Teen Talk 6-16

It seems as though Lansing no longer supports the arts and poetry is slowly becoming a fad for an older generation.

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Wellness News 6-16

HIV/AIDS in Present Day America and Today’s Victims

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    Ask the Business Librarian 6-16

    Q: The Freedom of Information Act has been cited in the news quite a bit lately.  I’m wondering if the Library has any information on what exactly this is.

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    Mid-Michigan Residents in WKAR-TV World War II Documentary

      The WKAR.org website for The War: Michigan Voices includes repeat times, an honor roll listing service details for all those interviewed, transcripts for the veterans’ complete interviews, selected articles about some of the veterans, and a “Share Your Story” section that allows visitors to share their stories or memories of their family members’ experiences in World War II.

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    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.

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    Excuse me are you listening? 6-15

    It has been a scary time for everyone.  In Lansing there have been 11 homicides and 2 of the victims were very prominent figures. 

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    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.

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    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.

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