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Biker, dog to stop at Capitol for charity
After driving through 48 states since the beginning of May, the Hogs For Dogs charity drive ends at 10 a.m.
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Survey tracks campaign ads
Almost 60 percent of Americans live in areas where no presidential campaign television commercials have been broadcast since the end of the primary season on March 4, according to a recent survey. But some campaign representatives say they aren't concerned about the survey's implications.
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Relief center to help Lansing flood victims
Any residents or business owners who experienced damage from the May floods may receive assistance at the Disaster Recovery Center in Lansing. Located at Lansing Fire Station No.
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E.L. businesses prepare for development
Businesses on Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue are cleaning offices and drawing up blueprints to make way for East Lansing's newest downtown development. The $180 million project, called City Center 2, is expected to take three years to build.
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Success, downfalls mark center's 35th anniversary
Social work adjunct Professor Rachel Crandall was a sophomore at MSU applying for a volunteer position at the Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center in East Lansing 25 years ago. "I really wanted to work with people, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to," said Crandall, who has a speech impediment and neurological disabilities.
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Nader remains on ballot despite Dems.' protest
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader will continue to be the independent candidate for the presidential election, despite protests from the Michigan Democratic Party that he withdraw.
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Council debates housing proposal
The debate over where and how to house students in East Lansing continues at tonight's City Council meeting, at which council members will discuss whether to accept an application calling for a new student apartment complex. The application from Campus Village Properties would renovate part of the Ramada Inn property, 1100 Trowbridge Road.
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Candidates debate, seek to unseat Rogers
Two Democratic candidates vying for a seat in Michigan's 8th Congressional District debated Thursday evening in the Hannah Community Center to clarify their views for voters before the Aug.
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Capital cruisers
When the idea lightbulb first flickered above the head of Craig Parrish to hold a classic car show in downtown Lansing, the prospects were dim. "It started with an idea but I had no sponsors," the promoter remembered.
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New deli blends food, old films
A poster of John Belushi donning a "college" T-shirt in the movie "Animal House" says it all for Gary Ignat.
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Perry monastery opens doors for meditation
Perry - The blue and yellow ribbons on the front steps of the meditation hall were cut, the balloons were sent off into the sky and the members of the Dhammasala Forest Monastery officially had a new place to meditate.
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Tickets remain for Cheney, McCain visit
At least a few hundred tickets are still available for Friday's scheduled Lansing stop by Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen.
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Council rejects size increase of cell phone tower
Thunderous applause arose from about 40 East Lansing residents after their City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to reject a leading cellular phone company's proposal to double the size of one of its city towers. Nextel Communications submitted an application at the council meeting to revamp an existing cell phone tower, located on top of the Alton Street water tower in Patriarche Park. The communication company's lawyer, Randall Reaves, said the new tower would include an air conditioning unit, a 24 kilowatt generator and would increase radio signals, allowing the company to carry more calls.
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Exhibit promotes religious tolerance
Lansing - People handcuffed, tied to chairs and looking bloody and beaten, dotted the north lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday.
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Commission sets goal to double grad degrees
Lansing - Michigan's future workforce needs to concentrate more on mental strength rather than physical strength, according to Lt.
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Buddhist building first in Mich.
Situated within a forest in Perry now resides a wooden building with curved decorations on the roof and red steps and guardrails leading into the hall. The building is now part of the state's only Buddhist forest monastery, dedicated to the teachings of Buddhism and meditation.
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E.L. District Court busy with felony trial proceedings
Two cases involving alleged habitual felons returned to East Lansing's 54-B District Court this week.
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Man breaks into gallery through roof
While "Spider-Man 2" remained atop the box office charts this past weekend, an imitator found himself down and out at East Lansing's Saper Galleries. Just before 6 a.m.
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Mich. drunken driving arrests down, E.L. up
Contrary to statewide statistics released Monday indicating a drop in the incidence of drunken driving arrests, East Lansing saw a 40 percent increase from 2002 to 2003, up from 268 arrests to 376. State figures, released by the Michigan State Police, indicate the number of arrests for drunken driving over the same period went down 4 percent, from 57,789 to 55,746. The higher local figures are indicative of more stringent police enforcement, East Lansing Police Sgt.
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Classic REO cars cruise to Lansing
Joe Asuchak knew his 1932 REO Royale could handle the 3,500 mile trip to Lansing from Ft. McLeod in Alberta, Canada.