HomeNews and Views
News and Views
Join Lansing Journal Publisher Melanie Jongsma and Managing Editor Josh Bootsma for their weekly video series. Past episodes have included insider information about local stories, on-location coverage of business openings, interviews with local people of interest, and more.
Video: What I remembered when I voted this Tuesday (with transcript)
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher(Music: Price of Freedom, by ZakharValaha)Transcript
Hello everyone, I am Melanie Jongsma, of The Lansing Journal, and I'm taking care of this...
Video: Taking a pit stop at Fine Tune Auto for stories, tips, and unique cars
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 24, 2022) – Melanie swung by the shop at Fine Tune Auto to talk to owner Jason Brennan about...
Video: Melanie, a helicopter, and a bucket of golf balls
LANSING, Ill. (June 17, 2022) – The Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce organizes a golf outing every year to raise funds for the Chamber...
Video: Melanie picks up welding at Chicago’s Finest Ironworks
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 10, 2022) – Chicago's Finest Ironworks in Lansing co-hosted a Lansing-Area Chamber of Commerce event on Wednesday, and Melanie...
Video: Encouraging feedback, delivery issues, and other miscellany from the week
by Josh Bootsma and Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 3, 2022) – This week's video message is a potpourri of inside information about the week...
Video: Looking forward to the week’s events
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (May 27, 2022) – In a sunny trip around Lansing, Melanie and Josh visit the locations of three Lansing events...
Video: Previewing print – A visit to Blue Island Newspaper Printing
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (May 20, 2022) – Melanie and Josh traveled to Blue Island Newspaper Printing Friday morning to give a check to...
Video: A quick update on the summer print issue
by Josh Bootsma and Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (May 13, 2022) – Josh and Melanie took a break from their computers to provide a quick...
Video: Ready for the Good Neighbor Day Parade
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (May 6, 2022) – Dressed to represent Common Ground, Melanie and Josh discuss the program's involvement in Saturday's Good Neighbor...
Video: Recapping the Editorial Contest
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 29, 2022) – Melanie and Josh recap a week of content that was full of Editorial Contest winners. The...
Video: What’s life like for us?
LANSING, Ill. (April 22, 2022) – This week's video has been a couple weeks in progress, as Melanie and Josh took time to chronicle...
Video: Good Friday Prayer Walk
LANSING, Ill. (April 15, 2022) – Melanie and Josh spent Good Friday at the annual prayer walk in Lansing. The video is below:https://www.youtube.com/embed/JqnJGrrYmkAPast prayer...
Video: Did you miss anything?
In a busy news week, some important news can get overlooked
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 8, 2022) – The Lansing Journal reports all types...
Video: ‘Good is not cheap, and cheap is not good’
Dave Meter of South Suburban Heating & Air Conditioning explains how investing in quality can save people money
by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 1, 2022)...
Video: Dropping by the TF South Blood Drive
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 25, 2022) – Josh and Melanie dropped in on the biannual blood drive at TF South on Friday, and...