Surprise Back to School Shopping Spree
LANSING, MI — Early Saturday morning 24 students from the Lansing School District had the opportunity to go on a big back to school shopping spree compliments of the Lansing Jaycees.
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The Dangers of Reporting on Your Hometown
The death of Chauncey Bailey highlights how deadly the news business can be. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) monitors the killings of journalists all over the world. Since they began tracking these deaths in 1992, CPJ found that on average more than three journalists are killed every month in the line of duty.
To Snitch, or Not To Snitch
Black on black murder rates are off the charts, capped by the recent killing of three students in New Jersey, but there are few witnesses willing to testify. The lack of witnesses helps increase the spiral of violence in poor black neighborhoods, notes NAM editor Earl Ofari Hutchinson. Hutchinson is an author and political analyst.
INTRODUCING THE MICHAEL VICK DOG CHEW TOY: Company hit with multiple copyright lawsuits; proceeds earmarked for Humane Society
A Web site offering a doggie chew toy named after NFL quarterback Michael Vick is the target of several copyright lawsuits – from the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons and Vick himself.
Local Artist Has International Talent and Skill
As a graphic artist with the Michigan Department of Transportation Brian has won many national awards for his work on projects such as the 2001 design of Michigan’s official State map, graphics for “The Line Drive Home”: How to get to and from the 2005 MLB All-Star Game, and for the illustration’s in the children’s book “Bridget & Little Mac’s Birthday Trip.”
Brain Whitfeild
News Briefs 6-15
Local Teams to Run Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day, Enjoy an Irish Festival “Great Lakes Feis” at the Lansing Center, Lansing Bless Fest, Reo Town Music Festival bring WAR during their “A Salute to Labor… A Salute to You” event, The 6th Annual Angel House Bachelor Auction!,
HOW TO GET YOUR CHILD AND TEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY
“Families and children can volunteer together for some jobs – helping clean up a playground or a beach, simple repairs in low-income housing, working at a
community food bank or facility for elderly people…”
Dr. Anita Guerin, NYU Child Study Center
Wanted: 200 Volunteers to Help Clean the Grand River
A clean up project for the Grand River between Lansing’s two dams is scheduled for August 18, 2007 beginning at 10 a.m. Photo courtesy of www.drawdowncleanup.org.
We Remember Community Activist, Ruth Hallman: 1931-2007
Ms. Hallman and her daughter, Councilperson Carol Wood were chosen as two of our 2007 Most Interesting and Influential edition which is posted on www.tncp.net. They were the first mother and daughter to be featured in the same edition.
Thank you to all the churches who participated on The Day of Prayer that was held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on August 1, 2007.
A list of the participating churches inside…