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“Knight and Day” features Tom Cruise and Cameron DiazTeen Talk – Non-politician, Bob Robinson, Would Serve the State Best
Bob Robinson, one person who doesn’t like the look of our State. Just like numerous people that live here right? Wrong. When my dad was sick and tired of seeing the state our State was in, he stepped forward to do something. He is working hard to become a State Representative to help get this state out of the hole it’s in.
Juneteenth Celebration Held on Gipson 52-Acre Farm in Watervliet, MI
WATERVLIET, MI — People came from all directions, Chicago, Lansing, Detroit and Lake Michigan to the 52-acre farm of Phil and Tia Gipson in Watervliet, MI to celebrate Juneteenth which commemorates June 19, 1865 when General Gordon Granger told the people in Galveston Texas of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued two and a half years earlier on January 1, 1863.
One Year Later, The Murder of James Lauderdale III is Still Unsolved
LANSING, MI — Jackie Summerville lovingly picked up her grandchild, Kyla Lauderdale and grazed her lips across her chubby cheek. Jackie lamented that she had been through enough this past year and was grateful for the opportunity to cherish one kiss from the 1-year-old.
Good Fitness Goals Are More Than Mind Over Matter
This time of year, everyone is talking about their fitness goals for the summer. It’s a pleasant reprieve from all the news about rising obesity levels and our nation’s lack of attention to fitness, no doubt.
Granholm Signs Bills Banning Texting While Driving
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm recently signed a package of bills that ban text messaging while driving. The new laws took effect July 1, 2010.
Former Lansing Teacher and Michigan Army National Guard Soldier selected to attend United States Army War College
Lieutenant Colonel Shawn A. Harris, of Kentwood, Michigan, is among the chosen few to pursue this dream of elite Soldiers. In August 2010, Harris will report to the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Your Other 8 Hours: The Secret to Success for Artists and Creatives
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
So you want to be an author, an actor or maybe even a rock star? It doesn’t much matter what you want to do, just that you do it. Whatever your art, your only goal should be to create.
me2u – 9-12 – Scar
I remember my first very well although some details escape me. I do know I was nervous and scared. And what I remember most was to give it up to trusting that she knew what was best for me. However, once that nurse stuck that damn gun to my arm it went off with a burst of air coupled with a blast of pain. I was enraged. I thought how unfair it was for those two women to tell me everything was going to be alright as if it was going to be all cotton candy and lollipops. I sat silent and wounded. I was vaccinated. With that, I received my first scar.
As I See It – Reflections: Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration – 9-12
I think this program (“Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration”: A Prisoner and Youth Conversation”) is a really good idea. I think that instead of doing it once in a while they should find the means to do it in high schools. That’s where they need it most.