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A Newspaper for the Rest of Us July 27-August 2, 2016 FREE a newspaper for the rest of us www.lansingcitypulse.com July 27-August 2, 2016 City Pulse's Summer of Art: "Yankee Doodle," by Bruce Thayer. See page 25 for story. 2 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 27, 2016 Join us for an Artists’ Reception Friday, August 5 from 5-8 p.m. Vote Eric Trojanowicz Featuring “The Wall Sculpture of Robert and Jacqueline Rickard” Meet the Beacon, N.Y. artists and talk to them about their metal wall sculpture for Ingham County while enjoying wine and refreshments The exhibit will run from August 5 thru September 20, 2016 Summer Hours Tues-Fri: 10-6 || Sat: 10-5 || Sun: Noon-4 || Closed Monday Sheriff 211 M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing | 517.351.2211 | mackerelsky.com Earned Not Inherited Experienced. Prepared. Professional. RE-ELECT BRIAN MCGRAIN IN 2016 “I am pleased to be currently representing residents of the east side of Lansing, Lansing Township and the southeast side of East Lansing on the Ingham County Commission. I thank you for your confidence in the past and ask for your continued support. Please vote McGrain for County Commissioner in 2016.” Resident of Lansing’s east-side—20+ year resident of Ingham County Board Member of: the Ingham County Land Bank, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau, Ingham County Economic Development Corporation, and City of Lansing Board of Zoning Appeals Small business owner and investor on Lansing’s east-side Fourth generation graduate of Michigan State University (B.S. in Urban Planning and M.P.A., Public Administration/Urban Studies) Currently Associate Director at a statewide community development trade association, working daily to assist in improving the lives of working families across Michigan BRIAN MCGRAIN DEMOCRAT FOR INGHAM COUNTY COMMISSION For more information, please visit the website: Paid for by Citizens to Elect Brian McGrain | Rion Hollenbeck, Treasurer Visit www.brianmcgrain.com for more information. Paid for by the Committee to Elect Eric Trojanowicz for Ingham County Sheriff, P.O. Box 26271, Lansing, Michigan 48909. City Pulse • July 27, 2016 www.lansingcitypulse.com 3 40 DOWNLOAD Your guide TEXT THE to Lansing- area events, PULSE CITY music, entertainment, TO PULSE restaurants and more 77948 APP REV. P.J. ANDERSON RICK JONES State Senator Space For Grace Fellowship (R-Grand Ledge) United Church of Christ THIS WEEK POLICE and BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT 4 www.lansingcitypulse.com City Pulse • July 27, 2016 ocratic nomination not just be- Endorsements cause he appears to offer the best VOL. 15 hope of the clean sweep we think ISSUE 50 English for prosecutor the Prosecutor’s Office needs. He also offers the most distance from (517) 371-5600 • Fax: (517) 999-6061 • 1905 E. Michigan Ave. • Lansing, MI 48912 • www.lansingcitypulse.com When Democrats go to the polls the local Democratic power struc- next week, they will all but cer- ture, some of whom we can’t imag- ADVERTISING INQUIRIES: (517) 999-6704 or email [email protected] tainly decide who will be Ingham ine at least didn’t have suspicions. PAGE County’s next prosecutor, given We may never know who knew EDITOR AND PUBLISHER • Berl Schwartz 13 [email protected] • (517) 999-5061 the upper hand they have over the what, but common sense tells us ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER • Mickey Hirten GOP. Fortunately, Democrats have that it is time for a prosecutor who [email protected] a strong field of four candidates can stand alone from the political 50 years later: Memories of a murdered friend ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR • Ty Forquer from whom to choose. establishment. [email protected] • (517) 999-5068 PRODUCTION MANAGER • Allison Hammerly We find much merit in all four. Moreover, English has a strong PAGE [email protected] • (517) 999-5066 They all have sound experience law enforcement background as a STAFF WRITERS • Lawrence Cosentino and stellar reputations. They all federal prosecutor and then direc- 16 [email protected] Todd Heywood understand that the prosecutor’s tor of the New Mexico Department [email protected] job is as much about finding ways of Public Safety, which followed Pokémon GO comes to Lansing, businesses join the hunt ADVERTISING • Shelly Olson, Suzi Smith, to help non-violent lawbreakers a military career. He has lived Liza Sayre, Mandy Thiele as it is sending people to over- in Williamston since 2004 and [email protected] crowded, costly jails and pris- recently retired as an administra- PAGE [email protected] [email protected] ons. On the challenging issue of tive law judge here for the Social 28 [email protected] medical marijuana, they seem to Security Administration. Of the Contributors: Andy Balaskovitz, Justin Bilicki, understand the need to balance four candidates, he has the stron- Daniel E. Bollman, Capital News Service, Bill draconian court rulings against gest experience when it comes to LCC wins big at the 12th annual Pulsar Awards Castanier, Mary C. Cusack, Tom Helma, Gabrielle Lawrence Johnson, Terry Link, Andy McGlashen, the popular will of voters in favor running an office. Kyle Melinn, Mark Nixon, Shawn Parker, Stefanie of dispensaries. All four strike us PAGE Pohl, Dennis Preston, Allan I. Ross, Rich Tupica, are fair-minded individuals who *** Ute Von Der Heyden, Paul Wozniak 29 Delivery drivers: Frank Estrada, Dave Fisher, Paul Shore, would serve us well. Dick Radway, Richard Simpson, Thomas Scott Jr. But there is a difference among Yes on animal shelter Interns: Kayleigh Garrison, Eve Kucharski, Callie Opper them on one crucial issue, which Jason Carlen records live comedy album Sunday is how to respond to the legacy of Ingham County animals deserve Stuart Dunnings III, their fel- better. Our animal shelter is not THIS WEEK Editor & Publisher low Democrat who was forced to just beyond cramped, it is un- THIS WEEK with Berl SchwartzBerl Schwartz resign after being charged with 15 healthy. As the new director, John on prostitution-related charges. Three Dinon, points out, the inadequate on of the four Democrats appear air flow system results in the easy • Etienne Charles, more than willing to embrace the spread of kennel cough. It ought to MSU jazz professor findings of the interim prosecu- be torn down and replaced imme- Saturday at 10:30 a.m. tor, Gretchen Whitmer, that have diately. cleared Dunnings’ hires of any Unfortunately, the proposed $9.6 knowledge of his alleged crimes. million millage on next week’s bal- We and many citizens remain lot is over six years, so the urgently skeptical that so many prosecu- needed fix will take awhile. But we torial-minded attorneys could need to make a start. We urge you to not or would have detected what vote for the millage, which will also is alleged to have been longtime allow for increased staffing. behavior. Some voices have suggested The exception is Thomas Eng- that the new shelter will, at lish, who in Todd Heywood’s story 21,000 square feet, be bigger in this week’s issue says: “Should than needed, but just as Ingham they have known? Absolutely. At- County is growing, so is the pet torneys are bound as officers of the population. Critics also contend court. In the dealings of a prosecu- that the animal shelter could find tor’s office — dealing with infor- ways to partner with the Capital mants, dealing with witnesses, Area Humane Society, but we dealing with doubt it. The humane society is these people a private organization that can REAL ESTATE AUCTION By order of the County — I find it reject animals at will. Moreover, Treasurer of Ingham County August 30, 2016 difficult to Registration: 830 AM we sense an elitist attitude at the Auction: 10 AM Location: Lansing Center, believe that humane society, which passively 333 E. Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI somebody points out that the animal shelter Eric Schertzing, Treasurer, Ingham County didn’t know.” has not reached out for its help — 341 S. Jefferson S., Mason, MI, (517) 676-7220. We sup- as opposed to taking a proactive Detailed info on parcels and terms at www.BippusUSA.com port English approach to help a public facility CP#16-178 for the Dem- that is badly in need. City Pulse • July 27, 2016 www.lansingcitypulse.com 5 2016 Primary ELECTION PREVIEW the Veteran’s Memorial Courthouse, ei- juvenile justice initiatives in the juvenile ther. She reported prosecutors seeking di- court system — which are funded by a Law and order rection from him had to call his cellphone special juvenile justice millage which is up and that many long-time employees felt for renewal. Prosecutor candidates seek to move beyond Dunnings like he did not know who they were. He Underlying that support for those spe- was, she concluded, an absentee manager. cialty courts is the idea of justice. The dic- In March of this year, long-time Ing- expects if elected “the truth will come out” The charges and arrest of Dunnings tionary defines that as “just behavior or ham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings during interviews and conversations with are not the first time the office of prose- treatment,” but City Pulse asked the candi- III was arrested on 15 prostition-related staff as part of the transition. cutor has been the source of controversy. dates how did they define justice. charges He resigned in disgrace July 2, O’Berry said she saw Dunnings’ ap- The last time Ingham County’s top law Siemon said her definition grew out of leaving the post open for the first time in pearance decline over the last year, but enforcement post was up for grabs was a strong sense of social justice — protect- 20 years. she chalked it up to 20 years ago.
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