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		<title>Lansing City Council-member Carol Wood shares her thoughts about her mom&#8217;s murder</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/27/lansing-city-council-member-carol-wood-shares-her-thoughts-about-her-moms-murder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s it like to lose a loved one to murder?  Does the pain ever stop?  Do the questions ever get answered? Lansing City Council-member Carol Wood lost her mom to murder three years ago.  Her mother, Ruth Hallman was a woman of compassion and a love for people.  She was driven by a desire to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AK-47 assault rifle used in Lansing&#8217;s Lenore Street murder of 19-year-old woman</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/27/ak-47-assault-rifle-used-in-lansings-lenore-street-murder-of-19-year-old-woman/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/27/ak-47-assault-rifle-used-in-lansings-lenore-street-murder-of-19-year-old-woman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the weapons used in the murder of a 19-year-old south Lansing woman on Friday night was an AK-47 assault rifle, according to the Lansing State Journal today. Its story says: According to the felony complaint read aloud Monday in court, three guns were used during the incident &#8211; two handguns and an AK-47 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For August, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening at the Lansing Center downtown</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/for-august-heres-whats-happening-at-the-lansing-center-downtown/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/for-august-heres-whats-happening-at-the-lansing-center-downtown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you wondering what events are happening at the Lansing Center in our downtown during the month of August?  Click here for the official schedule of events as published by the Lansing Entertainment and Public Facilities Authority.]]></description>
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		<title>What are your thoughts about paying more millage for Lansing schools?</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/what-are-your-thoughts-about-paying-more-millage-for-lansing-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/what-are-your-thoughts-about-paying-more-millage-for-lansing-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lansing School District is looking towards the Nov. 3 election to have voters give their approval to a 1.5 mill increase in their property taxes.  The 5-year extra millage would produce $20 million and would be used to pay for maintenance projects on district buildings. And, according to the Lansing State Journal, a majority [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s Lansing (MI) City Council info packet for July 26 meeting with GM tax break details</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/heres-lansing-mi-city-council-info-packet-for-july-26-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/26/heres-lansing-mi-city-council-info-packet-for-july-26-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansing City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax breaks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How do you feel about the Lansing City Council giving a huge personal property tax break to GM to gain 600 workers for its existing assembly plant on the city&#8217;s near southside?  Good deal for the city? A public hearing on the proposal will be held at tonight&#8217;s council meeting where citizens can share their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOUTHSIDE HOMICIDE: 19-year-old woman murdered in 600 block of Lenore</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/25/southside-homicide-19-year-old-woman-murdered-in-600-block-of-lenore/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/25/southside-homicide-19-year-old-woman-murdered-in-600-block-of-lenore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lansing crime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 19-year-old woman was shot late Friday night in front of her home in the 600 block of Lenore Street on Lansing&#8217;s southside, according to the Lansing State Journal. Police have arrested three men in connection with the shooting.  It was described as the second homicide of the day in Lansing by WLNS.com. She was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LANSING CRIME: Seven-year-old girl shot in eastside home invasion died today</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/23/lansing-crime-seven-year-old-girl-shot-in-eastside-home-invasion/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/23/lansing-crime-seven-year-old-girl-shot-in-eastside-home-invasion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lansing crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lansing home invasion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A seven-year-old girl was shot last night in her home on the 100 block of Custer Avenue and is struggling for her life, according to the Lansing State Journal. Read this WLNS.com story about the incident which describes the suspects as all wearing red shirts and provides other details. She was shot after three home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROAD CLOSURE: Holmes Road between Stabler and Palmer in Lansing</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/road-closure-holmes-road-between-stabler-and-palmer-in-lansing/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/road-closure-holmes-road-between-stabler-and-palmer-in-lansing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lansing mi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lansing streets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Holmes Road between Stabler and Palmer Streets on Lansing&#8217;s southside is closed because of a water main break.  Here&#8217;s the official notice from the area&#8217;s emergency notification system:]]></description>
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		<title>Do you need to be concerned about Lansing&#8217;s buried coal ash?</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/do-you-need-to-be-concerned-about-lansings-buried-coal-ash/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/do-you-need-to-be-concerned-about-lansings-buried-coal-ash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coal ash]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are resources to learn more about the coal ash in Lansing: The Lansing Online News blog posts by Bill Castanier outlining the problem and associated issues.  These posts brought the issue to the attention of city residents. Lansing Board of Water and Light links to minutes of various minutes of meetings where coal ash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LANSING CRIME: Drive-by shooting this morning on 2300 block of Reo Road</title>
		<link>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/lansing-crime-drive-by-shooting-this-morning-on-2300-block-of-reo-road/</link>
		<comments>http://thelansingblog.com/2010/07/22/lansing-crime-drive-by-shooting-this-morning-on-2300-block-of-reo-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Thorp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a drive-by shooting early this morning on the 2300 block of REO road where several shots were fired through a window and hit a woman who was lying down, according to WLNS.com. The incident continues to raise questions about the number of illegal firearms inside the city, where they are obtained and who [...]]]></description>
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