May 5, 2026

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Rina Risper

Clueless Fashionista: Shopping Tips: Don’t buy or wear items just because they fit

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By  Ashia Sims
 
The other day I found a pair of pants that were from another time in my life.  It was a time when I was a few sizes smaller.  I was curious about them and how they managed to stay in my closet because I am very good at getting rid of clothes that don’t fit or compliment me.  Well I tried the pants on and they fit.  Surprise, Surprise.  Actually let me make a correction here.  The pants didn’t fit in the sense of how I like my clothes to fit but I was able to get them up and on me and even button them.

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News Spotlight: Health and Safety Precautions for Cold Weather Months

Rina Risper08 mins

 

 
LANSING, MI – Winter in Michigan is a celebrated season despite the extreme drops in temperature posing serious risks and hazards.  To combat these potential dangers, there are specific guidelines citizens can follow to
stay safe and healthy throughout the cold weather months. 

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Your Other 8 Hours: A Revolutionary New Way to Learn

Rina Risper07 mins

 
By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
One of the best ways to make incremental progress during your other eight hours is to learn. There are all sorts of newfangled websites that can teach you a thing or two — some with nifty videos and others with PowerPoint presentations. Call me old school, but I think one of the easiest and most economical ways to learn is by reading a book.

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Do you have an opinion? Your letters – 10-1

Rina Risper02 mins

Dear Mrs. Risper,

 
I recently volunteered at a fundraiser held at Woldumar Nature Center’s – “Chili” Winter Evening event. I was one of the lucky students from Eastern High School students in the National Honor Society that got to volunteer. I am a senior.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 10-1

Rina Risper04 mins

Dear Readers,

 
What can I say except that it has been an interesting 10 years.  I remember going into labor with Amir, my now 8 year old, at the CATA bus station downtown.  It was right after my oldest, Gianni, was in at play at the Boarshead Theater for Young Peoples College, a summer program at Lansing  Community College.  I decided that after the play was over that I was going to go to the CATA bus station to deliver my last bit of newspapers.  I just happened to go into labor as soon as I dropped the papers off.

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On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews : 11th Street Station Restaurant

Rina Risper04 mins

 

 

 

 

 

11th Street Station Restaurant

1050 East 11th Street, Suite 100
Austin, TX 
Price Range: From $7.99 – $18.99
Casual dining atmosphere with great customer service

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Movie: The Green Hornet

Rina Risper03 mins

 

 Studio:   Columbia (1hr. 48 min.)

Plot:     Based the short-lived 1960’s television show about a newspaper publisher turned masked vigilante.
Cast:     Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, Christopher Waltz
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***
 
By Laurence Washington
 
Fans of the 1966 television show, “The Green Hornet,” will probably enjoy this 2011 outing, but they won’t get too excited about it.

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Videoview

Rina Risper08 mins

 By Jay Bobbin

Tribune Media Services
 
STARTING THIS WEEK: “SECRETARIAT”: The horse that galvanized the racing world in the early 1970s gets reverent Disney-studio treatment in this drama, well-directed by Randall Wallace, the screenwriter of “Braveheart.” Diane Lane gives a fine performance as Penny Chenery, who became Secretariat’s owner and defied doubts about her potential – and the animal’s – to triumph. John Malkovich plays the trainer who does much to advance her quest. Scott Glenn, Dylan Walsh, Dylan Baker and James Cromwell also star. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; deleted scenes; music video. *** (PG: P) (Also on Blu-ray)
 

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Miscarriages: Overcoming the Loss

Rina Risper09 mins

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Karla Robinson, MD 
 
Can we talk?
 
One of the toughest issues to deal with as African American women is infertility.  It is a subject that is still somewhat taboo in our community.   The inability for a woman to conceive or sustain a pregnancy is more common than most people know, simply because it just isn’t talked about.   Let’s explore this subject and open the lines of communication.

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Miscarriage-Urban Legends

Rina Risper03 mins

 

Miscarriage-Urban Legends

1. If I have a miscarriage it must mean that I can’t ever have children. This is not true.  The odds are overwhelmingly in your favor to have a successful pregnancy after having a miscarriage.  Studies show that 70% of women successfully conceive after miscarrying.

 

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