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Picket backs city living wage

Lansing - Car horns blared and chants were issued out of a bullhorn on Michigan Avenue on Monday as Lansing residents picketed outside of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.Protesters held signs such as "Chamber Business Pimps" and "The Chamber Supports Poverty Wages," all while informing passers-by of their cause and encouraging drivers to honk in support.The protest stems from an injunction the chamber of commerce, located at 300 E.

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Pro-life supporters form 'life chain' in downtown E.L.

A line of children, students, senior citizens and Lansing area residents stood silently along Grand River Avenue on Sunday afternoon holding signs with messages stating "Abortion Kills Children" and "Life, the first inalienable right." Participants were instructed to meditate and pray during the Life Chain demonstration, an international pro-life movement that takes place annually the first Sunday of October in cities throughout the United States and Canada. East Lansing high school senior Isabelle Mann stood quietly with her two friends in front of Barnes & Noble, 333 E.

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U.S. department funds 'U' agriculture center

Brian Charlton
October 6, 2003

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded MSU nearly $1 million to establish an Agriculture Innovation Center. MSU's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will work with the Michigan Partnership for Product Agriculture to head one of 10 centers located throughout the nation. The center will help farmers and processors learn to compete in the global economy and provide technical assistance and business planning advice to assist agricultural producers in developing value-added agriculture commodities.

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Senator lobbies for free overseas postage

Brian Charlton
October 6, 2003

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduced legislation Friday that will allow families and friends to send letters and packages to armed forces overseas without paying postage. "With troops on extended deployments, mail is an essential link between our troops on deployment and their families back home, but the cost keeps adding up," Stabenow said in a written statement.

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Center opens minds, bodies to unique repose

Allison Lucy
October 6, 2003

Visitors twisted and stretched into various poses on hardwood floors Sunday during mini-yoga sessions offered at the Center for Yoga, Movement and Massage.The free sessions were part of the center's annual open house and included half-hour yoga classes and mini-therapy sessions that offered visitors 20-minute massages.

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State employees protest at Capitol

Brian Charlton
October 3, 2003

This year's yet-to-be-solved state budget puzzle inspired nearly 3,000 state workers to march at the state Capitol on Thursday.The budget for the 2003-04 fiscal year, which began Wednesday, includes a $230 million hole that Gov.

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Senator opposes gay marriage

A possible amendment to the Michigan Constitution recognizing only "one man, one woman" marriages ignited lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender concerns when it was proposed Thursday.The resolution, the Marriage Protection Amendment, states that only marriages between a man and a woman will be recognized as valid.

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Quilt pieces together local AIDS awareness

Brightly colored pieces of fabric decorate the sanctuary of Edgewood United Church to remind local residents of the thousands of people who have died from AIDS.The pieces of fabric make up a part of the NAMES project AIDS Memorial Quilt, a 32-panel piece on display at Edgewood, 469 N.

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Businesses 'Meet the Candidates'

Lansing - Mayoral candidates Tony Benavides and Virg Bernero presented ideas to local business owners Wednesday morning about how to make Lansing's downtown a desired destination.The pair convened along with Lansing City Council candidates and local business owners at Lansing's Cooley Center, 300 S.

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Lansing celebrates Culture

Scott Bartosiewicz
October 2, 2003

Lansing - Chicanos and Latinos from across the state gathered in front of the Capitol and throughout Lansing on Wednesday to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The event featured food donated from local merchants, informational booths about higher education and U.S.

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Governor coins state quarter design

Allison Lucy
October 2, 2003

Gov. Jennifer Granholm pushed aside quarters with pine trees, antique cars and lighthouses before deciding on the final design for the new Michigan quarter on Tuesday.The quarter will have the phrase "Great Lakes State" and will show Michigan surrounded by an outline of the Great Lakes.

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Groups to debate clean-water bill changes

Allison Lucy
October 1, 2003

Michigan environmental groups will meet today to address changes and concerns surrounding new clean-water legislation in the state House of Representatives.Clean Water Action, Michigan Environmental Council and Sierra Club will hold the meeting at 10:30 a.m.

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AAA offers free winter car care inspections

AAA Michigan and Northwest Tire & Service will offer free winter car care inspections throughout October.The inspections are available at all AAA Approved Auto Repair facilities and will check motor oil, fluid levels, belts, hoses, battery terminals, air filters, wiper blades, lights and tire pressure.This is the 24th year AAA has offered the program.Dirk VanderHart