The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association on Wednesday recommended the state eliminate the 19-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax and the 15-cent tax on diesel and replace them with an 18 percent fuel tax. (Press File Photo)
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A Democratic Congress, unwilling or unable to approve a $25 billion bailout for Detroit's Big Three, appears ready to punt the automakers' fate to a lame-duck Republican president.
Light rain, dropping temperatures and a threat of snow proved no deterrent for thousands of hunters Saturday on the first day of Michigan's firearm deer season. 
So while the excitement and anticipation is foreign and maybe even a little intoxicating, coach Mark Dantonio wants his Michigan State football team to drink every drop. The Spartans face Penn State on Saturday with a share of the Big Ten title on the line.
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Another coup for the Waterfront Film Festival: Organizers got the stamp of approval from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to host an official Oscar-night party on Feb. 22.
With the Grand Rapids International Wine and Food Festival this weekend, the tastemakers at Bar Divani and The 1913 Room in the Amway Grand Plaza share a few pointers on pairing and serving wines. 
The vacant Delphi Corp. plant at 999 W. Randall St. will be revived as one big factory site or home to several smaller businesses. 
