Power of the Word 5-1
QUESTION: Do we become angels when we die? I’ve heard people say that but I wonder if
it’s actually true, or if we even know. – B.F.
Rina Risper
SENIOR FORUM
DEAR SENIOR FORUM: To move or not to move, that is the retirement question. We live in the suburbs. We would like to live in the country. But we do not want to put too many miles between us and our children and grandchildren, who live here in the metro area. We want them to visit us.
Ask The Business Librarian 5-1
Q: I’m looking for a new job this year and am wondering if there are any lists out there that talk about the best Michigan companies to work for?
Volunteers on a Mission to Help the Hungry
Sigma Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated brothers, Robert James, Fred Porter, Bernard Crawford, and Leonard Rusher serve dinner at the City Rescue Mission as one of many of their volunteer services throughout the year.
2005 CITY RESCUE MISSION STATISTICS
26,620 Shelter beds were occupied
63,127 Meal Count for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
34,487 Attended Chapel Service
8,061 Volunteered at the City Rescue Mission
The City Rescue Mission Distributed:
10,925 Gospel Tracts
2,320 Backpacks & School Supplies
2,634 Personal Needs
874 Haircut Slips
1,349 Bibles
635 Food Orders including Holiday Baskets
The mission always needs personal needs and kitchen items.
Source: City Rescue Mission
MLK DAY: King Papers Project Deepens History
The King Papers Project, housed at Stanford University, offers teachers and students a deeper look into this nation’s civil rights history.
A HOMECOMING FIT FOR A QUEEN
Latifah goes home to premiere ‘Last Holiday’; talks about Hollywood star and filming in New Orleans
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
In December 2003, the federal government’s Medicare program changed dramatically. That is when the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) became law. The most significant change brought about by the MMA was the new Medicare prescription drug plans known as Medicare Part D, which become effective on January 1, 2006.
“ Slavery and the Making of America”
Three of the first 11 enslaved Africans arrive in Dutch New Amsterdam in 1626 aboard the pirated ship Spirmundy and are purchased by the Dutch West India Company. The reenacted ment was filmed at Historic St. Marys City, MD. Photo credit: Jeremy Lock
MSU MUSEUM’S BENEFIT HITS THE SWEET SPOT: Chocolate lovers indulge for a great cause
The Big 10 Rooms at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at MSU, where chocolate abounds! The event benefits care and preservation of MSU Museum collections. Photo by Amber Shinn, MSU Museum.