More than 300 people gather for Peace Quest 2016 Day of Action At Union Missionary Baptist Church

 By Jim Detjen

 
Some came to walk with peace signs in their hands. Others came to listen to protest music. Still others came to smoke a peace pipe at a ceremony led by Chippewa Native Americans or learn about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Paula Cunningham honored by Congressional Black Caucus

 

By Mark Hornbeck

LANSING, MI — Paula D. Cunningham, AARP Michigan State Director and a pioneer in business and education in the Lansing community, will receive the Trailblazer Award from the Michigan Congressional Black Caucus on Friday, Sept.16, at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C.

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News Spotlight: Barricaded gunman surrenders to Ingham Sheriff’s Deputies

 Sunday, October 2, 2016, at approximately 4pm, Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 4800 block of Old Plank Rd in Onondaga Twp for a subj who had barricaded himself in a residence with a shotgun.

 

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Pastor James Hines: A Father Mobilizes His Grief and Anger to Heal Others

Joseph Hines (center) was recognized by the city of Jackson, his hometown, for keeping a positive spirit and for bringing healing between law enforcement and civilians.  He is flanked by his mother Leontyne Hines and his father James Hines. 
 
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A Healthy Spin: The Mobile Food Bus Rolls Into Town

 A 54 passenger bus has been retrofit with a demonstration kitchen which will serve meals to 

children year-round in partnership with the Greater Lansing Food Bank and the Lansing School District’s food vendor, SodexoMAGIC. 
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Sparrow Foundation and Women Working Wonders Present: Kaleidoscope: Reflect. Recharge. Reimagine.

 

Speaker Suzanne de Passe
 
LANSING, MI — The 42nd Kaleidoscope event is set for September 9, 2016 at Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, MI. 

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PET WORLD: Cats, dogs, chicadas and toads

 

By Marc Morrone
Tribune Content Agency
 
   Q: I seem to be facing a move from Connecticut to Southern Georgia. I am at a loss as to how to transport my 13-year-old Tabby cat. We are both too old to drive many hours straight through, and a midway stop with my kitty seems impossible. Any ideas? – Peter Langstrom, Stamford, CT

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MSU technology could help keep elderly safe in their homes

EAST LANSING, MI – Can Grandma’s Wi-Fi router alert you that it’s time to check on her? 

A grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Michigan State University to explore whether home Wi-Fi systems can preserve the privacy of our aging loved ones while detecting abnormal events in their homes.

 

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Would you like the option to vote from home in the Presidential Election?

If you are at least 60 years of age, are physically unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another, or meet one of the other requirements under state law, you are entitled to vote by absentee ballot.  In fact, we want to make it even easier for you by placing you on the Permanent Absentee Application List. 

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