May 5, 2026

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News Spotlight: Recent MSU Alumni and a local East Lansing resident launch a company, “Global Mentors LLC” Connecting Minds Worldwide

Rina Risper06 mins

EAST, LANSING, MI — When Vishwajeet K. Singh took ‘the walk’ in the sunny summer of 2010 at Michigan State University (MSU), he had a strong urge to give something back to the community at-large, particularly to the MSU community and its wonderful University town of East Lansing that has given him so much – friends, family and life-long education to boast about. Employed now as a faculty at the University of Oregon where he teaches Hindi/Urdu for World Languages Academy, exactly within a year he is close to fulfilling his urge and now come back to the town to launch his new venture, “Global Mentors LLC”.

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News Spotlight: Public Invited to WKAR Night at Kresge Art Museum

Rina Risper02 mins

EAST LANSING, MI – Join WKAR staff for the station’s annual WKAR
Evening at Kresge Art Museum for an exclusive showing of the museum’s
winter 2011 Masterwork Exhibition, “The Best of Friends: The Friends of
Kresge Art Museum.” The event takes place Thursday, February 10, from
6-8 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6:30 p.m.

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News Spotlight: Former Michigan Governor Granholm Tells Us Her Plans for the Future

Rina Risper04 mins

Dear Friends:

 
Today Dan and I are very pleased to be able to share with you the plans we have put in place for the year ahead.It’s going to be a very exciting year, devoted to a portfolio of projects that includes writing, teaching and public speaking on issues about which we are passionate, including clean energy and leadership.Our time will be divided between Michigan, Washington, D.C. and California, working on an agenda that includes the following:

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News Spotlight: Ruth Hallman 4th Annual Chili & Soup Birthday Party

Rina Risper03 mins

   Each year since the murder of Ruth Hallman in 2007 a memory Birthday Party is celebrated to honor her for the work she did in the Lansing community to make all neighborhoods a safer place to live, work and play.  Ruth served as a Watch Coordinator, President of her Neighborhood Association and on the North Precinct Advisory Board lending her support and knowledge to enhancing our community. 

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News Spotlight: WARM THE HEART KNIT-A-THON: Knitting for Community, Peaceful Planet on February 12, 2011

Rina Risper02 mins

 Knitters from Mid-Michigan will gather from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2011, to knit together and make items to benefit young adults at Child and Family Services of Lansing.  The Knit-a-Thon will be held at Perspective2, 319 East Grand River Ave. in Lansing, Michigan’s Old Town.

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News Spotlight: 2011 PAC Assessment: Integrating Active, Liveable Lifestyles into Your Community’s Culture

Rina Risper05 mins

 LANSING, MI — The 2011 Promoting Active Communities Assessment has been launched! The PAC assessment is a free online tool that helps communities assess their built environment, policies and programs related to active living. Any city, village, township, or charter township in Michigan is eligible to register; all communities must register by June 15, 2011.

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Michigan Assists Suffering Children as Haiti Rebuilds

Rina Risper08 mins

The elementary classroom kids standing with caregivers Ogline Pierre (left) and Michelle Dolce (right).  The man in the background is a security guard. Crime has spiked since the devastation.  The wall in the background is what remains of a wall after the earthquake. Courtesy photo

After the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, many orphans and school children were brought to Maxeau Balthazar’s yard in Port-au-Prince . Mr. Balthazar’s home was an obvious safe place to go because he had previously created a humanitarian services organization in Haiti. 
 

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Does Your Child Need Special Classes or Just a Pair of Glasses?

Rina Risper09 mins

Sandra Peterson, RN, CSN
 
In a perfect world the title above might seem absurd or appear to be a joke. However, the world isn’t perfect and the question posed in the title should be answered before proceeding with anyone’s suggestion that your child might need to be evaluated for special education classes.

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Do you have an opinion? Your letters 9-26

Rina Risper03 mins

Dear TNCP,

My name is Todd A. Heywood. I am a journalist based in Lansing, MI. In the course of my career I have covered many issues revolving around HIV — from criminalization, to disclosure to epidemiology and new discoveries in medicine and science. I am also openly HIV-positive.

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Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite

Rina Risper05 mins

By Reference Librarian Eunice Borelli

By now everyone has heard about the bedbug epidemic that’s affecting everything from the fanciest hotel rooms to college dorms to cruise ships. In August, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a joint statement, which touched on the history of bed bugs in the United States, signs to watch for, and steps to take for prevention and control.
 

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