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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.
NAACP praises Homewood’s decision not to rezone Calumet Country Club
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Gary Dingle, Branch President, NAACP Chicago Far South Suburban Branch
Much controversy has surrounded the property of the Calumet Country Club, which a new...
From the files of Bob Malkas: What an airport supervisor should be doing
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Bob Malkas
After over 40-years of commitment and involvement with the LMA I feel I have a personal obligation in 2021 to continue promoting...
Shout-out to Gayety’s
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Barbara Raczak
I would like to give a shout-out to Gayety's Chocolates & Ice Cream Shop at 3306 Ridge Road in Lansing.I have lived...
From the files of Bob Malkas: Representative politics
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Bob Malkas
In what now appears to have been a past life I taught Political Science at Mother of Sorrows high school to senior...
From the files of Jon Huisman: How I left the Lansing Journal
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Jon Huisman, former staff member at the original Lansing Journal
This post is a continuation of Jon Huisman's earlier Local Voices pieces, which began...
From the files of Jon Huisman: How I became a photojournalist at the Lansing Journal
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Jon Huisman, former staff member at the original Lansing Journal
This post is a continuation of Jon Huisman's earlier Local Voices pieces, which began...
From the files of Bob Malkas: How Lansing acquired ownership of the airport
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Bob Malkas
During the writing of these articles, I was reminded that I have access to the only known library of documents related to...
A Gratitude Award
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Connie Simon
I was at Boz Hot Dogs (2513 Ridge Road, Lansing), and the same li'l gal that has been there for over five...
From the files of Bob Malkas: IDOT’s Transportation Improvement Program for airports
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Bob Malkas
From day one the Lansing Municipal Airport has used the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to...
Thank you for the Christmas trees
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Virginia Ulaszek
Now that all the Christmas displays and decorations have been taken down at Fox Pointe, I just want to express my thanks...
From the files of Jon Huisman: How I became a photographer at the Lansing Journal
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Jon Huisman, former photographer at the original Lansing Journal
This post is a continuation of Jon Huisman's earlier Local Voices pieces, "How I joined...
From the files of Jon Huisman: Early days at the Lansing Journal newspaper
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Jon Huisman, former employee of the original Lansing Journal newspaper
This post is a continuation of Jon Huisman's earlier Local Voices piece, "How I...
From the files of Jon Huisman: How I joined the Lansing Journal
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Jon Huisman, former employee of the original Lansing Journal
Sometime in my junior year at Illiana Christian High School, Glenn Smits told me of...
From the files of Bob Malkas: Meaning of the memorial
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Bob Malkas
Early in 2020 I produced a brochure explaining the background behind the Lansing Veterans Memorial and how it became a part of...
A special thank-you from a New 2 You customer
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submitted by New 2 You Quality Resale
One of our customers brought us some cupcakes and a Christmas card that included this encouraging note:To...