Don’t Gamble on Winning Trust

February 20th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Backers of a proposed casino in downtown Lansing appeared to be betting that the lure of gaming revenue and jobs would blind the public to the sketchy details of their plans.

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Tags: Winning The Day

Governor’s Missed Opportunity

January 26th, 2012 · 2 Comments

More troubling than the flubs in his speech was the Gov’s lack of candor on his real agenda.

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Tags: Tim Skubick

‘Holding Pen’ Education

February 24th, 2011 · 8 Comments

Closing half of Detroit’s schools would turn classrooms to holding pens and affect all of us.

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Tags: Jack Lessenberry

Gilt by Association

August 16th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Hear Rick Cole every Wednesday at 7:35 a.m. (repeated at 7:35 p.m.) with Internet radio host Walt Sorg at the new TalkLansing.net. Gilt by Association by Richard Cole August 16, 2010 LANSING, MI — I usually don’t start my columns with a dateline (LANSING, MI), and it is a bit odd, I suppose, for me [...]

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High-Energy Lansing Mayor Running Mile a Minute

July 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments

High-Energy Mayor Running Mile a Minute Virg Bernero tries to make leap from leading city to running state by Susan J. Demas July 16, 2010 Sundays weren’t exactly the day of rest in the Bernero household. Virginia’s tomato sauce would be bubbling on the stove as her five kids — Vickie, Tina, Victor, Vince and [...]

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