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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.
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Coalition advocates renewable energy plan to Legislature for a greener future
Renewable energy advocates gathered at the state Capitol on Thursday with a clear message for the legislature: Michigan’s future comes in green.
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Presidential candidates to debate Thursday in Las Vegas
Issues such as illegal immigration and the economy may be points of contention for Democratic presidential hopefuls Thursday during a Las Vegas debate.
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Exhibition honors Iraq casualties
Next to a pair of black combat boots on the lawn of the First Church of the Brethren, 3020 S. Washington Ave., sits a makeshift luminary — a jar filled with sand to prop up the single, white candle.
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Body found in river identified as Lansing resident
Lansing police report the body found in the Grand River last week near South Washington Avenue and Interstate 496 is that of 53-year-old Gwendolyn Peterson.
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Festival celebrates female-produced art
While Lansing resident Ginger Gonzales sat at her craft table covered with homemade blankets, wind chimes and seasonal decorations during the 22nd annual Women in the Arts Festival, she glanced up from her crocheting to greet a familiar face.
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Meridian Mall to add 2nd Younkers store on north side
By Christmas shopping season next year, Meridian Mall-goers will be seeing double.
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Criminal contempt hearing held for state police officer
At a criminal contempt hearing Friday, a Michigan State Police detective pleaded not guilty to violating a gag order placed on the case involving alleged serial killer Matthew Macon.
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MSU students, E.L. residents come together over potluck
For about three hours, Dolly Schwartz was in her kitchen cooking sweet kugel, a Jewish dish similar to egg-noodle casserole, and sweet potato pie — just in case there weren’t enough dishes at the Community Relations Coalition’s Cultural Cuisine Potluck.
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Legislators seek to regulate recycling
Some state lawmakers see increased recycling as a necessary step for a greener Michigan.
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Pathways to be built along Saginaw Street
Saginaw Street will be safer next year for bikers and pedestrians who travel on the high-volume road, city and state officials announced last week.
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Middle schoolers help food bank kick off yearly drive
On top of a stage at Hope Middle School in Holt, various canned and nonperishable goods collected by students were stacked to form the word ‘hope’ — the theme of this year’s Greater Lansing Food Bank’s 26th Annual Envelope Kickoff Campaign.
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Council members prepare for new term
At around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, newly elected East Lansing City Councilmember Nathan Triplett took a deep breath.