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COMMENTARY

In tragic times, we have stepped up

The tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., was both a shocking and sobering experience for me. In 15 seconds, an alleged madman managed to empty 31 bullets into a crowd — killing six and injuring 13 — before being wrestled down to the ground by several bystanders.

COMMENTARY

Snyder’s speech must offer specifics and truth

Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State should mark the “getting down to business” phase of his term. The speech, planned for 7 p.m. tonight, is Snyder’s first real chance to lay out specific plans for this year and the rest of his time as governor.

Josh Sidorowicz ·
NEWS

Getting revved up

When mechanical engineering junior Scott Smith arrived at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, he wasn’t there solely to gawk at cars.

NEWS

ELPD introduces emergency program

The East Lansing Police and Fire departments are starting a Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, for volunteers from East Lansing to assist first responders in emergency situations.

MICHIGAN

Students celebrate MLK Day

If Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of black and white children playing together in harmony, the scene inside Small Folks Development Center, 3140 S.Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, on Monday would have been a fantasy.