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The war against Trumpism won’t be won in today's election. Indeed, the 2022 midterms may deal a setback to Americans of all political stripes who believe in the rule of law and rationality.
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11/3/22
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I don’t consider myself part of a truth squad, nor do I want to be. In political campaigns, the layers of gray behind “truth” are so numerous that often it’s only those who …
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11/3/22
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We are not partisan — we took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic. We served our country in peace and war, …
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11/3/22
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My writing student, an army veteran, struggled with our course but had made it to the day near the end of the semester when students were submitting their required writing portfolios. He came …
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Dedria Humphries Barker
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10/27/22
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Our headline pays homage to the chosen name of a group of Lansing female power brokers organized and led by the late, great Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a public relations pioneer who cut an impressive …
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10/27/22
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I didn't expect my column this week to be about what I learned in church on Sunday, but that's what is happening. Father Mark spent the entire homily urging a no vote on Proposal 3, the …
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10/27/22
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Congratulations to the micromanaging Michigan State University Board of Trustees for making the job of president so undesirable that the office’s current occupant is quitting a year and a half …
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10/20/22
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Looking at the first two state proposals on the General Election ballot, the phrase “don’t let the perfect become the enemy of the good” comes to mind. Neither Proposal 1 …
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10/20/22
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10/20/22
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In the past months, at least seven different polls have shown Gov. Gretchen Whitmer being up anywhere between 18 percentage points and a half of a percentage point. If you want to read …
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Kyle Melinn
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10/20/22
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To be kind, Republicans haven’t been running the most competitive campaigns at their top of the ticket this year. Their gubernatorial candidate is sinking. A vast majority of voters have no …
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10/14/22
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Republicans are dropping at least $6 million into the Tudor Dixon's cash-strapped gubernatorial campaign four weeks before the General Election because, frankly, they need to win …
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10/14/22
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Proposal 3 would guarantee Michigan residents the right to make their own reproductive decisions. More than 750,000 Michiganders signed the petition over the summer to put the proposal on the November ballot.
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Aaron Martinez
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10/14/22
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Mercifully, the bee that flew into the bonnet of Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees about President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. has gone and buzzed away. Stanley and the Trustees have come to an understanding about how Title IX reports are supposed to be handled ...
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Kyle Melinn
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10/6/22
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Let’s get these new state House districts straight. East Lansing south of Grand River Avenue Okemos is in with Williamston and Webberville in District 73. The Moores River Park neighborhood and anything south of the rivers are with Holt in District 74.
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10/6/22
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Two questions will appear on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot for the consideration of Lansing city voters. One is a $175 million bonding and millage plan that Mayor Andy Schor touts as the long-awaited solution to creating a permanent home …
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10/6/22
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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin is renting an Old Town condo from Niowave government relations director Jerry Hollister until after the election. Predictably, the Republicans are making their voices hoarse …
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By Kyle Melinn
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9/29/22
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I gave my journalism students an assignment to use the internet to discover information about public people. One was Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero. We looked for his residence, his spouse, her …
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By Dedria Humphries Barker
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9/29/22
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Lansing’s First Ward has had uneven representation on the City Council for decades, culminating in Brandon Betz’s resignation after the Council censored him for his abusive verbal …
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9/29/22
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon has been stuck at around 40% in the polls for the better part of a month now. She still doesn't have any money. She's getting pummeled in TV ad …
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9/22/22
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