July 3, 2025

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Kiplinger on Travel: What to do if you’re stranded while traveling

Rina Risper06 mins

 

By Cameron Huddleston

Kiplinger
 
Air travelers could be left high – or perhaps it would be better to say low – and dry if a volcano that’s rumbling in Iceland erupts with the magnitude that another one in that country did in 2010.

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Movie Review: “Belle”

Rina Risper03 mins

  Studio: Fox Searchlight (1hr. 45 min)

Plot:  An illegitimate mixed-race girl is brought up by her white uncle in Victorian England.
Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sarah Gadon, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson, Sam Reid
Rating:     PG
Bottom Line:     ***

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Kiplinger on Travel: Should you buy travel insurance?

Rina Risper06 mins

  By Jessica L. Anderson

Kiplinger
 
  Hurricane season is upon us, which means a tropical storm could be brewing just as you’re about to leave on vacation. Is travel insurance the solution?

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More ways to protect your child from the Internet

Rina Risper04 mins

  The Protect MI Child Registry is a secure database containing protected e- mail, fax, instant message, and mobile text message addresses. It allows Michigan parents and schools to register electronic addresses used by children to access the Internet.

                                                       Photo: istockphoto

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Kiplinger on Travel: Fabulous travel freebies

Rina Risper010 mins

 

By Erin Burt and Rebecca Dolan
Kiplinger
 
 Each year we round up a list of fabulous freebies, valuable offers with few or no strings attached. This year’s list is packed with more something-for-nothing deals than ever. Here are our favorite travel freebies.

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Movie Review: “Maleficent”

Rina Risper05 mins

  Studio: Disney (1hr. 37 min.)

Plot: A vindictive fairy is driven to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace.
Cast:  Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Ellie Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton
Rating:  PG
Bottom Line:     **
 

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Rick Steves: Navigating European airports

Rina Risper08 mins

 

By Rick Steves
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Sometimes I wonder why I lug my bag through airports, following my own recommendation to pack light enough to carry on and avoid checking any bags on international flights. It can be a drag, dragging your bag through airports. But when scrambling with last-minute changes in flight plans, those without checked bags are far more nimble.

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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: BEEF POT PIES

Rina Risper07 mins

  By Sharon Fox

 
1-2 boxes (17.3 oz.) frozen puff pastry
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 lb. beef–stew meat, chuck roast, or sirloin, cut into 3/4″ cubes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups chopped mushrooms
                                             Click for more ingredients.  Delicious.

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Movie Review: “X-Men Days of Future Past”

Rina Risper05 mins

  Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hrs. 11 min.)

Plot:     Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halley Berry, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Cast:     The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***
 

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