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Flint -- School officials are taking action over allegations that lesbian students at Central High School and other buildings are harassing other girls. There appear to be more complaints and rumors this year regarding lesbians fighting and sexually harassing students, said Larry Watkins, director of the office of school safety. The school doesn't track incidents by sexual orientation, so Watkins said he doesn't know for sure if the problems are increasing. But suspensions for fighting and sexual harassment have included at least one fight between two girls arguing about a relationship, he said. In response to concerns, the district reviewed...

Flint Township - A newly formed chapter of a national conservative group protested Thursday outside the local offices of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Holding signs saying "Quit playing politics with our judges" and "Free the Michigan four," about 25 people protested attempts by Stabenow and Sen. Carl Levin, both Democrats, to block President Bush's appointment of four nominees to the federal court of appeals. Democrats Stabenow and Levin have used their status as the home-state lawmakers to put off a vote on four judges nominated by Bush for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. "They won't let them come up...

Florida, Georgia and Alabama Close to Reaching Water Sharing Deal By: Brendan Farrington The Naples Daily News May 17, 2003 TALLAHASSEE — The governors of Florida, Georgia and Alabama said Friday they have almost completed an agreement on how to share water from three rivers flowing through their states, saying the major point to discuss now is the length of the agreement. The three states have been arguing for more than a decade over the water flowing through the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, but the Republican governors expressed hope that an agreement would be in place by a July 31 deadline....

Michael Moore: All of the gravity of Pat Paulsen, with none of the intellect, integrity or humor. Could you hear America booing? Michael takes e-mails at www.michaelmoore.com. Make his day. Contribute to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and e-mail him the receipt.</B. That Moore showed his hand on a day when American POWs may have been executed, and in a week when even Sports Illustrated is obliged to report on the brutality of the regime in Iraq is just perfect. Moore's a clown, and not worth outrage out of proportion to his influence, which is minimal. But tweaking him with...

TOTAL Dick Jennifer DIFFERENTIAL Posthumus % Granholm % COUNTY BY Posthumus Granholm CODE/NAME COUNTY REP DEM 01 ALCONA 4,587 2,387 2,165 -222 52% 47% 02 ALGER 3,524 1,623 1,855 232 46% 53% 03 ALLEGAN 34,835 21,694 12,772 -8,922 62% 37% 04 ALPENA 11,223 4,722 6,391 1,669 42% 57% 05 ANTRIM 9,457 5,576 3,752 -1,824 59% 40% 06 ARENAC 5,516 2,611 2,821 210 47% 51% 07 BARAGA 2,480 1,170 1,263 93 47% 51% 08 BARRY 20,266 11,943 8,136 -3,807 59% 40% 09 BAY 39,759 18,001 21,190 3,189 45% 53% 10 BENZIE 6,625 3,480 3,036 -444 53% 46% 11 BERRIEN 40,845...