Do Our Streets Need To Go On Road Diet?
From 2000-2006, 653 people have been hit while walking or bicycling in Lansing. The number averages to 120 people each year and 1 person every 3 days. 13 people have died.
2006 Most Interesting And Influential Update: Calvin Jones
LANSING, MI — As a continuation of our commitment to keep you updated on our “Most Interesting and Most Influential, we are featuring Calvin Jones, who was featured in our 2006 edition.
Diversity Summit is criticized for lack of diversity
EAST LANSING, MI — A gathering of statewide community leaders to discuss diversity and inclusion had many participants concerned about the event’s apparent exclusion of certain groups.
Plain Talk 7-6
The day that I wrote this article was my daughter’s birthday. April 4th was a cold and rainy day.
Nu Resolution 7-6
New Resolution #30: Self-destruction: we’re headed for self-destruction! Self-destruction!
Excuse me are you listening? 7-6
I want to share with you why we do the types of stories that we do.
I’ve finally come to terms with the fact that I’m a journalist. I thought since I didn’t go to school for journalism, I wasn’t a journalist. It’s sometimes hard when you work alone to get a grasp on what your role is and what you’re doing.
Do you have an opinion? 7-6
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Book Reveiw 7-6
The Mermaid Chair
By Sue Monk Kidd
ISBN: 0-670-03394-4
Publisher: Viking
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Blackflix.com Movie Reveiw: Meet the Browns
Studio: Lionsgate
Plot: A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father she’s never met and meets her dad’s raucous family.
Cast: Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Lance Gross, Sofía Vergara, Jenifer Lewis, Irma P. Hall
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2