Richard Holcomb isn’t willing to let arson scorch his faith.“It was just a building and the basis of our religion does not come from a building,” said the former bishop at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 431 E.
The new Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory scheduled to open this fall could have the capabilities to stop the spread of diseases affecting animals, but the facility is $3 million short of funding.In hopes of receiving the difference, the Michigan Farm Bureau organized a walking tour of the existing Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory for government representatives and legislative aides Thursday.
Junior Sarah Martin was the runner-up in the 86th Michigan Women’s Amateur Golf Championship on Friday. Martin was defeated by Clarkston’s Mary Jane Anderson Hiestand 1-up in the title match at The Moor Course at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs. After 14 holes Anderson Hiestand led, but Martin birdied the next three holes to tie the match with 17 holes completed. Anderson Hiestand pared the 18th and final hole, with Martin still to put for par.
Does anyone else find the East Lansing Responsible Hospitality Council’s latest proposal to curb binge-drinking in the downtown area a bit fishy?
Mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes haven’t solved the drug problem we face. It’s time Michigan began to use a more balanced system to reform drug users. Many times, incarceration has been the only option for these drug-related crimes, and treatment is not given enough consideration, possibly sending people to prison when rehabilitation would be much better suited to their case.
Standing in long lines, missing the first act after intermission and crossing your legs while praying you’re next can be a painful experience. Women know the pain of waiting to use the bathroom at sporting events, concerts, plays and practically any other public place. But a formal complaint was filed in June on the issue of “potty parity” with the U.S.
Lansing - The Lugnuts split a four-game series with the Fort Wayne Wizards, which was enough to win the season series 7-6.If the teams finish with identical second-half records, the series victory could prove vital since neither team captured a first-half playoff spot.
Kristofer Karol, in his column “Being patriotic means more than buying a flag; public displays infuriating,” (SN 7/11), raises an excellent point about “false” patriots.
I’m sure everyone is sick of reading columns on the Pledge of Allegiance by now, so today I’m going to talk about something else that has ties to religion - ethics. I know that sounds like a boring subject, but given recent headlines showcasing shady accounting practices, and now a lawsuit, against Vice President Dick Cheney and the oil company he ran for five years, I think it’s worth some discussion. President George W.
Free music is luring East Lansing families downtown to socialize as they listen to artists like Mustard’s Retreat sing humorous folk stories. The Fountain Square Concert Series began June 14 and continues until Aug.
When KariAnna Clausen’s dad taught her to ride the unicycle last fall, she made him promise that in five years he would ride with her across the nation. But Lars Clausen couldn’t wait that long.
Day two of the Common Ground Festival seemed a little laid-back. That was, of course, unless you were one of the countless people who were swinging a golf club or having a go at a man in a dunk tank. Bands Kool & the Gang and Journey headlined the night’s festivities, but the Hole-In-One golfing challenge continued to gain popularity. Perry resident James Nanasty couldn’t stop swinging away as he was determined to win the grand prize, a $30,000 Chevrolet truck donated by Waldecker Chevrolet of Fowlerville.
Michigan voters may soon have the opportunity to voice their opinion on where the remainder of Michigan’s $8 billion portion of the tobacco settlement money goes.
East Lansing’s Moonlight Film Festival will show the animated film “Ice Age” at 9:30 p.m.
Lansing - Seven of the previous nine games between Lansing and Fort Wayne were decided by one run, but Wednesday night was a whole new experience. The Lugnuts (11-9 second half, 48-41 overall) lost 8-3 to the Wizards (8-12, 47-40) at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
A former pastor at East Lansing’s University Lutheran Church hopes to wheel his way into the Guinness Book of World Records by unicycling from Washington to the Statue of Liberty.His trip, “One Wheel, Many Spokes,” began on April 29 and he is scheduled to arrive at the Statue of Liberty at August 10.
One drowning and another near drowning in the span of three days is more than enough turn the heads of area residents and park commissioners - and rightfully it has. An 11-year-old boy drowned Saturday at the Grand River’s Bunker Road Landing, and Mohammad Sohaib Fida, 13, nearly drowned July 4 at Lake Lansing Park South.
Blah blah blah, the Pledge of Allegiance and so forth. I’m sure every other columnist over the last couple of weeks has more than addressed every possible viewpoint that you’d care to read, so I’m going to bring up something just as insightful.
Balancing two jobs has not been easy for the mayor of East Lansing, consequently, Mark Meadows will now be trying to hitting the golf course more often.Of course, there is still a city to run.Meadows retired from his post as a Michigan assistant attorney general June 26, but he will continue to run East Lansing and work on some final cases with the attorney general’s office.