Bob Schieffer, former anchor of "CBS Evening News" and host of "Face The Nation," a Sunday morning public affairs show, is speaking Monday at the Holiday Inn South, 6820 S.
Mark Meadows is eager to reform higher education, improve Michigan's economy and protect the environment. As the Democratic contender for the 69th District seat in the state House of Representatives, Meadows says he wants to make education more affordable. The 69th District covers East Lansing, Meridian Township and Williamstown Township. "Higher education funding is critical to the future of the state and is really going to be what brings us out of our economic doldrums," he said.
John Knowles says he's a man of the people. Hoofing around East Lansing to garner votes in the upcoming election, the Republican candidate for the 69th seat in the state House of Representatives says he's not worried about getting the conservative vote on Nov.
A contractor hired to change the lighting in buildings around campus used uncertified electricians to do a majority of the work, according to a letter sent to MSU officials by an electrician's union Tuesday. Tom Eastwood, assistant business manager of IBEW Local 665, the union based in Lansing, said of the 22 electricians working on the project from November 2003 to July 2004, only one had the correct certification to be doing the job. "State law requires there be licensed supervision at all times on a project," Eastwood said.
Haslett — Blue, green, pink, yellow and black rolls of duct tape rested on two tables as more than a dozen middle school students listened intently. Soon, those rolls were transformed into rainbows of wallets and bookmarks. William Beacom, a 16-year-old from Midland, performed his duct tape show Monday afternoon at the Capital Area District Library branch in Haslett. "I've always been kind of crazy, and this is just (one of) those weird things that I've done and (it) turned out to be a job for me," Beacom said. For five years, he taught himself how to make other various items out of duct tape, such as vests, shoes, hats and a carryall bag he is now creating. Beacom makes $75 a show, plus mileage. Ann Chapman, head librarian of the Haslett library, said the duct tape show was the first of a once-a-month craft day for students. Most of the students came after their school day at Haslett Middle School and said the duct tape show would be interesting and fun. "It's something to occupy me while I'm waiting for my mom — it's productive and it's fun," said Matthew Britton, a seventh-grader at Haslett Middle School.
A carryout of a different kind occurred Oct. 3 when a Pizza House delivery man was robbed at gunpoint of $175 in cash and two pizzas outside Deerpath Apartments in East Lansing, police said. At about 4:10 a.m., the 31-year-old delivery man was making his last delivery of the night when two men with guns approached him from behind as he tried to buzz into the building, East Lansing police Det.
Carl Berggren is 52 years old. He suffers from bipolar disorder and lives on a fixed income. Right now, he's taking classes at Lansing Community College in hopes of eventually working with substance abuse victims. For Berggren and 50,000 others in the Lansing area, programs like the Michigan Harvest Gathering make life a little easier. "It's beautiful to be able to turn to an organization when things are tight," Berggren said of the fundraising campaign to raise $350,000 and 500,000 pounds of food for food banks throughout the state. "It's people helping people," Berggren said. The 16th annual Michigan Harvest Gathering began in September and runs until Nov.
Although the job history of a company working on the East Village project wasn't made explicitly clear to some of the area's property owners, the business will continue doing preliminary studies for the project. Representatives from The Pierce Company of San Diego, Calif., didn't mention in some meetings with East Village property owners and city officials that they weren't working on a similar redevelopment project at San Diego State University.
Dressed in jeans, a button-down shirt and red suspenders, Cliff Welsch grabbed two heaping handfuls of apples, which would be pressed into fresh cider Saturday at the Student Organic Farm Harvest Fest. Welsch guided people through the cider-making process using a wooden press he and his wife, Margaret, bought 30 years ago.
Lansing — Opposing sides of a Michigan ballot proposal to ban some state affirmative action programs squared off Thursday in Lansing. The Inforum Center for Leadership sponsored a Michigan Civil Rights Initiative debate at the Lansing Sheraton hotel between MCRI Executive Director Jennifer Gratz, who supports the initiative, and Bruce Courtade, a Grand Rapids lawyer who opposes it.
To stay or not to stay? That's the question many MSU students must ask themselves after the annual two-day Career Gallery ended at Breslin Center Thursday. Sixty-four percent of last year's graduates who were in-state students remained in Michigan, said Phil Gardner, director of research at the Collegiate Employment Research Institute. "It's slowly gone down," Gardner said, adding that the figure was about 75 percent in the late '90s. This year's graduating class must make a similar decision. During the Career Gallery, students eyed 355 different companies that offered different location possibilities across the country. Chris Terrell, who attended the job fair, lives in a townhouse with three roommates who are all business majors.
Bath Township — Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States must reject any strategy that hinders the war on terror Thursday afternoon during a Republican fundraiser in Bath Township, located seven miles north of East Lansing. "Terrorists are still trying desperately to commit acts of violence," Cheney said.
Michigan will now pay for college graduates to stay in the state. Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced a plan Thursday to entice graduates to stay in Michigan by offering low-interest housing loans in communities that need economic development. The low-interest loans, which go into effect Monday, are only applicable in eight Michigan cities, that "need some additional assistance," Granholm said Thursday. "They are communities that have been struggling in the past, and we want to urge dynamic people to move into each of them and provide a carrot for you to do that," Granholm said.
Want free real estate for your own business? It's more realistic than you think. All you have to do is write an essay and pay a $100 entry fee. "It's no joke," said Frank Lain, a Lansing resident who is active on city boards. Lain, paired with business owner Larry Carr, will give away 2,500 square feet of retail space in Lansing, worth about $325,000. The essay contest has three questions: Why do you want a business?
Okemos — Among the busy shoppers at Meridian Mall Saturday, a beaming Magdalena Peña stood proudly — trophy in hand, tiara on head — after placing first in the 18- to 27-year-old age group of the Miss Sunburst Model Search Pageant preliminaries. Peña, an MSU theatre senior, won a $200 prize to be used for the contestant fee at the Miss Sunburst Model Search Pageant State Finals in May next year. "It's fun; I like it," Peña said. She explained that preparing for pageants includes working out, finding the right dress, getting her nails and hair done, and speech memorization. The event included a model search with age groups ranging from 4- to 27-year-olds who were judged on beauty, poise, projection and overall appearance, and a baby contest that judged babies based on good looks, overall appearance and personality. The 4- to 6-year-old group competition ended in a three-way tie, something Melissa, an assistant director for Sunburst who declined to give her last name because of company policy, said has "never happened as long as I've worked here." When the shy and nervous 4- to 6-year-olds took the floor, they were asked questions about their favorite ice-cream flavor and TV show. "We're looking for your prettiest eyes and your prettiest smiles," the announcer said. Jeremy Scott, an MSU English senior, stopped his shopping to watch the pageant.
A 39-year-old MSU student was the victim of an armed robbery Sunday in Spartan Village Apartments. The incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m., and two men wielding an unknown weapon were involved. A laptop, TV, phones and cash were stolen during the incident, according to the MSU online police blotter. The first suspect is described as a 5-foot-8, 145-pound male who is about 22 years old.
The leaves are a-changin' and that means gone is the season for ice cream store owners. As the mercury drops, seasonal businesses must compensate for dwindling clientele. One way is finding a different focus. "We're trying to build up the wholesale," said Lisa Belen, a manager for Melting Moments, 313 E.
The scheduled preliminary examination for Alex Charles Ellis, one of two 17-year-olds charged in connection with the arson of an East Lansing playground structure in July, was postponed Tuesday at East Lansing's 54-B District Court. Ellis' defense attorney, Brian P.
A 42-year-old man, who attempted to steal cases of beer from CVS and 7-Eleven but failed in both instances, was arrested Tuesday following a bicycle chase through East Lansing. At about 8:25 a.m., the man entered the CVS store located at 240 M.A.C.
When Adam Van Lente read about Young Americans for Freedom's "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" event in the newspaper, he wanted to do something about it. Van Lente, co-owner and operator of RetroDuck, a T-shirt company at 210 Abbott Road, decided his store would design and distribute shirts disagreeing with YAF's stance against illegal immigration. "They are going to say 'Catch a YAF,' or something like 'promote tolerance,'" Van Lente said. The shirts will be free and will be handed out Friday from the store on the corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbott Road. "We want to print 100 of them," Van Lente said.