Gov. John Engler accepted the resignation of Michigan Department of Corrections Director Bill Martin on Wednesday.“Over the many years I’ve known him, Bill Martin has served the citizens of Michigan ably,” Engler said in a written statement.
In the first of what is hoped to be many upgrades in railroad tracks, Amtrak announced that 45 miles of its track in southwest Michigan was converted to a new high-speed rail system.The new track, laid between Kalamazoo and New Buffalo, runs along Amtrack’s Detroit to Chicago corridor.The upgrade, developed by Harmon Industries Inc. of Blue Springs, Mo., allows trains to surpass the previous limit of 79 mph set by the Federal Railroad Administration and reach 90 mph, said Jeff Baker, product manager for the system.“It combines an onboard computer on each one of the locomotives with information from the wayside signaling system,” he said.
East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows remembers when store and restaurant signs were pretty rampant around East Lansing. “Many years ago there was no regulation, so you could have signs of any shape or form,” he said. Now, an East Lansing sign ordinance is being challenged by Cosi, a coffeehouse and restaurant chain set to open a store in the downtown this spring. Cosi wants to hang a sign that would protrude off the corner of their building, 301 E.
The Woldumar Nature Center has several programs approaching geared toward family education.“Winterfest” will be held from 10 a.m.
Angela Brabant isn’t asking for much. She just wants the most convenient, fastest way to get a refill on her contact lens prescription.She turns to 1-800-CONTACTS and gets a refill within two to three days.“It doesn’t cost a lot less, but it’s a lot more convenient,” the family and child ecology junior said.
Jodie Simons, a study abroad veteran, got her passport in time to leave for the United Kingdom.A decision that not only made her mass media trip to London easier, but also pleased her mother.“I held off probably until March,” the journalism junior said.
Students looking to end the East Lansing School District’s ban on travel received a promising sign.But the green light could still turn red depending on Superintendent Tom Giblin’s decision.“We are still going to ban trips out of the United States, but the other trips are going to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis,” Giblin said.The reversal came during Monday night’s school board work session, and in response to East Lansing High School students’ concerns.
After growing up in Detroit, Kelly DeGrandchamp found Greater Lansing a whole different type of area.“(Lansing’s) a lot more friendly and a lot greener,” the zoology junior said.But like many students, DeGrandchamp sees room for improvement in Lansing.“I think there’s a major issue with a lot of housing and property values,” she said.DeGrandchamp represents a majority of Michigan residents, according to a survey put together by MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research.A group of state representatives and MSU professors will meet to discuss the survey results at 11:30 a.m.
Gov. John Engler accepted the resignation of Michigan State Police director Col. Michael Robinson on Tuesday. Robinson, a Grand Rapids native, joined the State Police in 1968 and has been the department’s director for 11 years. Robinson is the thirteenth director for th state police. “It will be a great loss to the community and to the State Police,” East Lansing police Capt.
For some residents, East Lansing might mean their home, family or a favorite moment spent with friends.Since May, residents could snap a picture of what they thought was unique about East Lansing for the City Scenes Photo Contest.The contestants were divided into three categories: children, youth and adults.
When Super Bowl XXXVI kicks off at 6 p.m. Sunday, some will sit on a salon chair instead of a couch. Steven L.
Bruce Veltema took time away from seminars to sit down and have a snack.The East Lansing resident had attended a seminar on commercial development during Saturday’s Big Picture event.The Big Picture was held at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, and gave East Lansing residents the chance to get involved in the city’s comprehensive plan for the future.Veltema attended the event so he could see what his neighbors had to say about the issues in the community, he said.“They wanted input from the people, what we’d like to see in the future,” Veltema said.
The Internet is one of the fastest ways to get information these days, and this year’s gubernatorial candidates are taking advantage of voters’ need for speed. “It certainly makes us more accessible and more approachable,” said Democratic contender Alma Wheeler Smith, state senator from Salem Township.
Apple season is over across Michigan but Bernie Tennes still has work to do in his orchard.The owner of The Country Mill, 4648 Otto Road in Charlotte, continues to tend his trees in January to keep up with an industry that already has passed up many of his colleagues.“I’ve talked with a lot of people, and they are looking at down the road and they don’t see a future,” he said.
A local teen talk radio and TV show has captured the attention of the first lady of MSU football.Sheila Williams, who is married to football head coach Bobby Williams, does public service announcements for the show on WQHH (96.5-FM) and local cable urging the community to watch and participate in the show’s success.“Teens Talk Teens Listen,” originally developed by Pastor Viol Trice of The Word Church, 2710 W.
Lansing School Board President Jack Davis traveled to New York on Friday to accept an Excellence in Pubic/Private Partnership Award at the U.S.
In response to pressure from Michigan’s two U.S. senators, the U.S. Customs Service announced Thursday that it supports a reverse inspection program along the northern border and southeast Michigan as a way to alleviate cross-border congestion and security concerns.
Money overflowed from a glass fish bowl Sunday instead of a cash register at Qdoba Mexican Grill.Qdoba, 1127 E.
Lansing - Caleb Haddad said he doesn’t really know what Michigan Statehood Day means.
The automotive industry has been an unforgettable part of Michigan’s past and, according to Gov.