FEATURED
A tale of two kings
By Aimee Cho, JCAMPLive reporter Since the age of 13, Michigan resident Matt King has made his living as an Elvis Presley impersonator. He travels all around the state and country performing in festivals and competitions. Check out this interactive feature about Matt King.
FEATURED
Pig Palooza
By Henry Zhu, JCAMPLive photographer While some attending the Jackson County Fair may prefer pony rides or concession stands, 13-year-old Elizabeth Floate spends the majority of her time in the pig barn. Floate, who shows pigs at local fairs, has participated in the 4-H Youth Development Program since she was eight. The program encourages teens [...]
FEATURED, NEWS
Jackson mayoral race hinges on local economy
By Paul Ngu, JCAMPLive reporter Following last week’s mayoral primary in Jackson, city residents say the two candidates still in the race will have to show they are concerned about the economic issues facing the city to win the general election this fall. Democrat Martin Griffin and Republican Karen Dunigan will face each other on Nov. [...]
FEATURED
A horse that heals
By Ymani Wince, JCAMPLive reporter In a weathered horse stable, Jackson County resident Jessica Sexton feeds treats to her 7 year old. Roo, a friendly Appaloosa, nibbled the remaining crumbs from her hand, shaking his head. Sexton has raised horses since the age of 12. “I just fell in love with them at an early [...]
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PEOPLE
J Camp life with Flor
Posted on 17 August 2011
By Anita Tam, JCAMPLive reporter Flor Albornoz never really considered it important to join a journalism camp even though she liked journalism. So when her AP English teacher encouraged her to take part in extracurricular activities, she decided to start looking to programs such as JCamp. After she visited the JCamp website, she was fascinated [...] Continue Reading
MULTIMEDIA
Why the fair?
Posted on 10 August 2011
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PHOTO SPOTLIGHT
Sleeping People
Posted on 10 August 2011
By JCampLive staff photographers On our journey back to Campus from the Jackson County Fair, we found JCAMP students snoozing on the bus ride back. What we discovered was that every student had a unique way of sleeping. The sleepers range from the Venus Flytrap sleeper, the crashlanding sleeper, and the king tut sleeper. Continue Reading
PEOPLE
SI photography editor describes digital evolution
Posted on 10 August 2011
By Ben Bartenstein, JCAMPLive Reporter It’s seven in the morning. Up boots the computer. The screen shines vividly with the eloquence of sixty sports spectacles. A pair of eyes whip across the screen, absorbing 20 or so images a second. James Colton’s workday begins. Colton, a photography editor for Sports Illustrated, has a job that [...] Continue Reading
NEWS
A love story: Girl meets goat
Posted on 10 August 2011
By Sharon Liao, JCAMP Live Reporter For many Americans today, the name “Flicka” evokes images of a majestic black mustang and prairie landscape – but not for 8-year-old Chloe Neelis. Chloe’s Flicka is skinny, short and brown – and also a female goat. Chloe has raised Flicka on her family farm in Calhoun County, Mich., [...] Continue Reading
MULTIMEDIA
An experience of a lifetime
Posted on 10 August 2011
By Aimee Cho, JCAMPLive reporter As JCamp draws to a close, campers and staff reflect on their favorite experiences and memories of the week, from meeting the guest lecturers to learning new skills to bonding with fellow campers. In this graphic, the size of the word is determined by the number of times the response [...] Continue Reading
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