News Spotlight: 4-H Food Club Receives Gardening Grant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 4-H Food Club at the Ingham Family Center will be building on the gardening skills learned by the students last year where they planted and maintained a large garden and consumed over 300 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. (l to r) Scott Leroy, Sara Deprez, Randy Bell, Stephanie Reuter and Heather Borden.

 

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News Spotlight: Granholm to Meet with Google in California, Pitch Michigan for Fiber Optic Network Trial

 

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm on March 10, 2010, will meet with officials at Google in California to thank them for their ongoing investment in Michigan and encourage the company to include the state in the testing of Google fiber, its new ultra-high speed fiber optic broadband network.  Earlier today, Granholm met with venture capitalists and high-tech company representatives in Menlo Park in an effort to persuade them to bring investment and business to Michigan.  

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Freedom of Information Act – Your Right to Know

Journalists and citizens who file Freedom of Information Act requests often expect delay or denial, unfortunately, that can impact  your daily life. Oftentimes, the lack of information provided by governmental agencies limit the ability to investigate issues, protect individuals or open the doors of justice. istockphoto

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Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know

Did you know that you can ask for the documents below under FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)?

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Congratulations Willard K. Walker Recipient of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award

 

“It’s not the towering sail, but the unseen wind that moves the ship”     – a Proverb

 

Former City of Lansing Human Relations and Community Services department director and State of Michigan executive, Willard Walker, is a senior policy consultant at Public Policy Associates (PPA), Incorporated, a national research and development firm.  

 
 

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News Spotlight: Want a Stress Free Life: Just Breathe!!

 What if someone told you to “breathe” your stresses away – would you believe them? There is a very powerful secret to the breath, that can help you achieve the calm, centered mind that most people are looking for.

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News Spotlight: Two Area Law Enforcement Leaders Get Statewide “Crime Fighter Awards”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Michigan – a statewide crime prevention nonprofit organization led by more than 400 of Michigan’s best-known police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and crime survivors – honored two of its members with Fight Crime’s prestigious “Crime Fighter Award”.   Chief Milton L. Scales, Jr., (left) Director, Office of Criminal Investigation, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and to Chief Martin J. Underhill, (right) Chief of Police, City of Grand Ledge. 

 

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News Spotlight: The Lansing Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc

 The Lansing Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is hosting Delta Census Day on February 27, from 11 am to 1 pm at the Lansing Fire Station #46 , 5135 Pleasant Grove. 

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