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Free Will Astrology: Rob Brezsny - week of Oct. 4, 2001

Art and music will soon be filling the streets, as the 2001 Octoberfest takes over Old Town this weekend. Organizers are excited about the new direction of the festival, aimed at a more diverse crowd and musical lineup.
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When David Kimball boards a plane today to relocate to California, he will leave Lansing a happier man than when he arrived.
Happier by far.
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"President Bush said, 'They are totalitarians, they only understand force.' If force is ipso facto totalitarian, how can we justify our own force, greater or even equal?"
An interview with Anabel Dwyer, attorney and adjunct professor in human rights and humanitarian law at Cooley Law School.
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It's David vs. Goliath, appropriately enough. The battle is between The Temple Club, which is a former church, and the Christian Family Fellowship, which is still a church.
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Irv Taran is a professional painter and professor in the fine art program at Michigan State University. His teaching career spans 37 years, and throughout that time he has produced a mountain of work exhibited both nationally and locally.
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POLITICS: Greg Starks
Time has come to consider public takeover of area cable

CIVIL LIBERTIES: Henry Silverman
Unreasonable Burdens

HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT: Brian McKenna
Tollgate Wetlands all-too-rare ecological success story

THE INTERNET: Bonnie Bucqueroux
New 3D talking heads build virtual communities
in cyberspace

SCENE: Eric Denby
The beefiest show is on MSU's The Impact

ART SCENE
Take a walk in Old Town

MUSIC:
New on disc
Kitty Donohoe

DISH: Ben Kohrman
There's a new sushi place in town - Midori

FILM FEATURE: Erin Schwartz
'Zoolander' shows the extremes we accept as life

MORE FILM REVIEWS: Cole Smithey
'O,' 'Don't Say a Word,' 'The Glass House,' 'Made,' & Rock Star

VIDEOS: Cole Smithey
"Heartbreakers" & "One Night at McCool's"

MARKETPLACE: Chad Dally
Where local produce reigns

Shirl's draws a diverse crowd

THEATER: Lamont E. Clegg
Next Wharton show comes packed with talent
"Blast!" brought much needed smile

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR