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The Lansing Journal is a community newspaper. We welcome input from fellow residents who have thoughtful things to say about topics that are important to our community. Send your submissions to [email protected] with “Voices” in the subject line.
Local Voices: News from Las Vegas
by Frank Fetters, former Lansing resident and current Lansing Journal reader
In case people in my former hometown are interested, I thought I'd write about...
Local Voices: A reminder to remember on MLK Day
by David Wilford
“Remembrance!”
When we reach a certain age that word “remembrance” takes on different meanings. Life, death, success, failure. They come at you from...
Local Voices: COVID and testing — there’s got to be a better way
Local Voices
Judy, Lansing resident
I just watched your video on COVID testing and thought I would share my experience.
First, my only symptoms on Monday night...
Chickens in Lansing
Local Voices
Adam Barker
Chickens in Lansing? I’m sure the title above sets off all kinds of alarms in your head:
Chickens smell!
Chickens are loud!
Chickens are at...
Wondering about prehistoric Lansing
Local Voices
Frank Fetters
I was born in 1941. Our house on Lake Street was between Maple and Lange Streets. I remember digging in the dirt...
Three extraordinary Lansing teachers I remember
Local Voices
Frank Fetters
The first extraordinary teacher I can remember is Miss Swofford, who later became Mrs. Brown. I was in third grade at Coolidge...
Things I remember about Lansing
Local Voices
Frank Fetters
I was born in 1941. I lived in Lansing from that time until 1969, when I married and moved to Chicago’s south...
Preventing and mitigating school violence
Local Voices
Elvis Slaughter
According to Corinne David-Ferdon and others (2016), youth violence affects thousands of young people daily. It is undoubtedly a major public health...
Remembering 9/11: An open letter to the students of TF South
Local Voices
Ken Reynolds, former Dean of Students at TF South
Publisher's note: This letter was written in 2001, just five days after four planes were...
Remembering 9/11: The good that followed the evil
Local Voices
Melanie Jongsma, Publisher of The Lansing Journal
Note: This post was originally written in 2011, leading up to the 10th anniversary of the September...
Critical Race Theory and Equity and Equality
Local Voices
Richard Smits
I write in response to Why is Critical Race Theory under attack?, the Local Voices piece published on 08-09-2021.
Critical Race Theory (CRT)...
Thank you, Mark IV Landscaping
Local Voices
LuAnn Thomas
I wanted to express what a truly beautiful gift was donated by Mark IV Landscaping, Inc. to enhance the memorial honoring Officer...
Why Is Critical Race Theory under attack?
Local Voices
Elvis Slaughter
Much confusion surrounds the meaning of Critical Race Theory (CRT). CRT is new to many people I have talked with recently and...
From the files of Bob Malkas: Taxes
Local Voices
Bob Malkas
One of the most effective history teaching tools I have ever discovered is the five-part series The Unauthorized History of Taxes. It...
Library staff and patrons have given their all during pandemic
Local Voices
Beth Bozzo
Last March we turned off the lights, shut down the computers, put the printers to sleep, shelved the last of the books,...