As blizzard conditions blanketed the Lansing area Friday night, three Michigan State University students sat cross-legged and sprawled on the floor of the Islamic Center of East Lansing, waiting for a bus to take them to a Washington, D.C., protest the next day.
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BY DANI JAMES
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1/18/24
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Sportswriter Roland Lazenby’s new biography of Earvin “Magic” Johnson reminded me of one of the best pieces of journalism ever written, “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.” In 1966, Gay Talese, on assignment for Esquire magazine, wrote a major profile of the Rat Pack legend without ever talking to him, instead opting to talk to his friends.
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By BILL CASTANIER
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1/18/24
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Dear Readers,
I’m Maggie George, the political correspondent at the Michigan Information and Research Service and a contributor to City Pulse.
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By Maggie George
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1/18/24
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Gabriels Community Credit Union’s 2,700 eastside Lansing customers will be looking for a new banking location as a result of its takeover by the MSU Federal Credit Union.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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1/18/24
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Greater Lansing endured its first major winter storm of the season, with roughly 6 inches of snow Friday and Saturday. Most school districts canceled classes, just before the National Weather …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/16/24
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MONDAY, Jan. 15 — Over 1,500 people went to the Lansing Center today to see Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South in 1960.
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1/15/24
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FRIDAY, Jan. 12 — Snow, followed by kids on sleds.
That’s the weather prediction for this weekend. And if holds true, local governments say they will be prepared.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/11/24
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When residents of East Lansing’s Glencairn Neighborhood found the house at 921 Sunset Lane listed on Airbnb without a proper city license, they rallied and had it taken down.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/11/24
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Ever heard of Dean Phillips? He’s that congressman from Minnesota. The one who’s challenging President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary. Name ring a bell?
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By KYLE MELINN
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1/11/24
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Because of the holiday season, Rewind has been in hiatus since the Dec. 20 issue. Here’s a look at what made news in Greater Lansing over the last three weeks:
On Dec. 15, the MSU …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/11/24
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10 — In a contentious meeting last night that lasted for four and a half hours, the East Lansing City Council voted 4-1 against a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/10/24
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MONDAY, Jan. 8 — Gabriels Community Credit Union’s 2,700 eastside Lansing customers will be looking for a new banking location as a result of its takeover by the MSU Federal Credit Union.
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Berl Schwartz
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1/8/24
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FRIDAY, Jan. 5 — With the candidate filing deadline for the Lansing Charter Revision Commission just 18 days off, only seven people have done so.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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1/5/24
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3 — The new year is ringing in the end of an era for Gabriels Community Credit Union.
MSU Federal Credit Union’s acquisition of the small thrift institution …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER AND BERL SCHWARTZ
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1/3/24
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Developer Harry Hepler is claiming $22 million in damages from alleged legal malpractice in a lawsuit against Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, the prominent Lansing law firm that went out of business last month.
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By BERL SCHWARTZ
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12/21/23
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Seven candidates for East Lansing City Council raised a cumulative $139,407 for their campaigns — $66,328 of it going to Kerry Ebersole Singh, per the post-general election campaign finance documents published this month.
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By MAGGIE GEORGE
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12/21/23
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General Motors will lay off 369 workers at Grand River Assembly and Lansing Regional Stamping, coinciding with the end of Camaro production. The layoffs will take place in four phases over …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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12/19/23
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Developer Harry Hepler is claiming $22 million in damages from alleged legal malpractice in a lawsuit against Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, the prominent …
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BERL SCHWARTZ
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12/19/23
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FRIDAY , Dec. 15 — Multiple incidents of antisemitism have occurred at Michigan State University this year, the head of the university’s Jewish studies institute said.
“There …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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12/15/23
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On a Sunday morning in July, Cal DuLow and his 18-year-old son, Xan, left their home in Grand Rapids to go magnet fishing in downtown Lansing.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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12/14/23
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