September 15, 2026

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Rina Risper

Movie: Get Hard

Rina Risper06 mins

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

Plot:  When a millionaire is nailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to his car detailer to help him prepare for the jail stint.
Cast: Kevin Hart, Will Ferrell, T.I.  “Tip” Harris, Alison Brie, Craig T. Nelson and Edwina Findley
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***
 

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Tips for Newlyweds

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By  A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

Wedding season is upon us all.  Most newly married couples do think about changes in their tax status.  Here are a few tax tips to consider.

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Jill on Money: Spring cleaning for your money

Rina Risper07 mins

 

 
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
The much-anticipated beginning of spring comes amid the heart of tax season, which makes now a great time to conduct spring cleaning for your money.

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Moving Forward: “Why we Still need to talk about Race” 

Rina Risper03 mins

  Health and Human Services Building, Rooms 024-025 at 515 N. Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933

 
St. Paul’s Joins with LCC to Discuss Why We Still Need to Talk about Race
 
Tuesday, March 31st:   6:30pm to 8:30pm 
“Racialized Structures”
This segment looks at how institutional inequities in the education and criminal justice systems lead to inequities in the lives and opportunities of people of color.  
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Tuesday, April 7th:   6:30pm to 8:30pm  
“Toward Equity”
This final segment of the series continues the look at education as a central, structural issue that leads to inequitable outcomes for communities of color and is intended to serve as both a conclusion and a call to action.  

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Moving Forward: “Why we Still need to talk about Race” 

Rina Risper014 mins

  By Deborah M. Walker

 
On November 4, 2008 the first black president was elected and America ushered in a new era of change. The election of President Barak Obama symbolized the fulfillment of a dream but reality is racism is far from over says Dr. Robert Gray director of the film “Mobile in Black and White”.
 

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Blackflix.com: Movie: Focus

Rina Risper04 mins

 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures (1 hr. 45 min.)

Plot:    A con man takes on an inexperienced apprentice.
Cast:   Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     **

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How athletes (and others) can create lifetime income

Rina Risper016 mins

 

By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Content Agency
 
Can a professional athlete (or anyone) work for a few years and retire with a six figure income for life?
 

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Jill on Money: Leaky retirement savings

Rina Risper07 mins

  

 
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
  If only fixing a leaky retirement account were as easy as repairing a leaky faucet. A new report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that money is seeping out of retirement accounts at alarming rates, causing permanent damage to future retirement account balances.
 

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Mayo Clinic: Successful pancreas transplant can restore body’s ability to secrete insulin

Rina Risper08 mins

 

Tribune Content Agency 
 
  DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My wife is 31 and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 7. She had a baby three months ago, and her blood sugar levels were never really controlled. Doctors tested her kidney function and said there is “a little damage” but nothing to worry about. They said a pancreas transplant might be an option. How risky is this? What medications will she need to take following the transplant?

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