Michigan Capitol's Spruce Is "Christmas Tree"

In Lansing, Michigan, the state legislature's bipartisan Capitol Committee declared the 61-foot spruce in front of the Capitol to be the "Michigan Christmas Tree". Sunday's Grand Rapids Press reports that the new name replaces the "State Holiday Tree", the name that had been used since 1991. State Attorney General Michael Cox said there was no problem with the change. And Susan Herman, a spokesperson for the Michigan Jewish Conference, agreed saying: "If you're going to have a tree, you might as well call it what it is."