Editorials

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...

Local listings could benefit residents, organizations, and The Lansing Journal by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (January 31, 2021) - We're experimenting with a new...

January is more than just a birthday monthby Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (January 30, 2021) - This January has been a lot of...

LANSING, Ill. (January 24, 2021) - I reported earlier that January is my birthday month. I've been "giving" this month to The Lansing Journal...

Supporters, thank you for your 2020 vision by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (January 3, 2021) - I spent some time crunching numbers at the...

A January tradition continues, with "Specialty Shout-Out" optionby Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (January 1, 2021) - A couple years ago, when social media...

December print issue summarizes local impacts of a strange and difficult year by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 28, 2020) - Right now, 2020...

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 21, 2020) - Throughout this pandemic year, we have celebrated many different kinds of heroes. Creative teachers....

By Josh Bootsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 19, 2020) - December is often a time for looking back on the year and reflecting on...

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 17, 2020) - More than 20,000 people read The Lansing Journal each month.Last month our most...

And adjustments we hope you'll make tooby Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 12, 2020) – It was February of this year when Shopper...

by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 10, 2020) - We skipped Giving Tuesday last week. For us, it turned into Giving Newsday.We were...

An updated list of November supporters by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor LANSING, Ill. (December 2, 2020) - On Thanksgiving I posted a thank-you to all the...

North Lansing first to receive The Lansing Journal's December print issue by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor HARVEY, Ill. (November 30, 2020) - Josh Bootsma and I...

Experts at Blue Island Newspaper Printing transformed PDF pixels into printed papers by Melanie Jongsma, Managing Editor HARVEY, Ill. (November 27, 2020) - I got an...