It's Your Choice
Robin
Ringleka welcomed guests to her Portland home for a party celebrating
women’s right to reproductive freedom. About 10 people
attended the party, one of 135 nationally. Rep. Dick Gephardt,
D-Mo.,telephoned to say he is committed to protecting choice.
A representative from MARAL, the Michigan Abortion and Reproductive
Rights Action League, presented statistics and a timeline of
events before and after the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling and discussed
the importance of the 2004 presidential election, for which
Gephardt has announced he is running. For more info, go to www.michoice.net.
This
Ain't No Choke
During
Save A Life Day at Lansing Community College, Brett Telder and
Kristen Wagner demonstrate the proper method to stop a person
from choking with Choking Charlie, the mannequin.
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Ethiopian
music
Saturday evening, Temesgen Hussein, a Lansing resident born
in Ethiopia, plays traditional Ethiopian acoustic music and
love songs at Altu’s Ethiopian Cuisine. His instrument
is a six-string Krar.
Victorian
Age Days Celebration
Children dance around the May Pole, at Grand Ledge’s 6th
annual Victorian Age Days Celebration. The weekend event featured
residents dressed in Victorian-style clothing, horsedrawn carriage
rides, spinning, quilting and rallying against the evil spirit
alcohol.
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