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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.
Nostalgia
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Thoughtful comments submitted by Ronald Kingsbury
My name is Ronald Kingsbury. I am 82 years old and lived in Lansing from 1940 to 1953....
Saluting The Lansing Journal
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Michelle Ford
Congratulations to The Lansing Journal for an outstanding job covering the recent local election. As a member of the community, I appreciate...
Challenging the status quo
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Sheryl Black
I consider it a privilege to have been elected in 2011 as the 1st person of color to serve on the District...
Vote anyway
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Michelle Ford
I remember the first time I got to vote, I stood in the rain with college friends waiting to cast our ballots....
Embracing our diversity by adapting our institutions
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thoughtful comments submitted by Rev. Daniel Roels, New Hope Church
The strain in Lansing is evident.
It is difficult to know what to do when...
Propaganda
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thoughtful comments submitted by Phillip Thornton
I was watching a show on PBS called "The Brain." This segment was about how the brain needs...
Grace and truth: lessons we can learn
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thoughtful comments submitted by Michelle Smith
On Wednesday, September 26, I got a text with a horrible image of a Halloween decoration from a...
A prayer for Lansing’s children
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thoughtful comments submitted by James Brobst
As I was driving through Lansing one morning and looking at the various signs in yards, I was...
‘Dear President Trump’
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thoughtful comments submitted by Richard Trout
Like you--and the entire nation--I was sickened by the horrific mass murder of 17 students and teachers, as...
Lansing Voices: What do you love about Lansing?
Thoughtful comments and photos submitted via email and Facebook
The Lansing Journal is a community newspaper. We welcome input from fellow residents who have thoughtful...
Lansing Voices: What do you love about Lansing?
Hey Lansing, you did a great job submitting ideas for Fox Pointe—Communications Director Ken Reynolds says the Village "included a copy of them in...
Lansing Voices: Fox Pointe possibilities
Great ideas!
The Lansing Journal is a community newspaper. We welcome input from fellow residents who have thoughtful things to say about topics that are...
Lansing Voices: Fox Pointe possibilities
Let's brainstorm!
Hey Lansing, the Fox Pointe development is well underway, and it's been exciting to see the progress. As we reported in September, the...
Unity in diversity
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thoughtful comments submitted by Lois Ooms
We are entering the Christmas season, the season of “peace on earth.” Yet we listen to the news...
Cowardly, evil, lone-wolf terrorist?
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thoughtful comments submitted by Richard Smits
Saipov, the Islamic terrorist who mowed down walkers, joggers, and cyclists with a rental truck in New York...