Opinions, November 12-25
It was an incredible time and I am hoping that we will be able to serve at risk youth in the Lansing area in the same way.
Rina Risper
Rosa Parks by Eloise Greenfield
When Rosa Parks grew up in Montgomery, Alabama she witnessed firsthand the unfair rules and laws that brown skinned people in America.
Family of World War II Veteran Receives Recognition After 60 years
LANSING, MI — When Terry Simpson and his sister started to inquire about her father’s, WWII Veteran Lee E. Simpson’s, involvement in WWII, they realized that he was more than just a service man who fought for his country and received no recognition for it.
Giving Thanks for a Tree
Driving to the highway the other day, I spotted a beautiful tree! The tree has obviously been there for a number of years, for she is tall, full and stately.
The Disney Difference: How One Man Rose Above Bankruptcy And Failure To Building Multi-billion $$
Try to imagine a world without Walt Disney. A world without his magic, optimism and childlike fantasy.
Public Speaking Can Be Frightening
Q: I have to give a presentation to some colleagues at work and I am terrified of public speaking. Are there any books at the library that will help me?
Lionel Richie, The Mars Volta, Cassie and Chingy
Lionel Richie, The Mars Volta, Cassie and Chingy
We Remember: Emily Perez – First Female Former West Point Cadet to Die in Iraq
We Remember: Emily Perez – First Female West Point Cadet to Die in Iraq
Scientists Offer Caf? Scientifique
LANSING, MI – Lansing Community College is hosting a chat with a scientist about an interesting and/or controversial science topic.
Olympics 2008 Unreal For Most of China
China is rushing to get ready for the 2008 Summer Olympics. But for millions of Chinese in the interior of the country, far away from Beijing and the other cities on the east coast, the Olympics will have little relevance to their lives. Changsha in Hunan province is the birthplace of Mao’s revolution but as NAM contributor Rian Dundon finds out, the Olympics seem very distant from Changsha.
CHANGSHA, Hunan – Mao launched his revolution from Changsha, but from this provincial capital of 2 million the Olympics seem very distant. Beijing and other cities are frenziedly transforming themselves into showcase cities for the 2008 Olympics, but in China’s interior, where 60 percent of the population lives, the Olympics are just something you watch on television.
Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Olympics is on Friday, August 8, 2008
The Closing Ceremony is on Sunday, August 24, 2008