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Voter registration deadline nears
The city of East Lansing will hold its general election Nov. 6, but time is almost out to register to vote.
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Sales of religious books rise after attacks
Americans have questions that need answers, and many are turning toward religion.Retailers are reporting sales on inspirational, religious and prophecy books have all risen since the Sept.
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Student protest aims to bring controversy to online tax bill
MSU Young Americans For Freedom will take to the Capitol steps with fellow students at noon to protest legislation that would enter the state into the Streamlined Sales Tax Project.The multistate Internet tax project is charged with organizing collections from purchases made online.
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Need for educators rises
While teacher shortages continue to be a problem for public school districts across the nation, the East Lansing Public School District remains unaffected by the trend.According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 2.4 million teachers will be needed in the next 11 years to fill K-12 classrooms across the country in public school districts.While teacher shortages have been a problem for several years, it has become an important issue only recently in Michigan, said Michigan Education Association spokeswoman Karen Schulz.“Really this is a problem now, but for many years to come, schools will be facing the dilemma of not having enough people out there who want to teach,” she said.Schulz said reasons for the shortage are a high number of retirees and the difficulty of keeping teachers in urban school districts.But Kevin Green, spokesman for the East Lansing Public School District, said the district has not experienced a teacher shortage and doesn’t expect one anytime soon.He said the school district is popular because of the starting salary for teachers and highly rated special education programs.
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March to Capitol shows desire for peace
Lansing - More than 100 peace promoters trekked from the Union to the Capitol on Saturday afternoon to show solidarity for a nonviolent response to the Sept.
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Community comes together at United Way breakfast
Asmaa Abdel-Azim ate an entire plateful of pancakes early Sunday morning during East Lansing’s Breakfast for America. The 12-year-old came to East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, with her father, Amr Abdel-Azim, a 1986 MSU graduate.
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Race proceeds aid science center
Lansing - A giant inflatable green dinosaur greeted both runners and visitors to the reopening of the Impression 5 Science Center on Sunday.The ninth annual Capital City River Run began at 10 a.m.
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Grant prepares Michigan for bioterrorist attacks
Since the Sept. 11 attacks in Washington and New York, concerns of potential bioterrorist threats have grown, but representatives from the Michigan Department of Community Health say they have been preparing to respond.Dr. David Johnson, the department’s chief medical executive, said the expertise of heath-care providers and professionals would play a critical role in the event of a biological or chemical attack.
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E.L. extends helping hands with community fund-raisers
The city of East Lansing may be miles away from New York, Washington and Pennsylvania but like many Americans, area residents are searching for ways to help in the wake of the Sept.
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Walk commemorates Lansing history
Lansing - Frogville, Mich.? That could have been the name of the city now known as Lansing without the help of the city’s pioneers.
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Program seeks resolution for community disputes
Living alone in her Yakeley Hall dorm room, Lindsay Kroon knows she can just go to her room and close the door when she is fed up with her neighbors.
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E.L. city government welcomes 2 new employees
Before the regular business got underway at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting, two new faces around city hall were introduced.
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Cooler temperatures change pace for U
Cold temperatures and rain across the state have some thinking winter is coming quicker than usual.And for some students, a change in weather is exactly what they want.“I don’t mind the change,” business freshman Laura Long said.
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Local residents give area public schools high marks
Lansing - A survey conducted by The Education Policy Center at MSU shows most Michigan residents give their public schools high marks. The center released results of a survey Wednesday that asked nearly 1,000 residents to grade their local schools.
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Business exhibits make stop in Lansing
Lansing - There was plenty of traffic at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. And most of it was from feet. The 14th annual Lansing Business Expo was held Tuesday.
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Lawmakers seek cure for coverage of mental health
Lansing - Some state lawmakers say they hope to pass legislation that would require insurance companies and health maintenance companies to give equal treatment to mental health patients. State Reps.
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Mediterranean flavor comes to downtown with Woodys Oasis
The lights are dimmed as patrons sit eating under palm trees.At Woody’s Oasis, 211 E. Grand River Ave., interested patrons can eat foods prepared in a Mediterranean style or stick with American favorites.Owner Chuck Raad said his new restaurant, which opened in August, is different from the other Woody’s Oasis at 970 Trowbridge Road.“We are more of a deli-style on Trowbridge and this is more of a sit-down dinner place,” he said.Raad said the atmosphere is more geared toward dinner for families, business dinners or dates.Another difference is the restaurant also has a liquor license.“I wanted to do something different than the typical watering hole,” he said.Raad hopes the new condos going up on M.A.C Avenue will help him develop a good customer base.“I’d like to have some regulars and have more locals down here,” he said.
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Poll shows Americans still uneasy
More than two weeks after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, many Americans say they are unable to continue as normal with their lives in the aftermath of the tragedy.A Gallup Poll released Sept.
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Gas prices drop since terrorist attacks
Gasoline prices that swelled to more than $2 after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are on the mend.
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Patriotic plates popping up for proud people
Lansing - Secretary of State Candice Miller said she hopes the Legislature will approve plans for a new license plate to benefit the American Red Cross’s relief efforts in response to the Sept.