WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 — There was a line out the door and a full room last night for a 7th Congressional District town hall hosted by the Lansing NAACP branch.
“As you are aware, …
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LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/23/25
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A trash-strewn property plus used toilet paper in the yard and hanging from a front deck railing are just a few reasons this 50-year-old, 707-square-foot home,
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By STEVE UNDERWOOD
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4/23/25
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Here are the candidates who filed to run in the Aug. 5 city of Lansing primary election for mayor, clerk and the City Council. The filing deadline was 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/23/25
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When Colton Hughes walked onto the state Capitol grounds March 4, he was just like every other protester there: angry with the Trump administration and wanting to do something about it.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/23/25
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FRIDAY, APRIL 18 — The president of Lansing’s NAACP branch expressed disappointment today that U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, will not attend next week’s town hall meeting with …
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It was a rare occurrence: an activist group asking people not to protest.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/16/25
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WLNS-TV is building an 8-foot-tall wrought iron fence with spikes in front of its Saginaw Street headquarters after the Lansing Board of Zoning Appeals denied its request last year for a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire.
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LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/16/25
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Since the pandemic sent state employees home, a debate has persisted over downtown’s future.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/9/25
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A former Lansing Board of Water & Light commissioner has proposed the city charter be changed to require the City Council to pick the BWL’s internal auditor instead of the public utility’s Board of Commissioners.
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By VICTOR WOODDELL
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4/9/25
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Thousands flocked to the state Capitol Saturday to protest the Trump administration as part of a national, coordinated “Hands Off!” rally — one of an estimated 1,400 across the country.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/9/25
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A resolution to repeal part of Lansing’s restroom ordinance seems likely to pass, following strong public support at a public hearing.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/9/25
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THURSDAY, APRIL 3 — Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, announced his second telephone town hall this morning.
The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Barrett will be in …
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By Leo V. Kaplan
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4/3/25
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When old Eastern High School’s iconic cupola was torn to pieces Thursday despite assurances from University of Michigan Health-Sparrow that it would be saved, a sense of urgency reverberated through Lansing.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/2/25
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The cupola, wood paneling, a folk-art mural, many of the auditorium’s 1,660 seats, apparently all 16 of the Art Deco/Craftsman chandeliers that hung above, hundreds of Flint Faience tiles … those were just some of the artifacts lost in old Eastern’s demolition.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/2/25
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Ray Ellison knows a thing or two about salvaging Lansing demolition sites — he’s been doing it since the 1960s.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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4/2/25
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SATURDAY, March 30 — Anyone wanting to see the inside of the Jon Young Auditorium of old Eastern High School — what's left of it — should head there this weekend.
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Photos by RAYMOND HOLT
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3/29/25
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FRIDAY, March 28 — All but a small part of old Eastern High School remained this afternoon.
Photos show what was left as of 2 p.m. of the Jon Young Auditorium on what was once the south …
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By STAFF
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3/28/25
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FRIDAY, March 28 — Videos of demolition of old Eastern High School depict what appears to be a haphazard and improvised effort yesterday to save the cupola atop the landmark building.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN AND BERL SCHWARTZ
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3/28/25
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THURSDAY, MARCH 27 — The old Eastern High School’s cupola fell into pieces today despite University of Michigan Health-Sparrow’s promise to preserve it as a planned memorial garden …
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By LEO V. KAPLAN
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3/27/25
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In 2016, some community members opposed selling Eastern High School to what was then the Edward Sparrow Hospital Association.
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By LEO V. KAPLAN AND BERL SCHWARTZ
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3/26/25
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