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Statement from Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum on Certification of November 3, 2020 General Election

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago03 mins

MASON, MI – Today, Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum (D-Onondaga) issued the following statement on the certification of the November 3, 2020 General Election.

Local NAACP Denounces tactics used in Tuesday’s Baker Street Arrest

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago02 mins

LANSING, MI – This correspondence is to serve as the Lansing Branch NAACP concern regarding a Use of Force and arrest incident on Tuesday evening November 10, 2020 on Baker Street in Lansing. Media footage clearly showed a number of Lansing Police Officers atop of a 25-year-old African-American man. While atop of the suspect, officers restrained him while they simultaneously delivered strikes to his body.

City of Lansing to Offer Free On-Street Metered Parking Through 2020

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago02 mins

On-street parking in Lansing will be free of charge for the rest of the year beginning on Monday, November 23, 2020

Tips to reduce risks in the home kitchen while preparing holiday meals

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Start with the basics! Always wash hands with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds before handling food.

We Remember: Rosemarie “Rosa” Lopez Killips January 9, 1949 – August 14, 2020

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago010 mins

Rosa Lopez Killips was loved by many. An ofrenda was built by her brother, Lorenzo Lopez, to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

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Just Plain Selfish: The Audacity of Color

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago05 mins

By Kris Walker

Tough times have been said to reveal a person's true character. A person can paint a pretty picture of themselves using vivid or even pastel colors. Words, attire and demeanor make it easy to portray a perfectly polished image. The persona and posture however, must be able to be maintained and withstand the pressures of societal life.

Tyler Perry is Variety’s 2020 Showman of the Year

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago06 mins

Tyler Perry attends the Netflix Premiere for Tyler Perry's “A Fall From Grace” at Metrograph on January 13, 2020 in New York City. (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Netflix/TNS)

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An apple lover’s apple crumble that highlights its fresh fruit flavor (and doesn’t bury it in sugar)

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago07 mins

By America’s Test Kitchen

Some apple crumbles bury the fruit in sugar and streusel so that by the time you add a scoop of ice cream, you've lost the fruit's tangy freshness. It's the equivalent of heating really good olive oil so that it loses its grassy bite or cooking thick, well-marbled steak until the center goes gray.

Lighting Up Lansing – One Smile at a Time

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago01 mins

Lourdes Stoner is in the11th grade, and lives in Lansing, MI. Read more…

Photo by Dan Defoy

Excuse me, are you Listening? How do you feel?

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Dear Readers,

You have all been doing so well during the pandemic. We are all trying to make sense of what is going on. Well I am here to tell you that it is not easy. You can get wrapped up in depression and not really figure it out until someone else tells you.