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Election '98
Who will be Michigan's next leader?
Smith defends her state Senate seat
State Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith and Republican candidate John Hochstetler will fight to the finish when it comes to the Michigan Senate seat.
Running for a second term, Smith (D-Salem Twp.) has stressed throughout the campaign that she wants to focus her efforts more on funding for schools that are considered underprivileged.
Smith defends her state Senate seat: Votes counted quickly using modern technology
Turbulent campaign season draws to a close: News Analysis
With the November 3 election right around the corner, the political winds are swirling and nobody is sure where the cards will fall.
After President Clinton admitted he had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, Republicans salivated at the potential political payoff. When flamboyant trial lawyer Geoffrey Fieger won the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Republicans were confident they would ride Gov.
Turbulent campaign season draws to a close:: News Analysis The issues are not always what determine the outcome of an election. Without enough money, an election can be lost before campaigning even begins. Every year, donors are finding more creative ways to shirk federal donation limits - $1,000 for an individual and $5,000 for a political action committee. Soft money is the latest fad, and involves dollars groups spend for issue advocacy.
Rivers seeks third term to focus on education, health
At 21 years old, Lynn Rivers was at a crossroads. Married with two children, no job and only a high school diploma, Rivers decided it was time to go back to school.
"I really believed that if I was going to do anything that I wanted to do in my life, I had to get an education," Rivers said.
Businessperson Hickey challenges Rivers
Republican congressional candidate Tom Hickey said citizens in the 13th congressional district are looking for a change in the Capitol.
More conservative leadership, Hickey said, is what the district wants and is something Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor), who is running for re-election, has failed to provide.
Personal motivation draws regental candidates to job
Do you want to spend the next eight years having the final say in many of the University's major policy decisions for no pay and minimal benefits?
Run for the two open seats on the University Board of Regents.
Wayne State University Law Prof. Kathy White is running for a spot on the board.
'I feel that we've done a lot'
John Engler wants to keep his job. But when you're governor of Michigan, it's not quite so simple.
For eight years, the state has grown and prospered, according to some people, under the leadership of Engler. A strong economy, solid schools and an improving environment are all cited by the governor as examples of his success.
'A government of, by and for the people'
Geoffrey Fieger is not your ordinary gubernatorial candidate.
He has made a habit of denouncing the current Democratic party machine, alienating many leaders in the process.
She said, He said: From campus College Republicans President Adam Silver
In the age of elections being based on issues and candidates, not parties, we the voters must be careful to choose a candidate at the booth on Nov. 3.
The most important race on this year's ballot is the choice of governor. Under the leadership of two-term Governor John Engler, Michigan has seen the lowest unemployment in it's history, taxes at their lowest levels in years, state government waste has been cut, and crime at its lowest levels in decades.
Campaign information online: There are many sites on the internet that aid people in researching candidates. Here are a few:
College Republicans- e-mail adsilver@engin.umich.edu
Candidates for federal, state and local offices post campaign signs on kiosks throughout campus and downtown Ann Arbor.
Two rookies run to replace Schroer in state House
Candidates in the 52nd District are in for a close race.
Republican candidate John Hansen and Democratic candidate Julie Knight are vying for the open seat left by Mary Schroer (D-Ann Arbor), who is prohibited from running for re-election by term limits.
Two rookies run to replace Schroer in state House: Brater aims to defend state rep. seat from Carlson The state House candidates for the 53rd District, which encompasses Central Campus, both are campaigning to improve all levels of state education. Incumbent state Rep. Liz Brater is running against Republican challenger Garret Carlson, a real estate agent.
Competition lax in races for city council posts
For most candidates running for office, the phrase "election night" conjures images of tough competition and an evening that ends with victory for one and a loss for another.
But this year's Ann Arbor city council election is not a typical one.
Competition lax in races for city council posts: City Council wards give little power to students After Nov. 3, the Ann Arbor City Council once again will begin a term that does not include representation from the student population. Ann Arbor's charter calls for the five council wards to be drawn in a pie-slice shape with its center in downtown near the Diag.
Sheldon, Kolb vie for mayor's office - again
The 1998 Ann Arbor mayoral race will bring together two candidates with seemingly similar goals for the city of Ann Arbor.
And this isn't the first time Republican Mayor Ingrid Sheldon and Democratic candidate Christopher Kolb have done battle for the city's highest office. The two faced off in the last mayoral election in 1996, when Sheldon won by a small margin.
Two experienced lawyers race to replace veteran: n Granholm, Smietanka launch mudslinging advertising campaigns The state attorney general is responsible for preventing consumer fraud and ensuring the criminal justice system is honest and fair. So it's ironic that this year's attorney general race has degenerated into a mudslinging campaign marked by misleading half-truths and slanted attack ads.
1998 election ballot for Ann Arbor voters: State Office
Governor and Lt. Governor
John Engler and Dick Posthumus (Republican)
Drinking nailed after tragedies
In response to recent tragedies on campuses nationwide, colleges and universities have beefed up alcohol awareness programs, suspended fraternities and formed task forces to examine student drinking.
In some cases, they acted before determining that alcohol was responsible for the incident, making alcohol a popular scapegoat for collegiate tragedies.
Gandhi's grandson to speak at 'U'
For 18 tumultuous months during India's struggle for independence, Arun Gandhi was at his grandfather's side at the center of a revolutionary movement of non-violence.
Tonight, he comes to campus to share the message of his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi with the University community.
I want my MTV
They were looking for a few good men and women. A very few.
On the fifth stop of a 24-date tour, MTV unloaded its Campus Invasion upon the University yesterday, bringing with it casting officials looking for new stars for the TV shows "The Real World" and "Road Rules."
Historic space return set for this afternoon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - And so today it all will come down to this: Once again while the whole world watches, John Glenn will put himself in harm's way for the intoxicating chance to view the planet from the emptiness of space.
For all the talk of space gerontology and science research, for all the media hype and nostalgia for an age of square-jawed heroes, the undeniable fact is that a 77-year-old senator will squeeze into a seat on the shuttle Discovery and ride a potential flying bomb on an exhilarating nine-minute lunge into orbit.
Store closings create community concern
Ann Arbor's downtown, known statewide for its unique selection of businesses and restaurants, has suffered a changing economic climate in recent months.
The closing of three independent businesses: Schoolkids Records and Tapes, Marty's Menswear and Formalwear and Main Street News, is cause for concern and should be a wakeup call to the community, said Chris Kolb, Democratic candidate for mayor.
Scaled-back AIDS treatments fail
Two experimental attempts to cut down on the 15 to 20 pills a day that HIV-infected people must take to keep AIDS at bay failed when the virus bounced back quickly in many patients.
Over the past few years, the three-drug AIDS "cocktail" has turned AIDS from a death sentence to a manageable illness. However, patients must take their pills on an excruciatingly precise schedule. Some pills must be taken with a quart of water, some on an empty stomach, some only after eating.
Unemployment linked to welfare
A new University study found that an overwhelming majority of single mothers receiving welfare face hurdles getting employment.
The 14 factors considered employment barriers included no high school education, little work experience, few job skills, little knowledge of workplace norms, perceived discrimination, lack of transportation, abuse from partners, a child with health problem and a host of mental illnesses and addictions.
Campuses debate semester system switch
Imagine trying to cram 15 credit hours worth of work into 10 weeks four times in one school year.
Students at institutions on the quarterly system often have to face this situation, but many universities opt for the semester system instead.
CR's plan election push
The College Republicans met last night to energize and plan their final campaign push before Tuesday's election.
David Brandon, a Republican candidate for the University Board of Regents, told the 25-person crowd that although Gov. John Engler is expected to win by a large margin, there are other important people and issues on the ballot.
Forum highlights women
Hosting a panel of female professionals in the Michigan Union, three campus groups yesterday drew more than 50 young women who are seeking careers related to women's issues.
Titled "Careers That Matter to Women," the program, in its third year, is a part of Career Planning & Placement's "Real Issues, Real Jobs" series.
Environment rally tries to gain votes
Environmental rally yesterday on the Diag.
By Nick Bunkley
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Democrats lash out against GOPfor attack ads
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats lashed out yesterday against a $10 million Republican ad campaign that makes an issue out of the Monica Lewinsky scandal even as party leaders struggled to raise money for a counterpunch.
Undeterred and flush with cash, Republicans planned to add another TV spot to their arsenal, this one accusing President Clinton of hiding behind "legal mumbo jumbo" in the Lewinsky case.
flooded by heavy rains as the country feels the effects of Hurricane Mitch. LA CEIBA, Honduras (AP) - Hurricane Mitch paused in its whirl through the western Caribbean yesterday to punish Honduras with 120 mph winds, sweeping away bridges, flooding neighborhoods and killing at least 14 people.
10-29-98
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