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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: A Christmas poem
Submitted by Mary P.E M M A N U E LLife so freely given to
save us all from death.
He chose a poor existence to
bestow...
Local Voices: On behalf of Lansing dogs
Submitted by Lilli (with help from David Franklin)I'm Lilli, and I’m concerned!For many hours last night, I heard my neighbors' dogs (I don't know...
Local Voices: Trying to reconnect with the Korean War vet I met
Submitted by Dan CentraccioThis isn't an opinion piece. It's a request. I spoke with a Korean War veteran airman at Lansing's Festival of Lights....
Local Voices: Clean out your medicine cabinets before holiday guests arrive
Local Voices
Kevin Kolosh, Chief of Police
Calumet City Police DepartmentWhile the holiday season can be a wonderful time of year to reconnect with loved ones,...
From the desk of Bob Malkas: A people’s initiative
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Bob Malkas
I want to invite the readers of the Journal to participate in a 2023 social experiment that we all could find educational.No...
Lessons from a former hoarder – Chapter 9: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
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Read Connie's earlier installments: Chapter 1: Lessons from a former hoarder, Chapter 2: Time to start, Chapter 3: Plateau? Fight It!, Chapter 4:...
From Commendable to Exemplary — the TFD 215 total picture
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Dr. Sophia Jones-Redmond, Superintendent
Thornton Fractional High School District 215“District 215 is committed to an overall culture of equity where the creation and implementation...
Are our white teachers doing their jobs?
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Edward Marco
In a recent Local Voices (Economic Apartheid in America, December 1, 2022) a learned person questioned the ratio of white teachers to...
Economic Apartheid in America
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Elvis Slaughter
Over the past ten years, the toxic interactions among racial tensions, persistent inequality, and political polarization have cut short the promise of...
Togetherness and acceptance
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Paul Orich
If there are over 4,000 religions, and they all believe in a Supreme Being, can we all agree that that's a starting...
From the desk of Bob Malkas: The SAFE-T Act – what’s in it for Lansing?
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Bob MalkasOver the past few weeks, I have been inundated with mail about the SAFE-T Act. I am sure you too are receiving...
Local Voices: An Open Letter to Mayor Eidam
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Adam Barker
Mayor Eidam,In late August I emailed you to ask if you’d be willing to meet and discuss the question of allowing chickens...
Lessons from a former hoarder – Chapter 8: Keep up with the clutter
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Read Connie's earlier installments: Chapter 1: Lessons from a former hoarder, Chapter 2: Time to start, Chapter 3: Plateau? Fight It!, Chapter 4:...
Thinking about education
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Paul Orich
I am thinking about education too, and I see it as public education ending way too soon for our underclass who probably...
Lessons from a former hoarder – Chapter 7: How to enjoy the holidays
Local Voices
Read Connie's earlier installments: Chapter 1: Lessons from a former hoarder, Chapter 2: Time to start, Chapter 3: Plateau? Fight It!, Chapter 4:...