the East Lansing downtown," Brookover said. The special-use permit was met with opposition from many downtown business owners.

COMMENTARY

Brutal budget

If you weren't able to watch President Bush's State of the Union address last month, a revised, printform is now available.