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Police departments play dodgeball for charity

Any tension in the air between police and typical citizens was placed on the back burner for chaity as green rubber balls hurled through the gym. The Capital Area Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday at IM Sports-West pitted teams of police officers and other public service employees in a friendly competition against civilians.

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Pell Grant program to see changes next academic year

Students such as music education junior Katie Anderson might recently have dodged a crippling bullet. A budget deal reached by Congress last weekend likely will preserve the maximum $5,550 students can receive under the need-based Pell Grant, which Anderson is slated to receive in the fall to help pay for school-related expenses.

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Tailor made

Lansing resident Liz McMurray, owner of Liz’s Alteration Shop, 1810 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, says she has been given a gift by God.

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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.