Current efforts to clean up and repair MSU’s aging Sparty, believed to be the largest free-standing ceramic statue in the world, are necessary and, unfortunately, a regular event.
Remix albums are all the rage among rappers and hard-rockers these days, but usually prove to be complete flop or an album with only one or two decent songs. And to make a remix a band should have a few albums to its name to have enough good songs to actually remix. So a band has got to have a lot of guts to remix its debut album and put it out two years later.
What would you do if I promised you a column about singing drunks, spaced-out radio station listeners and know-it-alls that would put Bullwinkle J.
Name: Andrew “Rocky” RaczkowskiAge: 34Hometown: Farmington HillsOccupation: State representativeFamily: Single; no childrenPolitical background: Became youngest member of the Legislature in 1996; served as House majority floor leader; House vice chairman of the Committee on Health PolicyWeb site: www.rockyforsenate.comStance on the issuesImproving the federal economy: Keep interest rates low to allow young people to afford to buy things; ensure the most-qualified person to be Federal Reserve chairman is appointed.Higher education affordability: Eliminate U.S.
Name: James BlanchardAge: 60Hometown: Beverly HillsOccupation: AttorneyFamily: Married to Janet; one sonPolitical background: U.S.
All seven candidates for two Ingham County Circuit Court judgeships said they hope to run a fair and efficient courtroom if elected.The Aug.
Name: David BoniorAge: 57Hometown: Mount ClemensOccupation: 10th District U.S.
Name: Dick PosthumusAge: 52Hometown: AltoOccupation: Michigan lieutenant governorFamily: Married to Pam; four childrenPolitical background: Lieutenant governor, 1999-present; state Senate majority leader, 1991-98; state senator, 1983-98Web site: www.dickposthumus.comStance on the issuesOvercoming the state’s budget difficulties: Opposes balancing the budget on backs of taxpayers; pledges no new taxes and continued tax cuts; protect income tax and single business tax cuts; believes continued spending and tax cuts should increase Michigan’s long-term tax revenue and protect jobs.Higher education affordability: Create incentive to keep tuition increases down by repealing tuition tax credit and distributing those funds only to institutions that keep tuition rates at or below inflation; reduce funding to universities that raise tuition beyond inflation rates; create a constitutional amendment on the ballot to cap higher education tuition rates at inflation or 5 percent, whichever is less.Environment: Create extensive plan for preserving, protecting water; opposed to Great Lakes oil drilling; remove nuclear waste from state and away from shorelines; install real-time water quality monitoring system at Lake St.
College-bound students may have a better edge if they hire a private college consultant instead of those who rely on high school counselors. Frank Bernier, a college consultant who is contracted through Lansing Catholic Central High School, 501 N.
Name: Larry WardAge: 41Hometown: WilliamstonOccupation: Financial servicesFamily: Married to Karen; three childrenPolitical background: NoneWeb site: www.ward2002.comStance on the issuesOvercoming the state’s budget difficulties: Eliminate waste from government; hold the line in low-priority areas to preserve important budget items such as education and health care.Higher education affordability: Supports Merit Award Scholarship program and other financial aid; address rising health care costs to help universities keep tuition increases low.Environment: Avid outdoorsman; use a broad bipartisan coalition to protect natural resources.Transportation: Roads are key to increased commerce and must be kept in good repair.Abortion rights: Opposes state funding for abortion.Affirmative action: Opposes discrimination of any type; recognizes importance of diversity on campus; decisions should be left up to universities’ governing boards, students and faculty.Gay rights: All humans are entitled to some basic rights that should not be denied because of sexual orientation.
Name: Paul DeWeeseAge: 47Hometown: WilliamstonOccupation: Physician, state representativeFamily: Married to Mary; three sonsPolitical background: State representative, 1999-presentWeb site: www.pauldeweese.comStance on the issuesOvercoming the state’s budget difficulties: Use balanced approach of budget restraint, increased tax revenues; supported cigarette tax increase, pause in single business and income tax cuts.Higher education affordability: Seek position on Senate Appropriation Subcommittee on Higher Education; ensure lower income students not locked out of college.Environment: Do more to sustain clean air and water; eliminate mercury emissions; protect dwindling wetlands; initiate state oversight over toxic waste dumps.Transportation: Good roadways are economically important; increase diesel tax and gasoline tax to fix bridges and roads; increase access to public transportation.Abortion rights: The developing infant is born human and alive.
Name: Frank McAlpineAge: 52Hometown: East LansingOccupation: AttorneyFamily: Married to Monica; three childrenPolitical background: 1992 independent candidate for CongressWeb site: NoneStance on the issuesImproving the federal economy: Weakness centers around stock market; enact sweeping changes to corporate accounting reports, adding uniform reporting standards.Higher education affordability: No suggestions, needs more information.Environment: Higher gasoline mileage vehicles; oppose oil drilling around Great Lakes; insist cities treat all waste water.Preserving Social Security: Opposes investing Social Security funds in stock market.Protecting the U.S.
When Republican Larry Ward began his state House campaign against incumbent Rep. Gretchen Whitmer, critics told him he didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell against the Democrat from East Lansing. Political science junior Jason Miller said he hoped to improve Ward’s chances. Miller, Ward’s campaign manager, took the back roads to Hell, Mich., in the dead of winter and had himself photographed holding a snowball next to a sign that read “Welcome to Hell.” “Hell freezes over in Michigan,” Miller said. Until MSU students and recent graduates can begin their own prolific political careers, they pay their dues by doing whatever it takes to get their elders into office. Ward, a Republican candidate for the 69th District state House seat, found his campaign manager at an MSU College Republicans meeting. “He came up and picked my brain after the meeting,” Ward said of Miller, chairman of the student GOP group . “I could see he enjoys what he does.” Miller said the lack of cynicism is something that draws candidates to student workers. “Students are idealistic,” he said.
The Lansing City Council should get a move on it and approve Wolverine Pipe Line Company’s request to build a gasoline pipe within the city limits.
East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Sam Singh was named to the National Council of Nonprofit Associations Board of Directors. The board consists of 17 delegates from nonprofit groups across the nation and the council is a group of 37 state and regional nonprofit associations. Singh currently serves as president and CEO of the 600-member Michigan Nonprofit Association.
An otherwise routine debate turned controversial after the sparring completed. Democratic state Senate candidates Lingg Brewer and Rep.
With a lot of people I know, including myself, activism has been something we’ve sort of stumbled into - a direction we didn’t know we were going to choose until we were already smack in the middle of it. It starts off with something as simple as having an opinion, and the next thing you know, you’re picketing at the state Capitol, demanding some sort of change and the word “now” is usually nearby. People tend to be careful when identifying themselves or others as “activists.” The word has become synonymous with angry, disgruntled, often nonstraight, hippie types, who have nothing better to do than burn flags and chant, “Hell, no!
Name: Mike Rogers (I)Age: 39Hometown: BrightonOccupation: U.S. representativeFamily: Married to Diane; two childrenPolitical background: U.S.
Contract talks between the Atlanta Falcons and former MSU star T.J. Duckett’s agent, Joel Segal, resumed Tuesday after being postponed because of injuries the running back suffered during a fight in Ionia County last week. “We’re back to negotiations,” said Tico Duckett, the brother of Atlanta’s first-round draft pick.
The annual East Lansing Reducing Our Waste program will hold a food drive. The drive started Tuesday and will continue through Aug.