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E.L. residents may be fined for not removing snow
Frostbitten fingers and deadened limbs aren’t the only snow-driven products that will numb East Lansing residents this winter.
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MSU students to blog for The Detroit News during GOP debate
MSU journalism students will participate in a live blog hosted at www.detnews.com/debateblog during Wednesday’s CNN/YouTube Republican Presidential Primary Debate at 8 p.m.
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Hate crimes addressed at Capitol
With local citizens, TV cameras and a group of middle school students looking on, about 20 Michigan legislators took a stand against hate crimes Tuesday.
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Mich. Senate refuses to put Democratic presidential candidates back on ballot
Democratic presidential hopefuls may not appear on Michigan’s Jan. 15 primary ballot after all.
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Holiday sales may determine outcome of Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format showdown
Sales from the beginning of the holiday shopping season could indicate whether HD DVD or Blu-ray, the industry’s competing high-definition disc and player formats, will become the new standard in home movies.
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E.L. government could gain 2 MSU students
East Lansing’s brisk effort to stimulate more student involvement in city politics could be validated in December.
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Medical marijuana proposal could appear on Mich. Ballot
A proposal to legalize medical marijuana could appear before Michigan voters in the 2008 election.
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Lansing man killed on U.S. 127
A 44-year-old Lansing man was killed after being struck by a car at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday while aiding a fellow motorist in a one-car accident on US-127 near the Trowbridge Road on-ramp.
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Experts say energy efficiency will come from new building codes
For some environmentalists, curbing greenhouse gases requires more than renewable energy — it requires energy efficiency.
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Mich. Senate tries to replace service tax with surcharge
Businesses may find themselves paying a little extra when the Michigan Business Tax, or MBT, goes into effect in January.
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MSU Museum could move to downtown E.L.
Conversations have been brewing between city and university officials recently about a proposal that could involve moving the MSU Museum to an off-campus facility.
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Web site expands statewide job listings
State officials are hopeful a solution to Michigan’s rising jobless rate will be to put job openings within a mouse click’s reach.
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Gas prices may rise
While Shawn Patterson wasn’t heading home for Thanksgiving until today, the mechanical engineering senior made a trip to the gas station a day early.
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E.L. Police grow handlebar mustaches, beards until Dec. 4 to celebrate centennial
After East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert suspended a department policy restricting male officers from growing beards or goatees, Sgt. Andy Bouck researched police officer mustaches from 1907 — the year East Lansing officially became a city.
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Halls decked early in Lansing
Visitors to the Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., walked into an unexpected winter wonderland Saturday afternoon.
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Students protest bank's funding of coal-fired power plants
MSU student environmentalists brought a message to the streets of East Lansing on Friday: No new coal-fired power plants.
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Groups gather at Capitol to support troops, protest war
The antiwar movement was alive Sunday in Lansing as more than 50 protesters gathered at the state Capitol to urge the government to bring troops home and improve veteran services.
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Mich. primary to be determined by court decision
The fate of the state’s new primary date continues to hang in the balance as the Michigan Court of Appeals met Thursday to hear whether circumstances surrounding the primary dare are unconstitutional.
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FTC investigates fairness of Facebook Ads platform
Facebook.com is cooperating with an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission regarding concerns the social network’s latest advertising scheme violates the privacy of its users.
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Holiday ball to be held Saturday
The Michigan Historical Center Foundation will ring in the holidays with the 2007 Jingle Ball at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Michigan Historical Museum, located inside the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing.