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Marijuana enthusiasts are crying foul at an advertising campaign by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services over its take on cannabis consumption.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/17/20
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My favorite thing is a '70s Ethan Allen brass watering can. Being brass, it tarnishes easily, but I recently shined it up by using ketchup, and it worked great. Very satisfying.
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Rich Tupica
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1/16/20
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As a massive voter petition circulates across Michigan to bolster civil rights protections for the LGBTQ community, local gay leaders in Greater Lansing are standing lockstep against continued discrimination.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/16/20
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Deadbeat landlords be warned: The Lansing City Council is fed up with your neglected rental properties.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/16/20
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This weekend’s road trip to Iowa started with local Bernie Sanders organizer Kelly Collison and a few friends.
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Kyle Melinn
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1/16/20
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In the children’s fairy tale of yore, Snow White took an ill-advised bite from the evil queen’s poison apple. The deathlike sleep induced by the toxic fruit could only be broken by the kiss of true love.
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Staff
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1/16/20
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor hopes a passionate group of local residents can brainstorm some fresh ideas to keep the city’s historic Moores Park Pool open for yet another summer.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/15/20
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Why did the city of East Lansing quietly auction off public land on eBay to only a few interested parties? Who was notified about the sale? And who was pulling the strings back at City Hall?
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/15/20
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As the market for medical and recreational marijuana blossoms across Michigan in the wake of its newfound legal status, a lesser known (but arguably just as lucrative) side of the industry is starting to make some inroads.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/15/20
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I remember saying “It’s unbelievable” and hearing people laugh at the things he does. I think it’s time to stop laughing. The unbelievable has turned into the believable. Yes, I know I’m opinionated.
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Skyler Ashley
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1/15/20
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Former Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has made a point of doing something not easy for him: keeping his mouth shut when it comes to his views on the performance of his successor, Andy Schor.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/14/20
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Public outcry and unanswered questions surround Lansing’s Department of Human Relations and Community Services after its director, Joan Jackson Johnson, was abruptly placed on paid leave last week.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/14/20
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Dozens of residents crowded tonight’s Lansing City Council meeting to voice support for Human Relations Director Joan Jackson Johnson and to criticize the handling of her recent suspension.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/13/20
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said today it plans to review a file the city of Lansing has submitted on its now-suspended human relations director, Joan Jackson Johnson.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/13/20
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Joan Jackson Johnson suspects a “witch hunt” is brewing against her at City Hall.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/10/20
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“When the going gets weird, the weird go pro.”
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Mike Stratton
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1/10/20
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A top executive of Lansing Mayor Andy Schor’s administration Joan Jackson Johnson, the director of Lansing’s Human Relations and Community Services Department since 2006, has been placed on paid leave after city officials found “issues with contracts” that warranted those findings to be reported to law enforcement.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/9/20
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This Lansing Board of Water & Light substation has sat vacant for more than a decade, but residents likely won’t have to watch it decay for much longer. Instead, they’ll be able to come inside and buy a bag of marijuana.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/9/20
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It’s all about fixing the damn roads. Again. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s popular 2018 gubernatorial campaign returns in 2020’s opening months as the big-ticket item.
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Kyle Melinn
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1/9/20
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In the November 2019 city elections this newspaper proudly endorsed newcomer Brandon Betz for the First Ward seat on the Lansing City Council, replacing two-term Councilmember Jody Washington.
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Staff
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1/9/20
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