News Spotlight: Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Environment Receive $500,000 Federal Grant to Expand Hunting Access Program

    LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and
    Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) today
    announced that the  agencies have been awarded a $500,000 federal grant
    to enhance the state’s Hunter Access Program (HAP) with an emphasis on
    Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) land and more
    opportunities for youth hunting.

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    Special News Spotlight: Laying to Rest the Eady Family – Fatal Car Crash on 10-10-2010

    Lansing, MI — November 17, 2010-  The Eady family has arrived back home in Lansing, MI.  Surviving family members: mother, Aretha Eady, daughter, Sophia and son, Charles, Jr. are doing miraculously better.

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    News Spotlight: College job market to see slight rebound

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — The national job market for college graduates should rebound slightly next year as many large corporations end hiring freezes and small, fast-growth companies continue helping reshape the economy, according to Michigan State University’s 2010-11 Recruiting Trends report.

     

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    News Spotlight: CATA SERVICE CHANGES FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

    Lansing, MI—In observance of Thanksgiving Day, the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) will conclude all MSU campus bus service at 11:30PM on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.  All other CATA routes and services will conclude at their regular time on Wednesday.
     

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    News Spotlight: Kwanzaa Intellectual-Fest

    In December, MSU-AAAS’s speaker series “Re-negotiating Meaning in Black Studies Today” will present an event that advances knowledge about an African American holiday, Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community, culture and consciousness.

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    News Spotlight: Detroit’s urban farms could provide a majority of fruits and vegetables for local residents

    EAST LANSING, Mich. — Transforming vacant urban lots into farms and community gardens could provide Detroit residents with a majority of their fruits and vegetables.

    As city officials ponder proposals for urban farms, a Michigan State University study indicates that a combination of urban farms, community gardens, storage facilities and hoop houses — greenhouses used to extend the growing season – could supply local residents with more than 75 percent of their vegetables and more than 40 percent of their fruits.

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    News Spotlight: Lansing Workers’ Center Recognizes Wage Theft

    During a national week of action concerning wage theft, the Lansing Workers’ Center, continues to empower workers to stand up for their rights. Since opening its doors last Labor Day, the Lansing Workers’ Center and has been talking to workers about wage theft, unemployment claims, and everything in between.

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    News Spotlight: LANSING MOTORCYCLE SHOOT: Hello all future cast members!

    Hello all future cast members!

     
    The two days of the shooting are coming up on us quickly so as promised, here are some specifics of our shoot. Please read everything as it will include what to bring, parking information and call times. Also, please feel free to contact Tim Whalen | Senior Graphic Designer | MessageMakers 
    whalen@messagemakers.com - 517.482.3333 with any questions that you might have.

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    News Spotlight: DENNY’S PARTNERS WITH THE MAGIC JOHNSON FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO MINORITY COLLEGE STUDENTS

     Earvin “Magic” Johnson, chairman and founder of the Magic Johnson Foundation, poses with April Kelly-Drummond, director of Corporate Diversity for Denny’s, at the12thAnnual Taylor Michael’s Scholarship Program Conference in Los Angeles, hosted by the Magic Johnson Foundation. 


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    Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen: A Pumpkin Recipe From My X-Files

    Halloween is over and creatives all over the state were using their talent to impress the masses. Now it is time to eat.  This Michigan pumpkin was displayed in the Romney Building in Lansing, MI and designed by Maranda Winchester.

     

     

    Even ghosts and goblins will gobble up pumpkin desserts this fall.  Isaac, Ben and Jacob Hammack roll out the pumpkins in preparation for a delicious pumpkin cheesecake and other goodies.  Photo by Leah Rolinski

     

    By Wolfgang Puck, Tribune Media Services

     
    When you’re making dessert for a holiday season meal, it’s always so much fun to come up with something surprisingly different – a recipe that not only makes people take excited notice from the moment you serve it, but also continues to win happy “oohs” and “ahs” all the way to the last bite.

     

     

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