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In 1999, when I started my teaching career in earnest, Lansing Community College hired me as an adjunct, meaning part time. My hiring interview was at 5 p.m. with a senior faculty member who was …
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By DEDRIA HUMPHRIES BARKER
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7/27/23
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After his somewhat surprising election to an at-large seat in 2021, Lansing City Council newcomer Jeffrey Brown is now taking heat for alleged ethical lapses during his first 18 months in office. In …
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7/6/23
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Are you noticing the growing number of news reports about horrific food shortages the world over?
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Joan Nelson
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7/6/23
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T he Michigan Republican Party is catastrophically collapsing harder and faster than even its skeptics imagined.
We’re talking about the state “Michigan Republican Party” here, …
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Kyle Melinn
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7/6/23
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Some of my smartest students were the ones training for the technical trades. I will never forget the Black woman who was already working as a sound engineer but …
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Dedria Humphries Barker
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6/29/23
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It wasn’t an endorsement, but it most definitely wasn’t a punch in the nose either.
At a Livingston County event last week, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin urged attendees to recruit former …
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Kyle Melinn
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6/22/23
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The Michigan House is considering adding Michigan to the states that will guarantee that whichever presidential candidate receives the most votes nationally actually wins the presidency.
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Kyle Melinn
Capital News Service | 6/15/23 |
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Climate change is a serious threat here in Mid-Michigan. We’ve seen the consequences of this phenomenon firsthand and are eager to find equitable solutions for everyone. As a …
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Jeremy Garza
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6/15/23
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You might have an opinion about these neighborhood issues: trees, street parking, urban farming, backyard granny flats, transportation options, corridor improvements, or gently densifying your …
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Joan Nelson
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6/8/23
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We all know the expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include the LGBTQ+ community has been addressed. State law now bans someone from being fired or denied housing simply …
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Kyle Melinn
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6/8/23
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Would you support a four-story music and arts studio off South Washington in downtown Lansing? How about a training center at the former Sears in Frandor where people can learn everything from video …
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Kyle Melinn
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6/1/23
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The month of June liberates students from high school academics in a solemn commencement march to strains of British composer Edward Elgar’s Pomp and …
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Dedria Humphries Barker
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6/1/23
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In the May 10 CP Edit, Clinton County officials and residents are portrayed as NIMBY-driven opponents of clean energy. This perspective fails to understand that Clinton County’s planning and …
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Andy Edick
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6/1/23
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The case for reparations is growing in pockets across the country and at the local level here in Michigan. California created a statewide task force in 2020 that was charged with “studying the …
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5/25/23
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Remember when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proudly proclaimed that on Feb. 27 Michigan would have the nation’s fifth Democratic presidential primary of 2024.
Michigan had been moved up the …
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Kyle Melinn
Capital News Service | 5/25/23 |
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In January, Democrats secured full control of Michigan government for the first time in four decades. They have not wasted any time. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills into law strengthening gun …
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5/18/23
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As if Michigan’s Republican Party didn’t have enough problems, political consultant Jeff Timmer and like-minded moderates nationwide are on the verge of extending the party’s …
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Kyle Melinn
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5/18/23
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Elected commissioners in Clinton County are on the verge of approving a one-year moratorium on renewable energy developments, which would prohibit 11 of the county’s 16 townships from …
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5/11/23
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You’re either digging a gravel pit or you’re not. If you don’t see a lot of middle ground on the issue, don’t tell Rep. Tyrone Carter. The Detroit Democrat …
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Kyle Melinn
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5/11/23
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Agitated that other priorities have taken center stage in the early days of the Democratic-controlled Legislature, labor leaders convinced the state House to take up measures this week to repeal the …
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Kyle Melinn
Capitol News Service MIRS | 3/9/23 |
