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Excuse me, are you listening?

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

Dear Readers,

Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies. My mother had a garden at our home on Long Island. It was one of her many projects after leaving the concrete and asphalt of Brooklyn, NY.

I actually disliked gardening as a child. We just knew that weeding interfered with our play time. It was also very difficult to have a garden due to the sandy soil. I will never forget my mother going through the process of preparing the soil for planting. It was a lot of work.

How incivility spreads in the workplace

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

EAST LANSING, MI –Condescending comments, put-downs and sarcasm have become commonplace in the politically charged workplace, and a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar shows how this incivility may be spreading.

Head Start benefits children with disabilities

Rina Risper10 years ago03 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Young children with multiple disabilities who are enrolled in Head Start have better literacy, reading and math scores than children who aren’t in the federally funded program, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers.

PART I – The Top-4 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Goals

Rina Risper10 years ago014 mins

By Sherry Brantley

Goals. What a wonderful tool we get to use in order to assist us in making our dreams come true! Goals help us to shape our destiny, create our future and begin to experience the life we’ve always envisioned for ourselves. Goals excite us, ignites the passions within us and helps us to keep our eyes on the prize when challenging times arise.

Movie: Suicide Squad

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

Studio: Warner Bros. (1hr. 40 min.)

Plot: A secret government agency recruits imprisoned super villains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.

Cast: Will Smith, Jarde Leto, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Cara Delevinge

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: **

Recipe: Salted Pistachio Ice Cream

Rina Risper10 years ago03 mins

PREP TIME: 15 minutes

COOK TIME: 15 MIN + 5 HR CHILL

SERVINGS: 6-8

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup roasted, salted pistachios, roughly chopped

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups heavy cream

1 1/4 cups 2% milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 egg yolks

The Keyzer Chronicles!: I’m Going On An Adventure!

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Aleshia Keyzer

I’ve recently been on a documentary kick on Netflix. I’ve always found them boring before, and I’ve often wondered who in their right mind would choose a documentary over the thousands of other options available (my brother would).

PET WORLD: Huskies, wolves, dog food and fish

Rina Risper10 years ago09 mins

By Marc Morrone

Tribune Content Agency

Q: My son loves wolves and he wants to get a Siberian husky but I heard that since they look like wolves they act like them too, and that they can turn on you, and be unpredictable.

THE KID’S DOCTOR: Parents can help teens deal with stress

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

Teens should not be in pressure cooker mode all the time.

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Interpersonal Edge: When politics comes up at work, be curious, not judgmental

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. People in my workplace are getting very polarized about the upcoming election and the two probable candidates, Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. Emotions seem to be running higher this year than in any election I can remember. There seem to be intense feelings on both sides. How can I navigate these conversations without alienating my coworkers? Why do people get so angry over these political differences?