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These early days of 2022 are an opportune time to look back and assess last year’s press freedom environment in the United States and abroad.
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As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden made a series of energy-related promises, including net-zero emissions by 2050 and the launch of “a national effort aimed at creating the jobs we need to …
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Is it fair to call Detroit a food desert? Many people, including researchers, have regarded Detroit as a food desert. Yet the term food desert is no longer correct in describing all of Detroit.
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Opioid overdose deaths have increased dramatically among African American and Hispanic populations in the state, according to new data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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Paula Cunningham has retired twice.
“Well, I transitioned twice,” she said.
Cunningham was the president of Lansing Community College then the CEO of Capitol National …
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As local governments wrestle with the question of how to spend their share of American Rescue Plan Act money from Washington, some are earmarking it to improve broadband access and affordability for their residents.
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Each day in Fishtown, a small fishing district in Leland, Amanda Holmes, the executive director of the Fishtown Preservation Society, receives a visit from a local elderly man who grew up in the area and likes to check preservation efforts.
A new music venue is coming to downtown Lansing in a 100-year-old building at 224 S. Washington Square. The entire project, including the purchase and renovation, is estimated to cost just over $900,000.
A proposed county ordinance would enable off-road vehicles to legally drive on several dozen Eaton County roadways.
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A businessman is having second thoughts about building a parking lot in Lansing.
Threading the needle of time
The architects, artisans, stonemasons and carpenters who built Lansing’s oldest structures are long gone. So are the boarders, shopkeepers, teachers, mayors and everyday folks who walked in and out of their doors.
Non profit NEws
When tax season comes around, lots of people look forward to the financial relief a tax return can bring. But for others, tax season just creates anxiety over what they might owe. Even the cost of paying for tax services can be a barrier in filing. However, for certain taxpayers, there are tax services available through Capital Area United Way at no cost.
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