PETERS NOT OUT:  Despite assertions by his opponents, U.S. House candidate
Gary Peters, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-Bloomfield Hills) in a race that will be the most-watched this fall, is not being
forced to resign his teaching post or take a leave of absence during the campaign, Central Michigan University officials said.  Students Against Gary Peters, a group that has pushed to have Mr. Peters
fired from his CMU post since he announced his candidacy last fall, argued that a new policy would require Mr. Peters to leave his post 60 days before the election.

But CMU spokesperson Steve Smith said the university is still operating under a 1955 policy on conflicts between campaigning and working on campus. That policy is under review to make some changes, including making it more gender neutral.

Neither the current policy nor the proposed amendments would require Mr. Peters to step down unless he is elected to a post that would not allow him to fulfill his job duties, Mr. Smith said.   The current policy leaves the decision of a leave of absence or resignation to the employee and his or her supervisor.