As I See It – 9-8 – QP Voices: Enquiring Minds Wanted to Know

 

 
By Mary Sanchez
Tribune Media Services
 
It’s a pity to say, but the reporters who worked on one of the most explosive journalistic investigations this year don’t have a ghost of a chance for recognition by the Pulitzer Prize committee. Why? Because they work for the National Enquirer.

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Festivities Continue in Eaton County

 By Bob Robinson

 
If you didn’t make the Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival last weekend, you missed a great opportunity to learn about the rich agricultural heritage of my hometown of Vermontville, Michigan.

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MoJo’s Table-for-Two Reviews – 9-8

Geno’s  Pizzeria

 
208 S. Washington Square
517-580-7124
Price Range: From $2.50/slice – $19.00 (for a pie)
Casual atmosphere with excellent customer service

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Add Color and Life with a Garden

 Hummingbirds will begin arriving at feeders and  gardens in Michigan in April and will leave sometime between July and October. 

TMS Photo

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A Young Woman’s Fight for “Life”

By Deana M. Newman, M.A., C.C.P.

Summers are generally celebrated as a time of outdoor fun, gatherings and basking in the sun.  However, the summer of 2008 was an eventful season which changed the normal course for one Lansing, Michigan family leading to a tragic end. 

 

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Teen Talk : Violence

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Lynda Nguyen
 
All over the world teens are choosing to act irresponsibly.  They tend to abuse and put others down.  Why is that?  Some do it for their own personal enjoyment.  Others do it so they would fit in and because that’s what all their friends are doing.  Peer pressure can be hard to ignore, but is this what it has really come down to?

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TravelMuse: 5 Cruise Myths Debunked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The midnight Grand Buffet and all of those talented chefs who prepared it! The Celebrity Cruises Motor Vessel Century viewed from the dock. 70,606 tonnage, 815 feet long, 105 foot beam width, 22 knot top speed, 14 decks, 1750 guests and 868 crew.

 
Source:  Midnight Buffet, Celebrity Cruise Ship Century

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PET WORLD

There’s a Good Reason Why ‘We’re All Stupid in Love with Our Pets’
 
By Steve Dale,Tribune Media Services
 
Just look at a puppy or kitten and you probably feel good. There’s a reason for that.

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Green Jobs for Michigan

Bob Robinson writes about new products such as clear plastic that can now be made using farm crops like corn.

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The Creole Gallery is the Place to “B”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The B-Spot is the place for laughter and words of wisdom. The Creole Gallery in Lansing now has a monthly comedy and poetry show.

 
Presents Open Mic Night Comedy and Poety
 
Saturday 
April, 17, 2010 and May 22, 2010
 
Creole Gallery
1218 Turner Street
Lansing, MI 48906
517-862-1553
 
Ena Busby (pictured in the black shirt), the daughter of Robert Busby “Mayor of Old Town”, who was murdered in 2007.  Robert Busby owned the Creole Gallery prior to his death.    
 
Photo by Roxanne Firth

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