| Schneider: Mom won tattoo removal; it's still there and doctor's ...
Kristi Doe's teenage rebellion took the form of a tattoo. And it wasn't just a discreet rosebud on the small of her back, or a chain around her ankle; it was a skull wearing a top hat, clenching a flower stem in its teeth. It covered much of her upper left arm. In 2004, as the result of a column I wrote, Doe, who lives in Lansing, got a shot at redemption. A local doctor - Greg Shannon, of Haslett's Advanced Health and Image - offered to remove Doe's tattoo for free. More than three years later, the job remains incomplete. .
Ricky Martin to fight human trafficking in Dominican Republic
The Livin' La Vida Loca singer started the Ricky Martin Foundation a decade ago to help children in need. The IOM says Dominican victims of trafficking are often taken elsewhere in the Caribbean or to Latin America or Europe. The organization also has documented cases of minors trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, usually to tourist destinations on the coast. .
Parisian changes hands
Would Dillard's scrap their Chenal project for this already constructed space? Would another department store be interested? Replacing Parisian with Belk's may cost him the high-end tenants he had commitments from or was courting. Bad timing all around. .
Jesse Masyr
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