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Left: The Banyan Gallery at 1208 Turner St., Old Town, Lansing. Contemporary fine art. Painting, sculpture, glass,
photography and mixed media by Banyan’s twenty-two resident artists. Home and office décor. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tue.-Sun. and by appointment. (517) 371-4600.
Below: Artist, Noel Skiba captures the importance of the opening of the gallery on canvas.
Born and raised in the city of angels, Mark Machado AKA Mr. Cartoon has become the most sought after tattoo artist by those in the music industry. Everyone in Mr. Cartoon’s neighborhood had a nickname so he was dubbed Cartoon as it both matched his personality and the fact that he lived and breathed art. Mr. Cartoon had been drawing his whole life. As a kid he was paid for his art and at the age of 16 he was known in all of Southern California for his work on low-rider murals.
Professional landscaper Cliff Both, owner of Authentic Lawn & Tree in Cedar, Michigan, had a close encounter with a buried gas line early in his career that convinced him of the dangers of unsafe digging. He now calls MISS DIG to request staking before starting any job.
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and tribal leaders signing accord to expand economic strength on both sides.
Sometimes I wish that I could do all and be all but I am not, will not and can not.
First I would like to apologize for the typographical errors in the last edition.
It was very difficult edition. I wanted to quit after it. I wanted to throw in the towel. The duty of compiling the information was overwhelming to say the least even though we received so many positive responses from the edition.
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As we go through this life we learn to value a lot of different things. Usually it is material. I wonder how many of us value ourselves? I mean really put a value on the most valuable possession that we have… ourselves.
Give the lady credit.
That lady of course, is Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm. And the credit actually goes to the Governor and the Legislative Black Caucus for their persistence and ingenuity in trying to find creative ways to bring down the scandalously high insurance rates residents of urban areas through out the state must pay simply because of where they live.
Studio: DreamWorks (1 hr. 20 mins.)
Plot: Four domesticated zoo animals escape from the New York City Zoo, and are shipped away to the wiild.
Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Andy Richter, Cedric the Entertainer, Sacha Baron Cohen
Rating: G
Bottom Line: **1/2