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Telling big stories
The way Nancy E. Rhodes tells her story, she’s lucky.
After all, it was luck that led to a call from someone on the Korean War Commemoration Committee to do a commissioned mural for either the Pentagon or Library of Congress.
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Hollister: $400 news release to continue
Not surprisingly, Lansing Mayor David Hollister plans to maintain the city’s contract with its public relations firm, Kolt & Serkaian, in his 2003 budget.
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Streetside memorial keeps boys’ spirits alive
Two white crosses stand in contrast to an orange fire hydrant. A couple of feet away, on either side, stand two unpainted wood crosses.
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Hollister’s property tax plan too much . . . or too little
If making everybody unhappy is the sign of a good compromise, Mayor David Hollister may be doing something right with his idea to use property tax revenue to help fund Lansing’s sewer separation project.
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What’s up with this?

Mental Environment: Lawrence Cosentino
The Muzaking of downtown Lansing

Lansing: John Pollard
Voodoo economics at play in Hollister’s new budget

Health & Environment: Brian McKenna
GM pollutes Lansing’s ground as well as air

Guest Column: John Gear
Get with the program and break cycle of decaying housing




Schools need to teach history about minorities, Olmos says
The Lansing area hosted two important figures from the movie industry last week, Edward James Olmos and Spike Lee.
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Goldenrod Music survives out of the mainstream
Turner Street, in the heart of Lansing’s Old Town, is a very well-known street for its rows of art galleries and annual festivals that bring performers and tourists from all over. One block north of the galleries sits a plain, one-story building — back a ways as if to take a laid-back approach to the street.
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Live & Local:
Your guide to live entertainment in Lansing and the surrounding area!

Theater:
‘Talk About the Passion’ packs emotion

Film:
Lee acknowledges film progress, says it’s not enough

Music:
Common Grounds show proves ska still alive and kickin’
Michigan Fest heads into forefront of indie fests

Video:
Review: ‘Sexy Beast’
Review: 'Our Lady of the Assassins'

Advice Goddess: Amy Alkon
If you aren’t compatible now, it won’t change

Internet: Bonnie Bucqueroux and Darcy Drew Greene
Web site Development Series: A project management approach