Jean Golden says she's off to find bliss. After serving as East Lansing's deputy city manager for seven years, Golden is ready to retake control of her life. "I'm going to be 60 years old — I've been working hard since I was 16," she said.
Groggy Spartans recovering from a crazed football Saturday got a little extra help in clearing red cups and other party debris from their lawns Sunday morning. A group of about 30 people, primarily composed of students and a few city and university officials, hit East Lansing streets with trash bags to make the tailgating aftermath look like a distant memory. "It's disappointing how much trash is all over the place," said Emily Steibel, an elementary education junior who volunteered to pick up trash.
By Sean Ely For the State News Many children spend their Saturday mornings with their eyes glued to the television, awaiting hours of their favorite cartoons.
History senior Zach Hodyna was only a few feet away from being a contender. While running for the Ingham County Board of Commissioners' 10th District seat, which includes most of MSU's campus and parts of central and southern East Lansing, Hodyna was forced to drop out of the race after the Aug.
Michigan construction workers could be first in line to build facilities for expanding businesses such as ethanol production plants — no matter what the cost. The Michigan Senate commerce and labor committee met Tuesday to discuss legislation that would give job preferences to in-state construction firms when an agricultural processing, renewable energy or forest products processing facility is created. The bill was introduced by state Sen.
MSU graduate James Glenn wants you to keep your money. In fact, he designed the School of Money to do just that. The School of Money seminar, scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
It wasn't just any suit that an East Lansing dry cleaning company pressed years ago. Then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton handed off his dark-colored, two-piece suit to be cleaned at Twichell's Dry Cleaners and Tailors before he wore it in a 1992 presidential debate on MSU's campus. Mesung and Sangwon Lee, the third owners of the dry cleaner, watched the debate on television and admired their work. "I thought he looked good," Sangwon said. The former president is an example of and glimpse into the success of the dry cleaning business' history as it celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. Since 1926, the dry cleaning business has stood on M.A.C.
The Roman Catholic Church isn't against stem cell research as long as the research has nothing to do with embryos, a nationally renowned priest and bioethicist said. The Catholic Church agrees with only three sources for stem cells: stem cells culled from miscarriages, umbilical cords and adult stem cells, said Father Tad Pacholczyk, who spoke in East Lansing last week on embryonic stem cell research. Pacholczyk said it is possible to conduct stem cell research morally if scientists use adult stem cells, which are stem cells already existing in humans. Bone marrow has its own stem cells, for example, but it is designed to make only bone marrow cells, thus making embryonic stem cells a preferred method of research by scientists because they can be used in any part of the body.
Kathy Kelly opened the Wheels of Justice Tour in South Kedzie Hall with a display of passion as she spoke of the young Lebanese woman whose pants fell off because she hadn't had food in days. The passion surfaced again when she spoke of the young man who drove her through bombed areas and found three cluster bombs in his Lebanese garden. Kelly and other presenters on the Wheels of Justice Tour seek to address environmental degradation, foreign policy and humanitarian issues in Iraq, Palestine and Israel, said Kelly, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. About 25 people from the Lansing area came to hear the three speakers on MSU's campus Monday. Before the event, Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstien said she just wants to change the world. With the Wheels of Justice Tour, she hopes she can do just that. Epstien was born in Germany before World War II.
The city of East Lansing will shell out an additional $300,000 to fund the Virginia Avenue project. Originally projected to cost about $3.3 million, the project calls for the demolition of all the homes along the avenue's 600 block.
Welfare recipients would need to undergo drug testing before they could receive benefits if legislation introduced in the House Monday by state Rep.
Elizabeth Soeters never talks about it. The issue of suicide appeared throughout her life — her mother and her sister committed suicide and Soeters herself is a suicide-attempt survivor — yet it rarely is discussed by her family. "It was something we don't talk about because it hurts," said Soeters, who works at the Sparty's shop located in the International Center. But on Saturday, the 39-year-old spoke candidly about suicide as she joined more than 100 others for the second annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk.
A nonpartisan community forum to discuss the six statewide ballot proposals for the Nov. 7 general election will be held at 7 p.m.
East Lansing isn't just a Cool City — now it's a smart one, too. In a joint meeting between business, city and university officials Thursday, the city received its first designation as a SmartZone from the state. A SmartZone is an area in a city meant to house businesses with a focus on technology, East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton said. "One of the obvious reasons to create (a SmartZone) is to have jobs for our residents, but more importantly, to create jobs for the people graduating from Michigan State," he said.
Piles of bank receipts aren't stacked in Brittany Fila's apartment. Instead of holding on to them and waiting for the end-of-the-month statement, the social work senior turns to online banking to keep track of her finances.
Some mid-Michigan businesses and consumers can momentarily breath a sigh of relief as gas prices stay below $2.50 per gallon for the first time in six months. But even as Michigan gas prices dropped to the lowest point in the last five weeks — at about $2.45 per gallon — some companies still struggle with fuel costs. With one moving truck en route to Colorado on Saturday, Lansing-based Top Flight Moving & Storage racked up a $1,200 fuel bill. "There isn't a lot you can do; you have to fuel up your trucks," said manager Cory Williams. Each month, the moving company spends between $1,500 to $4,000 to fuel three trucks — a figure that is up from $900 a month five years ago, Williams said. "The cost rolls back to the customer," he said.
Life isn't easy when you're one of the youngest on the block. For some East Lansing business owners, it's a daunting challenge to raise capital and endure the hard times of a fledgling business. Just ask Scott Reschke. Three years ago, then-27-year-old Reschke jumped into the business world when he opened Fast Repair and Game Center, 543 E.
A high-heeled shoe, a wayward stare and a suspect-turned-victim were involved in two separate assaults occurring Friday night outside Demonstration Hall, MSU police said. At about 9 p.m.
Call Lansing home to the $20 law degree. Or some derivative of it. For about 0.0006 percent of what a person would pay for a law degree at a typical university, People's Law School offers a $20 eight-week course on law topics. There's no law degree, but it offers students a cursory study of topics, ranging from real estate to criminal law. "Law school is a pretty serious commitment," said Jesse Green, communications director for the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association, which runs the school.
Developing student housing in the downtown area isn't a top priority for East Lansing officials. The City Council will discuss a policy that would give preferential treatment to housing projects targeted at permanent residents and young professionals at its 7 p.m.