Lauren Rice
CM-Life editor & chiefLauren Rice is a newsroom intern for WCMU based at the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Rice is a rising senior at Central Michigan University, majoring in journalism with minors in political science and public law.
She will return to Central Michigan Life in the fall as the editor-in-chief, looking forward to covering the presidential election while riding it out on a college campus.
Rice specializes in local government coverage but has a soft spot for columns.
She sees journalism as well-rounded learning: for the community, and for the journalist.
Send your story ideas to: rice2le@cmich.edu
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Team USA recently selected its team for the upcoming equestrian Paralympic Games. One horse is owned by Karin Flint, founder of the Traverse City Horse Shows. -
The August primary isn't just about candidates, there are also ballot proposals for voters to decide on. In Kalkaska county, all five proposals are millages. -
As Rite Aid stores close across the country, closures in Traverse City leave valuable real estate behind. -
The National Cherry Festival is ruled by a queen and cherry princes and princesses from every school in Traverse City. For the Okorn family, being cherry royalty is a tradition. -
For 30 years, the Kchi Wiikwedong Anishinaabek Pow Wow has been part of the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. Their goals: happiness and visibility. -
Northwest Michigan is growing in population and commercial development. But the natural landscape is part of the lifestyle, and space is a finite resource. -
The weeks and months of preparation aren't always on the minds of fireworks show attendees. But Great Lakes Fireworks is more than familiar. -
First Lady Jill Biden says her husband is continuing his campaign for reelection, despite fallout from a shaky debate performance last week and calls, including some Democrats, for the president to yield to a different potential candidate. -
The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City brings in people from all over the country and the world. But it seems most meaningful to the people who have been there for years and made friends along the way. -
The Traverse Area Model Pilots Society has been gathering in a field near Traverse City for 48 years. But as development expands, their field could be sold.
