The City Market Shuffle
Last week Mayor Andy Schor announced his intent to open up a new chapter in the storied history of the Lansing City Market
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Reich, Jones square off in Eaton Co. sheriff’s race
On Nov. 3 voters in Eaton County will choose between Sheriff Tom Reich, a two-term incumbent, and former state Sen. Rick Jones, who was sheriff for four years before being elected to the state Legislature.
Voter enthusiasm easy to spot on the open road in Michigan — in both directions
Nailed to a huge tree outside a house somewhere between Eagle and Portland, I ran across a first-of-its-kind yard sign reading, "MEDIA IS THE VIRUS."
The CP Edit: Masks and misdemeanors
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Blue Brigade working for turnout in ‘most important election in my life’
Until now the most important election in my life was my first. It was 1968, and I was stationed in Thailand.
Make an American slavery course a requirement
As college and university administrators finalize plans for fall 2020 for continuing student education amid the reality and consequences of COVID-19, they need to simultaneously address Black Lives Matter and structural racism. They can do this by making a class on American slavery mandatory.
The CP Edit: C is for COVID
School bells are beginning to ring across mid-Michigan, but not in a way we’ve ever heard before. With no small amount of trepidation on the part of students, parents and educators, and with the coronavirus potentially lurking behind every sniffle, many area schools have wisely opted to begin the year in all-virtual mode.
4 ways to prevent super delays on Election Day in Michigan
No statewide ballot questions? No competitive statewide political race? Very few compelling races anywhere? No matter. A record 2.2 million Michiganders voted in last week’s primary.
The CP Edit: Fishy
You may not have noticed an unusual aroma wafting around Lansing City Hall these days, the one that smells like an inside deal — funded by city taxpayers — to prop up Mayor Andy Schor at a challenging time in his tenure.
Lansing cops don’t wear masks. What else are they ignoring?
In a jarring case of mistaken identity, several maskless cops at the Lansing Police Department escorted me out a parked car outside my downtown apartment yesterday, pointed guns at my back and forced me well within six feet of officers as I was cuffed and loaded into the backseat of a police SUV.
Reich, Jones square off in Eaton Co. sheriff’s race
On Nov. 3 voters in Eaton County will choose between Sheriff Tom Reich, a two-term incumbent, and former state Sen. Rick Jones, who was sheriff for four years before being elected to the state Legislature.
Voter enthusiasm easy to spot on the open road in Michigan — in both directions
Nailed to a huge tree outside a house somewhere between Eagle and Portland, I ran across a first-of-its-kind yard sign reading, "MEDIA IS THE VIRUS."
The CP Edit: Masks and misdemeanors
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Blue Brigade working for turnout in ‘most important election in my life’
Until now the most important election in my life was my first. It was 1968, and I was stationed in Thailand.
Make an American slavery course a requirement
As college and university administrators finalize plans for fall 2020 for continuing student education amid the reality and consequences of COVID-19, they need to simultaneously address Black Lives Matter and structural racism. They can do this by making a class on American slavery mandatory.
The CP Edit: C is for COVID
School bells are beginning to ring across mid-Michigan, but not in a way we’ve ever heard before. With no small amount of trepidation on the part of students, parents and educators, and with the coronavirus potentially lurking behind every sniffle, many area schools have wisely opted to begin the year in all-virtual mode.
4 ways to prevent super delays on Election Day in Michigan
No statewide ballot questions? No competitive statewide political race? Very few compelling races anywhere? No matter. A record 2.2 million Michiganders voted in last week’s primary.
The CP Edit: Fishy
You may not have noticed an unusual aroma wafting around Lansing City Hall these days, the one that smells like an inside deal — funded by city taxpayers — to prop up Mayor Andy Schor at a challenging time in his tenure.
Lansing cops don’t wear masks. What else are they ignoring?
In a jarring case of mistaken identity, several maskless cops at the Lansing Police Department escorted me out a parked car outside my downtown apartment yesterday, pointed guns at my back and forced me well within six feet of officers as I was cuffed and loaded into the backseat of a police SUV.