"No sleep, no
sleep," was the cry of supporters and Democratic leaders at a "Get
Out the Vote rally," Saturday.
"You are going to be on the street," said Michigan Attorney General
Jennifer Granholm. "We will not rest until victory on Tuesday."
Granholm said every Democrat must work overtime [...]

Jerry Hoffman
Rita Videtich, Ferris
State University senior, received the glittering Miss Greater Central Michigan
2001 crown Sunday afternoon in Warriner Auditorium.
Videtich, 23, competed against 14 other contestants in the pageant, now in
its 36th year.
This was Videtich’s last year to compete because the pageant rules restrict
contestant [...]

A new $110-million initiative is providing laptop computers and technology to Michigan teachers.
Approved last summer by Gov. John Engler and the Michigan Legislature, the Teacher Technology Initiative is designed to assist teachers through the provision of personal computers, software, remote Internet access and Web-based professional development.
“I think the intent of the program is to ensure [...]

Aromatherapy addicts, candle collectors and scented lotion lovers won’t have to trek to the nearest mall to assuage cravings for exfoliants and massage oils.
Because Bath and Body Works is coming to Mount Pleasant soon.
Tony Vodicka, regional leasing manager for Developers Diversified Realty in Ohio, said Bath and Body Works is opening in the store that [...]

Michigan labor leaders will meet the press this morning to discuss their endorsement of Sue Smith, candidate for the 99th District seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Danny Hoffman, communications director for the American Federations of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization, said issues such as prescription drugs, school funding, patient rights and nursing-home reform [...]

The scramble for student housing begins soon with area complexes set to sign leases in the next few weeks.
Faye Thering, owner of Bellows Street Apartments, 906 and 910 E. Bellows St., said that although most complexes are forcing current residents to sign now, people in her complex won’t have to decide until December.
“I do not [...]

Mount Pleasant native, devoted Red Wings fan and father of three, Jon Joslin, is running for city commissioner.
His purpose for running is simple.
“Basically just to get involved with the way the City is run,” he said.
Joslin has served on the Mount Pleasant Planning Commission for a year and a half, and the zoning board of [...]

Like many cities in Michigan, Mount Pleasant residents drink and use fluoridated
water.
But some city residents feel that the city’s water is unsafe due to its fluoride
content.
Alan Gamble, life science professor at Mid-Michigan Community College, said people
should be afraid to drink city water because fluoride tests have been done in
Mount Pleasant.
“There’s an enormous amount of evidence [...]