Local & State

LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS  DEFEATS FEMA’S EFFORTS TO REMOVE HURRICANE EVACUEES FROM HOTELS BY JANUARY

A homeless man tries to keep warm by using a rug and cardboard box as a mattress.  During the holidays, do not forget the homeless in your town. With limited resources and frigid temperatures the Volunteers of America and other organizations that assist the homeless, need  volunteers and donations as they fill during the winter.  TNCP Photo.   

 Dr. Joan Jackson Johnson thanking her biggest supporter at Westminister Presbyterian Church.  There was a thunder of appreciation from the audience.  TNCP Photo.

       LANSING, MI – Mayor-elect Virg Bernero  announced a diverse group of twelve community leaders who will serve as the Chairs and Vice Chairs of his Transition Team Task Forces. The Task Forces will lead a community dialogue on the challenges and opportunities that face Lansing in the areas of economic development and job creation, education, neighborhoods, arts and culture, public safety, youth development and the environment.

 Douglas Rademacher, Vice President, UAW, holding up his sign reminding onlookers to check the tags to see if it says “Made in th USA”.  Rademacher said, “Fore every $30.00 spent on a foreign product, we lose one hour of American labor.”  TNCP Photo.

 LANSING, MI –    Chris Najor (pronounced like major with an ‘n’) knows that there is value in maintaining a healthy life through exercise. 
     “I recently was has a sports injury and had not been able to work out and I feel terrible.  Now I know how people feel who don’t work out.”
    He  is the owner of Go Work Out located at 6135 W. Saginaw

  Mayor-elect Bernero Says Hollister and LeDuc Bring Invaluable Experience and Knowledge to Mayoral Transition Process

Walnut St. resident, Nancy Kruger who is seeing impaired and in a wheelchair expresses concern regarding deteriorated sidewalks to City of Lansing Public Service employees, Neal Galehouse and Chris Johnston.  She would like to use her chair to go to the store and to Old Town but because of damaged sidewalks she cannot without experiencing a lot of pain.  Photo TNCP files.