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Post office looking into precautionary measures
The U.S. Postal Service has recently released several new safety measures to prevent the spread of anthrax.
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Terror legislation passes House, praised by Bush
As U.S. lawmakers work to protect human life, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow wants to honor the victims that have already been lost.The Stabenow-sponsored U.S.A.
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Area deals with storms aftermath
Life went on in the wake of the storm that struck the Lansing area as students and businesses went back to work.Unfortunately, much of the work included extensive cleanup.The powerful winds destroyed property across the Lansing area Wednesday night and made a stop at the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s headquarters, 4615 Tranter Ave.
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Bill aims to stop repeat polluters
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality may be deciding if repeat polluters are just blowing smoke.
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Hall of Fame welcomes 8 new inductees
Eight accomplished women will be added today to a gallery of about 150 others at the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.The women are being honored for their lifetime achievements.The Michigan Women’s Studies Association, Inc. will hold their 18th Annual Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame Awards Dinner at the ballroom in the Sheraton Hotel, 925 S.
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Library sees lending boom
An East Lansing secret has been getting around. The East Lansing Public Library has been gaining popularity since the completion of an 18-month renovation project began in 1998. “We see ourselves as a treasure chest of jewels, a number of which are undiscovered,” said Laurie St.
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Lawmakers aim to gain pay raise veto power
State lawmakers shouldn’t get used to exorbitant pay increases.A resolution passed out of a House-Senate conference committee Wednesday would require the Legislature to vote on future pay increases and would give the lawmakers power to accept smaller pay increases than those recommended by the State Officers Compensation Commission.Lawmakers drafted the resolution in response to a $20,000 pay increase earlier in the year.
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State cuts back aid to prepare for budget deficit
Michigan’s top economists said Tuesday the state could face an overall budget deficit of nearly $1 billion.Lawmakers and economists met at the state Capitol for the revenue estimating conference that determines the state’s budget outlook.
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Society discusses 9-11
A panel of local communication professionals spoke to the public Tuesday about how they responded to the worst terrorist attack on United States soil at the Kellogg Center.Public Relations Society of America held its largest monthly luncheon when experts were invited to speak about how they used crisis communication plans after Sept.
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Urban Options display provides advice to lower energy costs
It is the house that the Energy Office built.A new display in Urban Options, 405 Grove St., is showing homeowners how to cut their energy bills drastically.Built by a professional exhibit company, the display is stained in a natural wood stain and is seven feet tall and nine feet wide, taking up an entire wall.
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Legislators stiffen penalties for terrorist hoaxes
Copycats and hoaxsters had better watch out.A bill signed into law Tuesday will add tough penalties for those guilty of perpetrating terrorist hoaxes.
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E.L. aims to improve intersections safety
From her apartment window near the intersection of Collingwood Drive and Grand River Avenue, Rachel Wool has a bird’s-eye view of north campus - and all the vehicle accidents occurring on the way in.“I’m looking out my window and I see accidents almost every day,” the social relations senior said.
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Rooming residences fire up for inspection
Justin Ritz lives in a large, three-story home just outside of Cedar Village with eight other people. Ritz, a mechanical engineering junior, transferred to MSU from Western Michigan University this fall and chose to move into the nine-bedroom home with his sister and seven other strangers.
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E.L. restaurant to offer variety of atmospheres
East Lansing will be getting a little cozier.Cosi, a new restaurant entering the East Lansing City Center Project, is scheduled to open in the beginning of next year at 301 E.
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Recycled paper to be an option for U
A student environmentalist group is urging MSU to go the full 100 percent. ECO met with President M.
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Conference will determine plan to lower budget
State Rep. Mike Murphy is hopeful state lawmakers won’t take a dicing approach to budget cuts after today’s revenue estimating conference.The Lansing Democrat said the state will need to tighten its spending but should use caution in setting priorities for appropriations.
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Police-greek communication improves
Members of the greek community will meet with representatives of the Task Force on Student-Police Relations today to discuss improving relationships between the two groups.The meeting will be at 8 p.m at Lafayette Square in Brody Hall.Assistant Director of Student Life Billy Molasso said the meeting will be a good opportunity for students to voice their concerns about relations between police officials and students.But the meeting will take place in a smaller setting with the hope that students will feel more comfortable talking with the task force, Molasso said.“As opposed to 400 people, we’ll have a small number of task force members and a small number of greeks to really talk about what’s out there and talk about what’s on students’ minds,” he said.The meeting is aimed toward relations between police officials and greeks, but any interested students can attend, Molasso said.“I suspect that the issues that we talk about are going to be greek-related, whether about tailgating or security issues for greek events,” he said.Ginny Haas, executive director of the Task Force on Student-Police Relations, said the intentional small size of the meeting will help students open up about issues of which they are concerned.“We have the public forum that the entire task force attends,” she said.
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Rogers visits U, talks of Mideast foreign policy
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers wasn’t allowed to enter his office in Washington, so he took Mideast politics to MSU instead on Sunday.The Brighton Republican spoke to members of the Michigan State Israel Alliance about U.S.
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Fraternity educates area families
Smokey Bear may have lost some of his notoriety, but East Lansing children can still have fun while learning the importance of fire safety.For the second straight year, the Phi Delta Theta fraternity teamed up with the East Lansing Fire Department to host an afternoon of fire safety awareness for area children.About 200 people came to tour the ambulance and fire truck in front of the fraternity house at 626 Cowley Ave., to try their hands at spraying a fire hose, check out a variety of fire safety booths and see the fire department’s musical performance skit, “Pumper & Pals.”“This month is Fire Safety Month,” East Lansing firefighter Bill Drury said.
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Businesses lacking in plans, study says
Michigan businesses may not be prepared to protect employees or cope with production loss from bioterrorism scares, a recent study suggests.A survey conducted by the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU found 73 percent of Michigan corporations have crisis management teams.