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  • Kilpatrick kills Detroit's image

    (03/25/2008)
    Detroit and its mayor can8217t hide from the world8217s scrutiny. Media everywhere have been reporting what everyone is calling a sad day for Detroit when Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy finally announced Monday that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff Christine Beatty will face felony charges relating to a well-publicized text message scandal.

  • Trustee's company accused of polluting

    (11/21/2005)
    From staff and wire reports Graceland Fruit Inc. and the state have been negotiating a civil settlement in a dumping case involving thousands of gallons of blueberry waste.Donald Nugent a member of the MSU Board of Trustees is president and chief executive officer of the Frankfort-based company.The State News could not reach Nugent after repeated attempts Sunday and university spokesman Terry Denbow was unable to be reached for comment.Farmer Charles Brozofsky said he discovered contamination illegally dumped upstream from his property in Benzie County in late 2002.The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality or DEQ began an investigation into the dumping in 2003 and eventually recommended that criminal charges be pursued against Graceland Fruit Inc. and Bonney Bros.

  • Gov. tours state for budget ideas

    (11/05/2003)
    From staff and wire reportsTraverse City - Early releases of prison inmates and a freeze on hiring state troopers were among the surprises Gov.

  • State, 'U' on terror alert

    (02/10/2003)
    From staff and wire reportsDetroit - As part of the heightened "orange alert" announced during the weekend by the Bush administration the Michigan State Police increased patrols around major bridges and other sensitive areas.State officials noted however there has been no information of any specific threats to Michigan or to suggest Michigan is at any more risk than any other state."It's only the second time they've done it so I think it's good" MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap said.

  • Bush condemns U-M's affirmative action policy

    (01/15/2003)
    Some MSU officials are fuming after hearing of President Bush's opposition to the University of Michigan's affirmative action policy.According to senior Bush administration officials Wednesday the president plans on labeling the policy unconstitutional.White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said the president plans on pinpointing other ways to promote diversity that do not include quotas."Bush's response to Michigan's affirmative action policy represents a typical republican response" Rodney Patterson director of the MSU office of racial ethnic student affairs said."The people who created the lawsuit were strategic and intentional and purposely wanted to dismantle the works of affirmative action."U-M which faces a lawsuit from three white students offers minority students extra consideration in admissions for their undergraduate and law school programs.Staff and Wire Reports For more on this story please see Wednesday's edition of The State News.

  • Caution: Watching television is harmful to your mental health

    (10/21/2002)
    I never imagined myself saying this but life is better without television.I have not watched an entire episode of a sitcom drama reality series award shows or anything else for that matter in about two months.

  • Alice In Chains lead singer found dead

    (04/22/2002)
    From staff and wire reportsThe body of Alice in Chains lead singer and guitarist Layne Staley 34 was found Friday night in his Seattle home.The exact time of death and cause are yet to be determined but the King County Medical Examiner positively identified Staley0146s body Saturday after an autopsy a spokesperson said.

  • Study shows dangers of drinking at universities

    (04/10/2002)
    From staff and wire reportsWashington - A study showing 1400 college students are killed each year in alcohol-related accidents should change the views of people who see drinking on campus as little more than a rite of passage researchers and university officials said Tuesday.The federally-appointed task force that issued the report plans to distribute the study to college presidents along with findings about which anti-drinking strategies work and which don0146t.The study by the Task Force on College Drinking estimated that drinking by college students contributes to 500000 injuries and 70000 cases of sexual assault or date rape.

  • Death not sought for U.S. Taliban

    (01/16/2002)
    FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTSJohn Walker Lindh the 20-year-old Californian who fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan was charged Tuesday with conspiracy to kill U.S.

  • STUNNED

    (09/12/2001)
    From staff and wire reportsNew York - In the most devastating terrorist onslaught waged against the United States knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center on Tuesday toppling its twin 110-story towers.The deadly calamity was witnessed on televisions across the world as another plane slammed into the Pentagon and a fourth crashed outside Pittsburgh.0147Today our nation saw evil0148 President Bush said in an address to the nation Tuesday night.

  • Magic Johnson ‘shaking and baking’ in pro league

    (07/16/2001)
    LONG BEACH Calif. - Magic Johnson had a triple-double with 20 points 12 rebounds and 10 assists Saturday in a Summer Pro League game.Johnson and his traveling all-stars will play an exhibition game against MSU on Nov.

  • Prosecution unlikely for those who gamble on NCAA Tournament via Internet

    (03/13/2001)
    FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTSCriminal justice sophomore Brad Collins said he enjoys betting on the NCAA Tournament because 0147it0146s fun to be in a pool with a group of your buddies.0148 But Collins who said the pools he enters normally have small entrance fees admitted there should be red flags waved when betting on college athletes goes too far.0147I see it being a problem because people are winning and losing money based on amateurs0146 performances0148 he said.

  • ‘U’ receives awaited funding in House higher education budget

    (09/27/2000)
    LANSING - The state House approved the 1.66 billion higher education budget Tuesday to fund Michigan0146s 15 public universities for the fiscal year that begins Oct.
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