Juan’s fight for his life
By Ryan Loew
Lansing State Journal — Sunday, April 13, 2008
Rosemary Contreras leans over the edge of the hospital bed and gently suctions saliva from her son’s mouth.
“Sweetie, you can hear Mommy, right?” she whispers to Juan. “Squeeze my hand, baby, come on. Juan, come on, sweetie.”
Twelve-year-old Juan Contreras doesn’t respond.
He may never respond.
He’s [...]
Recipes for fuel
By Ryan Loew
Lansing State Journal — Sunday, August 10, 2008
Parked at the top of green piece of land that stretches 27 acres, Arturo Santa Cruz cranked up the engine of a Kawasaki all-terrain vehicle, bent down, cupped his hand and sniffed the exhaust.
The fumes smelled like tortilla chips.
There’s a reason for [...]
As need grows, more people seek help from food banks
By Ryan Loew
Lansing State Journal — Friday, March 13, 2009
BATH TWP. – By daybreak Thursday, cars had filled the parking lot at the Bath Charter Township Community Center.
Shopping carts, wagons and baskets in a ragged line wrapped around the rear of the building.
And many of those waiting to receive free groceries from the [...]
‘Suspected panic attack’ cited in incident at Lansing airport
By Ryan Loew
Lansing State Journal — Tuesday, February 16, 2010
A man who was removed from an airplane Sunday at Capital Region International Airport after passengers restrained him before takeoff will not face charges.
The man, whose identity was not released, was questioned by law enforcement officials and released, said Special Agent Sandra Berchtold, a spokeswoman for [...]
John Bean Building a beehive of businesses
Drive down South Cedar Street in Lansing just past the Interstate 496 interchange and even the most observant motorist might miss it.
It could be mistaken for another bleak facade amid the rusty railroad tracks and aging industrial sites. But despite its rough appearance, the John Bean Building, 1305 S. Cedar St., is actually a unique [...]
Hicks gets 42 to 60 years in slayings
By Ryan Loew
Lansing State Journal
Candy Vertalka choked back tears Wednesday as she recalled the time that’s passed since her daughter Betsy Lowe was shot and killed alongside her cousin Brandy Lowe.
“It has been five years, 130 days, five hours and approximately 20 minutes since our family suffered the loss of our daughter, sister, aunt, cousin [...]
New life: Industrial sites provide refurbished home to data centers
By Ryan Loew
Lansing State Journal
Here’s at least one thing a steel manufacturer and information technology company have in common: They both need space, and lots of it.
After all, while the Internet may seem invisible but ever at our fingertips, it is, of course, backed up by tons of hardware: Web servers, fiber optic cables and [...]
Tax credit could help boost area home sales
By Ryan Loew
Lansing State Journal
Sheri Tulloch put her Lansing home on the market in March 2008, only for it to become a “huge source of frustration” when the 950-square-foot ranch just wouldn’t sell.
But after about a year and a half, and out of desperation, she changed real estate agents and eventually sold it in September.
Turns [...]
