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Editorial Contest 2024: Practical solutions can help stop school violence
The Lansing Journal has partnered with the freshman class at Unity Christian Academy for three consecutive years to host a student editorial contest. Each freshman student wrote an editorial about something they care about, and submitted it to The Lansing Journal. Publisher Melanie Jongsma and Managing Editor Josh Bootsma read the editorials and picked five winners based on criteria including: making a claim, persuasion and analysis, evidence, local impact, and language and voice. This is the fifth and final editorial to be published this year. Earlier winners are linked below.
Memorial Sunday service relocating to Ford Hangar due to weather
LANSING, Ill. (May 26, 2024) – Today’s Memorial Sunday service will still take place at 2 p.m., but weather concerns will move it into the Ford Hangar, confirmed Rich Dominiak of the Lansing Veterans Memorial Ceremonial Honor Guard. The Memorial Sunday service is a Lansing tradition, always scheduled...
Woman struck and killed by Amtrak train in Lemont: police
Police in south suburban Lemont were investigating Saturday afternoon after an Amtrak train struck and killed a woman, authorities said. The incident was reported at around 3:30 p.m. near downtown Lemont. An Amtrak spokesperson said a person trespassing on the tracks "came into contact" with Amtrak Train 22 while traveling from San Antonio, Texas, to Chicago.
District 215 School Board meeting agenda and E-learning hearing – 5/28/24
TF Center for Academics and Technology at 6 p.m. The May 28 District 215 School Board meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology, located at 1605 Wentworth Avenue in Calumet City. The full board packet and materials for the meeting, including all exhibits and other relevant materials, are available online.
Local Voices: Thornton Township’s proposed budget could be Tiffany Henyard’s biggest crime yet
I believe that each township is required to allow the public to ask questions about the budget, and that residents have the ability to amend the budget before it is put up to vote by the trustees. If you look at page 15 of the professional looking proposed budget below,...
Editorial Contest 2024: Two souls – The hidden effects of abortion
The Lansing Journal has partnered with the freshman class at Unity Christian Academy for three consecutive years to host a student editorial contest. Each freshman student wrote an editorial about something they care about, and submitted it to The Lansing Journal. Publisher Melanie Jongsma and Managing Editor Josh Bootsma read the editorials and picked five winners based on criteria including: making a claim, persuasion and analysis, evidence, local impact, and language and voice. This is the third editorial to be published this year, and subsequent winners will be published daily. Earlier winners are linked below.
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