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"Cabinets of natural science should be collected [including] specimens of the mineral and
vegetable kingdoms,
especially of the State of Michigan."
— Joseph R. Williams, President, Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, Dedication of the College, May 13, 1857.
Those words marked the founding of the Michigan State University Museum, which marks a landmark 150 years in 2007.
Coach James Bibbs Youth Track and Field Invitational, MCB Highlights Summer Job Programs for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth
Artis White, accused of murdering his wife, is still on the short list of suspects. He spends his free time filming a documentary about those who have been falsely accused of crimes.
One of the seven-point agreements that they made was to make absentee voting ballots more accessible to senior citizens and faith-based citizens.
Two sister-in-laws return home to Lansing to visit their friends and family. They are home for good in October.
When the door of the Book Burrow opens, its manager greets those waiting with a big smile. Inside the bookstore, the manager and volunteers are busy carrying book carts, sorting out and shelving books. All of them look excited and happy, thinking of all the good these books will do in the community. Located in the basement of the Lansing’s Main Library, the Book Burrow is the hidden treasure of the library where people can fully enjoy browsing through thousands of neatly shelved books and get many different books at great prices.
Davyn Cuffie appears in the Transformers movie that opened on July 4.
Acting ‘White’
What should parents of color do when their children express concerns about ‘acting white’? Columnist Dana Williams shares her story.
It has been a hot dry summer so far in Lansing, MI and I am loving it. The children are out of school and I just realized that Amir will be 5 and will be in school all day. I’m looking forward to spending more time on the newspaper. It seems like I just had him yesterday.