LSJ Blogs: John Schneider

Soiling the reputation of the whole MSU basketball team with an anonymous accusation …

Readers of LSJ.com might have noticed a short-lived blog posting that suddenly disappeared  from the site Thursday.

Antlergate update

Thursday, 10:15 a.m., from Mary Dettloff, in response to my continued pestering:

 "We are in the process of determining where the antlers will be donated. Wildlife Division has contacted a state university about them. When we have a decision, we will tell you."

Township rustics must surrender to the bully board

Responding to Wednesday’s column about the possible loss of police protection in the boonies, Ingham County Commissioner Randy Schafer sent me an e-mail urging voters to hold their noses, and pass the hat to hire some cops.

For some Michigan welfare recipients, anything goes

On the State Journal’s Front Page Tuesday, a USA Today reporter wrote, as his very first sentence: “Welfare recipients have long been banned from using their benefits for alcohol and tobacco …”
I guess he doesn’t know about Michigan.

Read all about it — the latest in Antlergate

Those of you following the saga of the locked antlers might be interested in the latest e-mail exchange involving the DNRE.

Catch me doing "The Catcher in the Rye"

It's Banned Book Week, and you can see me stumbling through a video presentation - for the East Lansing Public Library - about how one book with a long history of censorship and banishment changed my life. Critiques welcome.

Youth football: Win, or die

It must be September because I’m hearing from readers who insist that the emphasis on winning at all costs — even in the kiddie leagues — is even more out of control than it was last year.

That Bo Duke is one heck of a writer

Last week the website Huffington Post picked up my Sept. 12 column about America’s middle class.
No problem. They called,  asked permission, gave proper credit.

A poll: How do you feel about children on leashes?

For the record, I can present corroborating witnesses on this one …

I WILL KNIT FOR FOOD

Well not directly, maybe, but on Tuesday morning a woman sat on a public bench on Washington Avenue, near Washtenaw, in downtown Lansing with her knitting needles,  balls of yarn, a pile of finished products, and a sign promoting her “handcrafted” products.