November 16, 2024

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Ask Tamara: Best Friend Disapproves of My New Relationship!

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Tamara:
 
Shortly after my divorce I began dating a man of another race. When I told my best friend about the relationship, she freaked out and didn’t hold back her disapproval about man that I was seeing and the fact that he is white. Since then our friendship has changed. We have been best friends for over 20 years and often talked on the phone two to three times a day. Since I told her about my new relationship, we barely talk once a week. And when we do, I am usually the one to call and our conversation has been strained. I don’t want to lose my best friend, and cannot imagine my life without her. I can’t believe she is acting like this. I want to save the friendship, but at the same time, I do not want to end my new relationship. Things are getting pretty serious and I want to see where things go. What should I do?
 
Friends Til the End

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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: CROCK POT COOKING

Rina Risper016 mins

Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.  Beef stew recipe included.
By Sharon Fox

Before you jump into the simple task of slow-cooking, there are a few general rules that you should know.

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 Movie Reviews: J. Edgar 10-23

Rina Risper05 mins

Studio:     Warner Bros. (2hrs:17mins)
Plot:     “J. Edgar” explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful, controversial and enigmatic figures of the 20th century.
Cast:     Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer, Judi Dench
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     **

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

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Fast Facts: Healthy Eating 10-23

Rina Risper04 mins

By Reference Librarian Eunice B.

Despite all good intentions, the month of December has to be the worst time of the year for maintaining healthy eating habits. And even though I always vow to be prepared and not succumb to temptation, it’s still a struggle not to overindulge in sweet treats and rich foods.

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Ask Tamara: Boyfriend Spends Too Much Time With Son!

Rina Risper04 mins

 

 

Dear Tamara:
 
My boyfriend has a toddler son who lives an hour away. Every time the child becomes ill, he runs out of town to be with him. 
 
Even if the child has a simple fever or cold, my boyfriend will run to see about him, and even take time off work.

 

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Fundraiser Set to Erect Sculpture in Honor of Robert P. Busby: Rising Saxophonist Steven Fulger Set to Perform

Rina Risper04 mins

Photographer Richard Galosy, Robert P. Busby and  artist Honora Bird in an undated photo. TNCP photo

LANSING, MI — Rising star Steve Fulger is playing at the Robert P. Busby Memorial Reception in honor of Old Town great the late Robert P. Busby on Friday, December 2, 2011 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Creole Gallery located at 1218 Turner St. It will be an evening of the many things Robert Busby loved: music, art, family and friends.

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Blackflix Movie Reviews: Tower Heist

Rina Risper06 mins

 

 

 

Studio:     Universal Pictures (104 min)
Plot:     An action-comedy about a staff of blue-collar workers who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler that stiffed them.
Cast:     Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Gabourey Sidibe, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck, Michael Pena, Matthew Broderick
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

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Movie Reviews: The Thing

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:     Universal (1 hr. 42 min.)
Plot:     At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.
Cast:     Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christen Olsen
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     **
 
By Mike Pearson
 
The thing about “The Thing” is that the world really didn’t need another remake of John W. Campbell’s 1938 short story “Who Goes There,” which finds an Arctic research station infiltrated by a relentless creature from space. And by infiltrated, I mean the creature becomes the predator and the scientists the prey.
 

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Movie Review: “The Ides of March”

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio: Columbia (1 hr. 42 min.)
Plot:    An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Cast:     Ryan Gossling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffery Wright
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***

By  Jonathan McMillan

“The Ides of March” is a political drama starring Ryan Gossling (Fracture) as Stephen Myers, an ambitious but idealistic assistant campaign manager and how the politics of campaigning transforms his character.

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Good Cookin’ CAJUN OMELETTE

Rina Risper04 mins

Home cooking for a new
generation. Easy and
elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

By Sharon Fox

 

4 fresh eggs
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 red bell pepper, diced small
1 green onion, sliced fine on a bias
1/2 hot link sausage, diced small
2 slices bacon, diced small
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
Pinch of kosher or sea salt

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