
A pedestrian walks against the blowing snow Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
(AP)Michigan police blamed four traffic deaths on ice-covered roads.
Many schools in upstate New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire also closed or opened late because of snow.
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Associated Press writers Doug Esser and Tim Klass in Seattle and Steve Quinn in Juneau, Alaska, and AP Photographer Ted Warren in Orting contributed to this story.
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