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Desire Under the Spruce: The Obligatory Christmas Story

By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
You’d think I could remember which year it was that my cousin Seth got sucked out of his pajamas, body and soul, by a ghost hiding inside a Christmas tree. But that’s the way Christmases are. They have this way of blurring together in your mind..

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Neglect, not safety, likely undoing of Heizer work

Last month, without informing internationally renowned artist Michael Heizer, the state began dismantling his monumental sculpture "This Equals That" because it was a safety hazard. For 22 years, the sculpture had occupied a plaza west of the Capitol in downtown Lansing. The state removed it because it threatened the roof of the garage that is below the plaza. Last week, staff writer Daniel Sturm interviewed Harriet F. Senie, an expert on public art. Senie is an art history professor at City College of New York who has been published widely on public art in the United States, particularly on the dismantlement of Richard Serra's controversial abstract sculpture "Tilted Arc" in New York City, the removal of which caused an uproar.

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Letters to the Editor



Health : Howard Brody
Heartburn and purple pills: What’s best choice?


Civil Liberties
: Henry Silverman
On separating church, state at holiday time

Media Muckraker : Alex Peter Zenger
Heartburn and purple pills: What’s best choice?




Lansing area clubs kick off the new year
It’s that time of year again.
The stress that naturally comes along with Christmas time has passed and you still have a couple of more days away from work - and it’s time to welcome the new year with open arms. And in the Lansing area, there are plenty of opportunities to get 2003 started off on an exciting note.
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Live & Local:
Your guide to live entertainment in Lansing and the surrounding area!

Music:
‘Tease’ lyrics not for Grandma’s ears


Theater:
‘Always–Irving Berlin’ at Riverwalk a taste of American poetry




Advice Goddess:
Amy Alkon
Sexual tensions of being the new girl at work


Restaurant Guide:
This Week: Sahara’s in with the new menu and delivery in 2003


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