Resolve to have respectful talks on parks

This month, Lansing officials begin the process of picking the next round of improvements for city parks. More

Clean and green

You may not be thinking about saving the Earth as you wash the dinner dishes. More

Melot: Can state parole its budget?

A state with a massive structural budget deficit. A state with a dysfunctional political culture, with no consensus on how to fix matters. A state with a massive prison system. More

Tuesday's letters to the editor

Bought more house than you could afford? Run up your credit cards to maintain an artificial lifestyle? Driving a car you can't afford to create a false impression of how successful you are? Run your corporation into a reef by making foolish business decisions, eliminating risk management, replacing... More

Once rockin' Dollar turns to rubble

The music died at the Dollar Nightclub a few years ago. More

• Dollar Night Club demolished

Tim Fandel: Eaton sheriff has every right to receive his own pension

The LSJ Editorial Board and some readers have expressed resentment over Eaton County Sheriff Mike Raines choosing to draw his earned benefit after 33 years of service. More

Pothole patrols rush to repair damage revealed by thaw

Every day, from now through spring, road crews will be patching potholes. More

• Potholes!

Spartans mired in free-throw woe

EAST LANSING - Michigan State in its current state, a winner of seven straight games and near full health, barely resembles the team that was taking the floor a month ago. More

Dealers crank up incentives on vehicles

Amid a severe downturn that has seen sales collapse, car dealers are cutting costs, pushing incentives and paying more attention to customers as they try to sell vehicles. More

BWL proposes raising rates 2.5% in March

The Lansing Board of Water & Light is proposing a 2.5 percent rate increase to take effect in March, a year after electric and water bills for the utility jumped 7 percent. More

Cosby shows Buckeyes

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Left out of the national title game, Colt McCoy and Texas made the most of their trip to the Fiesta Bowl. More

Communities working to connect trails

Winter has lowered an iron curtain over our running lives, and the economy around these parts is dismal. All things considered, life in early January can be quite depressing, so it's good to have something positive to focus on. More

Prep digest

DANSVILLE - Emily Walker scored a game-high 17 points, while Krista Mashak added 10 points and five assists as Dansville (4-1) defeated Morrice in a non-league girls basketball game on Monday night. More

Area digest

Torian Harris scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds but the Lansing Community College men's basketball team lost 73-69 to Kalamazoo Valley Community College in its Michigan Community College Athletic Association opener on Saturday at Gannon Gym. More

Spartan tipoff

• Where: Breslin Center in East Lansing More

Lopresti: Bowl games dwindle, but there's plenty to assess

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Land, ho. We've nearly crossed the ocean of bowl games, and what's been learned? Other than the annual reminder that finding a national champion is messy business? More

Source: Cubs sign Bradley for 3 years

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs and free agent Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a $30 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. More

Patriots' Pioli busy on interview circuit

Scott Pioli has become a hot commodity among a few teams hoping to rebuild. More

Hormone imbalance to blame for weight loss, Apple's founder says

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company. More

Borders Group names CEO

NEW YORK - Borders Group Inc., which has struggled along with other booksellers as people buy more books online and from discounters, announced a new CEO and other top managers Monday as it also reported weak holiday sales. More