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		<title>Family Dollar Store on S. Waverly and Jolly just had armed robbery</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/22/family-dollar-store-on-s-waverly-and-jolly-just-had-armed-robbery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Family Dollar Store on South Waverly and Jolly Roads was just held up by an armed robber, according to an observer at the scene on the city&#8217;s southwest side who said that more than ten police vehicles from various jurisdictions were at the scene. Police took employees out a back door and were searching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With today&#8217;s southwest side parking lot murder, is it safe to be around city strip malls?</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/19/with-todays-southwest-side-parking-lot-murder-is-it-safe-to-be-around-city-strip-malls/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/19/with-todays-southwest-side-parking-lot-murder-is-it-safe-to-be-around-city-strip-malls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you shop at a strip mall in the city of Lansing, do you have to be watchful for shootings in broad daylight? Check the facts as reported by local news media from today&#8217;s murder of a twenty-something young man in the parking lot of Von&#8217;s Market at the intersection of Pleasant Grove and Holmes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What about home invasion in Delhi Township during football party?</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/what-about-home-invasion-in-delhi-township-during-football-party/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/what-about-home-invasion-in-delhi-township-during-football-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lansing State Journal reports a home invasion at a home party Saturday night after a football game.  Robbers came in fired a shot and then robbed everybody.  Paper reports that it happened on Calypso Road.  What does this mean?  Do you have to be concerned about a gathering you have at your home?  Was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch this WLNS.com report on increasing armed robberies in the city of Lansing</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/watch-this-wlns-com-report-on-increasing-armed-robberies-in-the-city-of-lansing/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/18/watch-this-wlns-com-report-on-increasing-armed-robberies-in-the-city-of-lansing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Has Lansing become a more dangerous place to live? As an answer, watch this story from WLNS.com story about the dramatic increase in the number of armed robberies in the city? Do you perceive an increase in violence?]]></description>
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		<title>Council-member Carol Wood, Derrick Quinney, et al ask too many questions says LSJ.com</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/council-member-carol-wood-derrick-quinney-et-al-ask-too-many-questions-says-lsj-com/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/council-member-carol-wood-derrick-quinney-et-al-ask-too-many-questions-says-lsj-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check-out this editorial from today&#8217;s Lansing State Journal that says our city&#8217;s problems stem from &#8220;nay-saying&#8221; by four City Council members, Eric Hewitt, Brian Jeffries, Derrick Quinney and Carol Wood. The newspaper claims that the four have blocked development projects dead in their tracks for their own selfish interests.  They point to the land swap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KFC shooting victim was within two weeks of quitting says LSJ.com</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/kfc-shooting-victim-was-within-two-weeks-of-quitting-says-lsj-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lansing State Journal in this story profiles the victim of the 21-year-old who was shot and killed on Friday at the KFC on Michigan Avenue.  This is a good story by Laura MisJak and gets the reader beyond the yellow tape at a crime scene.  It provides a look at the person who was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of Lansing&#8217;s financial situation worsens with credit rating downgrade</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/city-of-lansings-financial-situation-worsens-with-credit-rating-downgrade/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/16/city-of-lansings-financial-situation-worsens-with-credit-rating-downgrade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Hall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you follow the financial struggles of the city of Lansing, then you need to see this WLNS story about Moody&#8217;s downgraded the city&#8217;s credit rating. There are lots of questions: What does this mean for the present city budget?  The next one for 2012? Will any of the present bonds sold by the city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lansing City Pulse previews Monday&#8217;s-Oct. 17&#8211;City Council meeting</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/15/lansing-city-pulse-previews-mondays-oct-17-city-council-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/15/lansing-city-pulse-previews-mondays-oct-17-city-council-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lansing City Council is on the cusp of acquiring land for an almost 30 acre park in southwest Lansing by Hunters Ridge, according to the Lansing City Pulse in an advance of Monday&#8217;s meeting.  Click here for a preview info packet for the meeting. Following the regular meeting, the council will meet in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Lansing&#8217;s East Side seeing more violent crime?</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/15/is-lansings-east-side-seeing-more-violent-crime/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/15/is-lansings-east-side-seeing-more-violent-crime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansing's East Side]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: The Lansing State Journal reports the name of the 21-year-old victim. Check this Lansing State Journal story about yesterday&#8217;s shooting and murder at the KFC on East Michigan Avenue and comments about perceived increasing crime on the East Side: Crime is becoming a fact of life in the neighborhood, Curtis said.&#8221;We&#8217;re getting kind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s Lansing City Council info packet for Monday, Oct. 17 meeting</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/15/heres-lansing-city-council-info-packet-for-monday-oct-17-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2011/10/15/heres-lansing-city-council-info-packet-for-monday-oct-17-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[city council info packet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short info packet for this week&#8217;s Lansing City Council meeting.  Any issues coming that we need pointed out? Lansing City Council Info Packet for Monday, Oct. 17 meeting(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();]]></description>
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