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NEWS

Lansing confidential

In recent months, federal courts have found several journalists in contempt for not revealing the identities of anonymous sources, but reporters in Lansing aren't balking. In light of recent criminal contempt charges against Rhode Island broadcast journalist Jim Taricani and civil contempt charges against Judith Miller of The New York Times for not revealing the identities of sources during investigations, WLAJ-TV and WLNS-TV reporters in Lansing said they haven't changed their reporting strategies. "We will still continue to go and cover what we feel is necessary," said Jim Fordyce, news director for WLAJ-TV, in Lansing.

MICHIGAN

Deer collisions up this season

Entering the second week of Michigan's firearm hunting season, state officials and insurance companies continue to caution motorists about deer on the road. The number of monthly deer-car crashes commonly begins to increase during fall months and peaks in November, but deer can present problems for motorists into early December, said Jim Rink, a spokesman for insurance company AAA Michigan. "Fall is mating season for the deer so they're generally more active