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Sparty replicas to benefit band

MSU retiree and alumnus Richard Best demonstrated everything “The Spartan” statue symbolizes — pride and service to the community — when he began producing replicas of the statue to help out the Spartan Marching Band.

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Traditional moves

Shreelina Ghosh, Aloka Kanungo and Manasi Mishra each had a slight smile tugging at their lips as they practiced Saberc Pallavi, an Indian classical Odissi dance, in Mishra’s Okemos home Wednesday as a part of a learning workshop.

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Council meeting in review

Possible land development and patriotism were among the topics featured at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road. The Council’s next gathering will be a work session Sept. 11 at City Hall. Here are four highlights from the meeting…

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Convicted killer's family wants case to be reopened

When Claude McCollum was convicted of the 2005 murder of a Lansing Community College professor, his family steadfastly maintained his innocence. Now, with the suspect in a series of Lansing murders possibly dating back to 2004 under arrest, McCollum’s family wants his case reopened.