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FREE a newspaper for the rest of us www.lansingcitypulse.com Dec. 26, 2012-Jan. 1, 2013 The poet the rapper the businessman the farmer the scientist the maid the waitress the actress two teachers World War II and five million cups of coffee Ten who died in 2012 See page 7 2 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 26, 2012 CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARIES LOVE THY NEIGHBOR This holiday season, buy THY the tablet or eReader… Gay | Straight | Atheist | Jew Muslim | Christian | Homeless get the books free! Rich | Democrat | Republican Use your CADL card to download Black | White | Brown our eBooks and eAudiobooks. Male | Female | Trans NEIGHBOR • Compatible with Kindle, Nook, iPad and many other devices WE’RE WILLING TO GIVE IT A TRY • Available 24/7 • Never overdue 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave. Worship Service Pilgrim Congregational Sunday 10AM We’ll even throw in free, United Church of Christ (517) 484-7434 Lansing MI personalized help to get www.PilgrimUCC.com you started! 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Every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Watch past episodes at vimeo.com/channels/citypulse City Pulse • December 26, 2012 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 ...AND DON’T MISS OUR LIVE MUSIC Sunday, December 23, 2012 Nu Era - Outstanding Smooth Jazz www.bar30.com 7:00pm-10:00pm SundaSunday, December 30, 2012 Those Delta Rhythm Kings - Blues EVENTS 7:00pm-10:00pm RIDDLE ME THAT JAZZ BAND 7pm-9:30pm DANCE INTO THE NEW YEAR with DJ Skitzo 10pm- 4am Sunday, January 6, 2013 CHAMPAGNE TOAST AT MIDNIGHT NO COVER ALL NIGHT LONG!! Jessie and the Downbeat FREE PANCAKE BUFFET from 2am-4am Groove - Funk/Blues 7:00pm-10:00pm THREE SPECIAL ENTREES to ring in the New Year Greg Norman's Wagyu Beef, Marble Grade 7 Country Style Lamb Ribs EATSHOPLIVEPLAY All Natural Black Pearl Salmon www.theheightsateastwood.com 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • December 26, 2012 VOL. 12 Feedback ISSUE 20 E.L. resident for consolidation I think it inappropriate for Mr. Hank to (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com Although everyone Jeffrey Hank use such nasty adjectives — “abusive”, ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6705 knows in East Lansing is against con- “predatory”, and “corrupt” — and to PAGE CLASSIFIED AD INQUIRIES: (517) 999-5066 solidation (“Feedback,” 12/5/12), Mr. speak of “senseless job and wealth-kill- or email [email protected] Hank does not know everyone in East ing poor public policy decisions” without 6 Lansing. Perhaps I am the lone East at least a few specifics. (Perhaps he did, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 Lansing resident who believes that and City Pulse editing decisions delet- MANAGING/NEWS EDITOR • Andy Balaskovitz consolidation is at least worth examin- ed them.) Plus, if Mr. Hank and others F*ck the NRA: Syndicated columnist and [email protected] • (517) 999-5064 ing— considering it may be an excel- can be organized enough and have the avid hunter Ari LeVaux takes aim ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • Allan I. Ross lent solution to the many fiscal prob- financial means to pursue detachment of [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 lems Michigan local governments and some parts of East Lansing, they certain- PAGE PRODUCTION MANAGER • Rachel Harper school districts are facing and will face ly should be able to offer unabusive and [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 for years to come — but I doubt that I unpredatory uncorrupt candidates for 13 CALENDAR EDITOR • Dana Casadei am. In recent years, I have become dis- office who make sensible job and wealth- [email protected] • (517) 999-5069 appointed in the parochialism of East enhancing good public policy decisions. STAFF WRITERS Lansing governing bodies and residents, Looking back on the 2012 arts and Lawrence Cosentino from the segregation of our library — George Hare entertainment scene in Greater Lansing [email protected] • (517) 999-5063 from what I have found to be the well- East Lansing Sam Inglot administered and operated Capital Area PAGE [email protected] • (517) 999-5065 District Library (I am willing to pay Corrections MARKETING/PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR/ CADL’s $50 annual fee to have access 15 SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT • Rich Tupica to its far more extensive collections) to Due to an editing error, last week’s col- [email protected] • (517) 999-6710 our refusal to agree to the District Court umn about the history of the GOP take- ADVERTISING MANAGER reorganization that would have saved over in Michigan should have said the Extreme Figgy Pudding Comedy Show at Shelly Olson taxpayer dollars. For the most part, we U.S. Supreme Court decided one-man Creole Gallery lightens up the holidays [email protected] • (517) 999-6705 East Lansing residents have very blessed one-vote, not the state Supreme Court. ADVERTISING lives in our well-off community. But Due to a reporting error, the Dec. COVER Denis Prisk “pulling up the ladder” is not a viable 5 cover story on Mark Grebner should [email protected] • (517) 999-6704 Contributors: Justin Bilicki, Bill Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom plan for continuing such a lifestyle, be it have said Hal Fildey is a former execu- ART Helma, Terry Link, Kyle Melinn, Dennis Preston, Paul Wozniak, Amanda on a local, state, or national basis. I am tive editor of the Lansing State Journal, Harrell-Seyburn, Ute Von Der Heyden, Judy Winter, Shawn Parker Delivery drivers: Abdulmahdi Al-Rabiah, Dave Fisher, Karen sure the vast majority of East Lansing not a former publisher. Navarra, Noelle Navarra, Brent Robison, Steve Stevens residents agree with Mr. Hank regard- TEN PEOPLE by RACHEL HARPER Interns: Darby Vermeulen, Hanna Scott ing consolidation. I suspect they mainly Have something to say about a local issue Editor & Publisher Berl fear that they would have to “carry” less or an item that appeared in our pages? ON THE AIR financially sound local entities if there CITY PULSE Schwartz Now you have two ways to sound off: was consolidation. But examining what THIS WEEK 7 p.m. Wednesdays is possible does not make it probable. 1.) Write a letter to the editor. Consolidation is a long-term, complex • E-mail: [email protected] City Pulse on the Air will return Jan. 9 • Snail mail: City Pulse, 1905 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 process. It cannot happen overnight • Fax: (517) 371-5800 and cannot be done by decisions of local 2.) Write a guest column: leaders, whether individuals or govern- Contact Berl Schwartz for more information: [email protected] ing bodies. or (517) 999-5061 I have had, and have, serious disagree- (Please include your name, address and telephone number so we can ments with decisions by the East Lansing reach you. Keep letters to 250 words or fewer. City Pulse reserves the right to edit letters and columns.) City Council and School Board. However, PUBLIC NOTICES RFQP/13/046 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR HAULING SINGLE STREAM RECYCLABLES as per the instructions for responses provided by the City of Lansing. The City of Lansing will accept responses at the FINANCE DEPARTMENT, PURCHASING OFFICE, 8TH FLOOR CITY HALL, 124 W. MICHIGAN AVENUE, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 until 3:00 PM local time in effect on JAN. 17, 2013. Complete RFQP/13/046 document is available by calling Stephanie Robinson, CPPB at (517) 483-4128, email: [email protected]. or Scott House, (517) 483-4165 City of Lansing encourages responses from all vendors including MBE/WBE/DBE/VET vendors and Lansing-based businesses. B/13/053 NEW 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS, 4 DOOR SEDAN as per the specifications provided by the City of Lansing. The City of Lansing will accept sealed bids at the FINANCE DEPARTMENT, PURCHASING OFFICE, 8TH FLOOR CITY HALL, 124 W. MICHIGAN AVENUE, LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 until 3:00 PM local time in effect on JANUARY 10, 2013 at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Complete specifications and forms required to submit bids are available by calling Darleen Burnham, CPPB at (517) 483-4129, email: [email protected], or for content and purpose of this bid contact Greg Klco, Fleet Supervisor at (517) 483-4470, email: Greg. [email protected], or go to www.mitn.info . The City of Lansing encourages bids from all vendors including MBE/WBE vendors and Lansing- based businesses. City Pulse • December 26, 2012 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 news & opinion Councilman Lou Adado’s term, who left mer supervisor in London Township in after a sexual harassment scandal. Monroe County, worked for the Michigan And we’re off “I don’t know at this point, but there Education Association and lobbies for the Who’s in to challenge Lansing doesn’t seem to be any reason I would Michigan Library Association.
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