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Articles for week of Friday, October 8, 2004

• QUITSMOKING -- The state’s Community Health Department is offering free patches, gum and moral support to uninsured smokers who’d like to quit. The two-month program is free. The goal is to reduce tobacco-related illness. By Amanda Wrenn. FOR STURGIS, HILLSDALE, SOUTH BEND, THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN CITIZEN, OAKLAND, MACOMB & ALL POINTS.

• BARLOCKOUT -- Bill proposed by Sen. Alan Cropsey to allow non-citizens to practice law in Michigan has the support of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the State Bar. By Jonathan Malavolti. FOR GRAND RAPIDS, GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN CITIZEN, LANSING & ALL POINTS.

• ANTIQUES -- High gas prices and the Internet are hurting antiques dealers in Southwest Michigan. There are fewer tourists stopping by and more people going on line to shop for antiques. By Greg Migliore. FOR THREE RIVERS, SOUTH BEND, GRAND RAPIDS & ALL POINTS.

• BIODIESEL -- State soybean growers are expected to benefit from a proposal to require 2 percent biodiesel content in diesel fuel sold in Michigan. Soybeans are the main ingredient in biodiesel. By Zachary M. Peterson. FOR GRAND RAPIDS, TRAVERSE CITY, HOLLAND, SOUTH BEND, THREE RIVERS, LAPEER, BAD AXE, ALPENA, MIDLAND, HILLSDALE, STURGIS, LANSING, GREENVILLE & ALL POINTS.

• ORVMEETINGS -- It’s been 25 years since Michigan updated its guidelines and plans for off-road vehicles (ORVs). Hearings on proposals for change will be held in Lansing, Grayling and Marquette. By Brian Foley. FOR LUDINGTON, MANISTEE, PETOSKEY, LANSING, GRAYLING, MARQUETTE, HOLLAND & ALL POINTS.

• SUBMERGEDLOGREMOVAL -- Snags in the Army Corps of Engineers permit process are keeping some applicants from their plans to remove submerged logs from the Great Lakes. By Marc R. Rehmann. FOR PETOSKEY, BAD AXE, LEELANAU, MONROE, TRAVERSE CITY, ALPENA, MARQUETTE, LUDINGTON, HOLLAND, MANISTEE, MIDLAND & ALL POINTS.

• WATERSHEDS -- Organizations interested in solving problems related to watershed management and water quality may benefit from a bill working its way through the Legislature. By Aaron Foley. FOR THREE RIVERS, STURGIS, MONROE, MARQUETTE, LEELANAU, HILLSDALE, SOUTH BEND TRAVERSE CITY, HOLLAND, C&G, OAKLAND, MACOMB & ALL POINTS.

• GARYFANT -- Running back Gary Fant II is a winning player on a losing high school team. His father, who was a winning runner for Olivet College, inspired the Lansing Eastern senior. By Brandon Cleaver. FOR ALL POINTS (ALREADY MOVED FOR LANSING).

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