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Planting Seeds: Katie Olender, Food Systems Project Coordinator, NorthWest Initiative; Health Committee Chairman of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Chi Epsilon Omega Chapter, Mrs. Harriette Coleman Gillum, a retired registered nurse; Mark Eitrem, Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy Superintendent and Deana M. Newman, President of the Chi Epsilon Omega Chapter.
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Annual Oratorical Contest and Beauty & Talent Pageant, May is National Foster Care Month, Michigan Children’s Case to Move Forward – Motion to Dismiss Denied Judge Rejects State’s Attempt to Dismiss Case to Reform State Foster Care System,
LANSING, MI — When Conrad Smith of Lansing was laid off from a 20-year dry walling career last December, he never dreamed the next few months would bring a diagnosis of Stage 2 prostate cancer from a team of volunteer doctors and an opportunity to volunteer his skills to give the gift of health to someone else.
What is this Subprime Mortgage Melt Down, I hear about in the news and how might it effect me the average consumer?
As it is Mother’s Day, I thought why not write about being a mother. It’s a time to give thanks and to recognize that the gift is primarily found in the ones who you have brought into the world.
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New Resolution #9: At 11, watch Sportscenter or The Fresh Prince instead.
As summer break approaches, parenting columnist Dana Williams explains that efforts to teach tolerance must go beyond the school year – and beyond the classroom.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
(1 hr. 49 mins.)
Plot: A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman as her best friend’s killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse.
Cast: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Nicki Aycox, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Dourdan
Rating: R
Bottom Line: *1/2