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Local Voices — an invitation
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (May 19, 2021) - The Lansing Journal is a community newspaper, and we like to hear from our community....
April supporters help cover the costs of 117 local news articles
LANSING, Ill. (May 2, 2021) - So far this year, The Lansing Journal has published more than 500 articles. In April alone we published...
New ways to deliver news
Text-to-speech and Spanish translation help keep people informed and connected
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (April 30, 2021) - Two new features have begun appearing...
Old flags, plastic bags, micro pantries, and more — ways we are making a difference together
LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2021) - Not everything that happens in Lansing is quite as dramatic as a spike in property tax assessments or...
Putting some ‘personal’ in your personal profile
A message for Lansing Journal subscribers
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (April 22, 2021) - As The Lansing Journal continues to grow, we want to...
The reporting you invested in
Welcome Jim Masters to the Education beat
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (April 4, 2021) - In January this year I launched a Facebook fundraiser...
Thank you, March supporters — and welcome
79 readers give for the first time
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (April 2, 2021) - March was a busy month in Lansing—and at The...
Salary increases, property tax spikes, and school board tensions
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (March 29, 2021) - Last February The Lansing Journal published a 2,000-word story about salary increases for the Mayor,...
Update: 8 things to know about the March print edition
1. Files uploaded
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (March 9, 2021) - As of 3:00pm Tuesday, March 9, the high-resolution files comprising the March print...
Thank you, February supporters
128 of you represent growth in ownership
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (March 2, 2021) - It was a year ago in February that things...
March merger won’t affect porch delivery of print edition, says new distributor
Industry changes continue to reduce options
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (March 1, 2021) - "I am pleased to announce that Chicagoland Circulation Services has...
Additional help needed to produce March print issue
Remember how fun the December one was?
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (February 23, 2021) - We're getting ready to deliver another print issue of...
Love and The Lansing Journal
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (February 12, 2021) - "We enjoyed having the reporter at practice," read a 2018 email from a skater with...
March print issue being planned
Reader requests, advertiser interest led to decision
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (February 1, 2021) - Managing Editor Josh Bootsma and I had to do...
Thank you for a solid start
189 of you started 2021 with an investment in community news
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (February 1, 2021) - "I contributed because I understand...