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Lost Lansing: Is treasure still buried in the West Side Neighborhood?

Lost Lansing: Is treasure still buried in the West Side Neighborhood?

By David Votta on December 26, 2011

Criminal ran a counterfeiting ring out of a shanty in the Bogus Swamp where they may have buried their treasure

Posted in Lost Lansing, News | Tagged bogus swamp, Buried Treasure, counterfeiters, Criminal Syndicates, david votta, history, Lansing, lost lansing, Michigan, stebbins, Westside Neighborhood | Leave a response

Lost Lansing (Halloween Edition): The Curious Case of Dr. Armstrong

Lost Lansing (Halloween Edition): The Curious Case of Dr. Armstrong

By David Votta on October 30, 2011

A hair-raising tale of bodysnatchers and a president

Posted in Lost Lansing | Tagged Benjamin Harrison, body snatching, david votta, Dr. Thomas Armstrong, grave robbing, lost lansing, medical schools | 3 Responses

Lost Lansing: Blurring Lansing’s Red Line

Lost Lansing: Blurring Lansing’s Red Line

By David Votta on October 10, 2011

The history of this shameful practice of discriminatory lending practices in Lansing.

Posted in Lost Lansing, News | Tagged david votta, history, Lansing, lost lansing, redlining | Leave a response

Lost Lansing: To his country and his flag

Lost Lansing: To his country and his flag

By David Votta on April 6, 2011

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

Posted in Lost Lansing | Tagged cadl, charles foster, civil warm, david votta, lost lansing, plowshares into swords, U.S. Civil War | 2 Responses

Lost Lansing: Michigan once put people in prison for life for possessing alcohol

Lost Lansing: Michigan once put people in prison for life for possessing alcohol

By David Votta on December 27, 2010

Etta Mae Miller’s life sentence for a fourth conviction for a pint of booze was eventually overturned.

Posted in Community & Opinion, Lost Lansing, News | Tagged "life for a pint", david votta, etta mae miller, life sentence, lost lansing, michiganm, prison, prohibition | 1 Response

Lost Lansing: Thanksgiving a Century Before

Lost Lansing: Thanksgiving a Century Before

By David Votta on November 24, 2010

An early version of black Friday, but amid fears of smallpox.

Posted in Community & Opinion, Lost Lansing, News | Tagged capital area district library, david votta, history, holiday, Lansing, smallpox, thanksgiving | 1 Response

Lost Lansing: Spiritualist Camp in Haslett

Lost Lansing: Spiritualist Camp in Haslett

By David Votta on August 16, 2010

Time to get out the Ouija board?

Posted in Community & Opinion, Lost Lansing, News | Tagged david votta, Haslett, lost lansing, mead family, sarah hegge, spiritualist camp | Leave a response

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The Lansing organizer for the "Move to Amend" movement discusses a "Corporate Personhood" resolution proposal before the Lansing City Council on August 6, 2012.


Are corporations persons, too? The "Move to Amend Barnstorming Tour" featuring David Cobb visited Lansing on June 28, 2012. Cobb provided an accessible, fast-paced analysis of the history of "Corporate Personhood" in the U.S.


During his recent visit to Lansing, Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear talked about aging Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Van Buren County, Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan.


Anika Fassia of Public Works: The Center for the Public Sector, talked to the recent Michigan Summit for progressives about a Michigan narrative that frames policy discussions in terms of community values.


George Goehl of National Peoples' Action says progressives need to re-envision the economy and suggests a strategy for activists attending the 2012 Michigan Summit in Lansing on May 12, 2012.


Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear talks to the Peace Education Center about Ontario, Canada's plans for a deep underground dump (DUD) for nuclear waste on the Great Lakes.


"I never thought I'd see the day I would be fighting my grandmother's fight..." said Melissa Osborn in addressing the United Against the War on Women rally in Lansing.

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