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Bill could change local seed rights

Melanie Thomas
February 7, 2006

Local governments could lose the right to decide what type of seeds are grown in their counties if a Michigan Senate proposal passes. Senate Bill 777, introduced in November 2005, would remove a local government's power to decide whether farmers can grow genetically modified seeds or organic seeds. Genetically modified seeds are technologically manipulated to become resistant to herbicides or have more nutrients, said Sen.

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Traditional cleansing pool opens for Jewish women, marks area's first mikvah

Before participating in the age-old cleansing ritual known as the mikvah, Jewish women must rid themselves of everything except for what they were born with — no makeup, no nail polish, no contact lenses. They are even encouraged to clip their fingernails. A new mikvah, a ceremonial bathing area for women of the Jewish faith to use once a month in order to reach spiritual purity, was dedicated in East Lansing on Jan.

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Investigation continues in student death

Melissa Domsic
February 7, 2006

Police continue to investigate a car and pedestrian crash that killed MSU student Dannielle Brandt Friday night. Brandt was on her way home from walking a show cow at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education at about 10:20 p.m.

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Man chases bar employees with gun

Melissa Domsic
February 7, 2006

Employees of a Lansing Township bar escaped what police call a hostage situation after an unknown man broke into the back window of the closed bar and chased them around the building early Sunday morning. "The (employees) were finishing up when they heard a crash in the back and observed a man running toward them," Lansing Township police Lt.

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Doctor testifies on autopsy in LCC murder trial

Carolyn Kronenberg, the Lansing Community College professor murdered last year, could have died one of two ways, said Dr. Joyce DeJong, who conducted the autopsy. DeJong, Lansing's Sparrow Hospital's forensic pathologist, testified Monday in the trial of Claude McCollum, a former LCC student charged with the murder and rape of Kronenberg, 60, who was found dead 15 minutes before her class was to start on Jan.

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Area traffic accidents minimal despite snow

Weekend traffic accidents were lower than average in the Lansing area, after a snowy Saturday night to Sunday morning. A spokesman for the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids said Lansing had 5.2 inches of snow.

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Fans enjoy big game from E.L.

Katie Luscombe
February 6, 2006

Waleed Lado wanted to understand American's obsession with football on its biggest day. Lado, who came to Michigan recently from Saudi Arabia to study microbiology at Lansing Community College and to practice Christianity, watched the Super Bowl on Sunday from Buffalo Wild Wings, 360 Albert Ave., like many other college students. Lado said he was trying to understand the obsession and the commercials. "When you say 'football,' all the Americans stand up," Lado said about the excitement fans show.

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New café brings France to E.L.

Corinne Devries
February 6, 2006

A symphony plays in the background as Lisa Panetta-Sawaya serves a muffin to one of the first customers at Mona Lisa's Coffee House, her newest café. Panetta-Sawaya opened the first Mona Lisa's café in Haslett in 2004, and after its success, she decided to open another café when Ooh la la Crepes, 1133 E.

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On the move in Detroit

Bob Darrow
February 6, 2006

On Super Bowl Sunday, the Detroit People Mover was a public transportation adventure. Patrons were greeted at stations by bomb-sniffing dogs. Riders were liable to break out into choruses of "Let's go Steelers" without warning.

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Trial witnesses say murder suspect often seen on LCC campus

Melissa Domsic
February 3, 2006

The man charged with the murder and rape of a Lansing Community College professor last year had slept in campus buildings on more than one occasion, testimony in his trial showed Thursday. Carolyn Kronenberg, 60, was found beaten, strangled and raped before her class was scheduled to begin the morning of Jan.

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Showing some love

By Andrea Byl For The State News America's number one killer of women took Christin Faccio's mother and she wants it to stop. Her mother, Marilyn Faccio, 48, died of a heart attack in 2002; the unidentified heart disease symptoms echoed a common chorus.

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Traffic report from the "D."

With more than 100,000 visitors expected in Detroit, traffic conditions will likely be congested. On-street parking and parking garages will be limited and alternative modes of transportation are recommended. • Park and Ride a carpooling program offered in Detroit, should be the easiest way to travel around Detroit during Super Bowl weekend.

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Police gear up for Super Bowl safety

Melissa Domsic
February 2, 2006

About 100 law-enforcement agencies are combining their resources to keep Detroit safe during this Super Bowl weekend — they've sent divers into the Detroit River checking for explosives, prepared a special response team in case of biological hazards and plan to shut down the surrounding roads. "This is the largest event of its kind that has ever occurred in this area," said Wayne County Sheriff Sgt.

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City area plans for high-tech future

Bob Darrow
February 2, 2006

Lansing and East Lansing officials are taking steps to attract high-tech jobs to the region, a collaboration that's been slow in the making. On Tuesday, area leaders announced a formal agreement creating a Lansing Regional SmartZone, a designation allowing city and state tax dollars to be funneled into technology developments, three years after applying to be a part of the statewide program in 2002.

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Dept. gives $500K back to E.L.

Lindsay Machak
February 2, 2006

Excess money from the construction of the new Department of Public Works building will be used to pay off bonds on the money used during construction. When the department moved into the brand new building in April 2005, the project cost $500,000 less than budgeted. "We gave a presentation to the (East Lansing) City Council, and there were several items with unsure costs.

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LCC East now in full service

Lindsay Machak
February 1, 2006

Lansing Community College celebrated the first semester the entire east location is open for use on Tuesday. The location, 2827 Eyde Parkway, is good for students who are dual-enrolled at MSU and LCC because it is close to MSU's campus, said Brian Jackson, LCC East coordinator.

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Group celebrates Super Bowl with food

Elizabeth Swanson
February 1, 2006

The MSU chapter of Athletes in Action, a Christian fellowship for college athletes, will watch the Super Bowl and, at halftime, try to break the record for the most hot dogs eaten in one sitting. About 40 partygoers can watch the game at the home of Phil Gillespie, MSU's Athletes in Action campus director, whose theater system boasts an 8-foot-wide screen. During halftime, those up for the challenge can participate in a hot dog eating contest, which is held just for fun among group members, said Max Lossen, president of MSU's chapter of Athletes in Action. Competitors will attempt to break the record of 19 hot dogs.