Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul: CLASSIC POT ROAST
This beef dinner is sure to warm the heart and fill hungry bellies.
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Urban Housecall: Bernie Mac: The Legacy Continues
Comedian Bernie Mac and his daughter Je’Niece McCullough.
Photo provided courtesy of Je’Niece McCulloughBy Karla Robinson, MD
One of the Kings of Comedy as he is affectionately known, Bernie Mac is heralded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. While he was bringing in the laughs, many didn’t know he was battling the chronic disease sarcoidosis. While his death in August 2008 at the age of 50 seemed untimely and he is sorely missed, his legacy lives on not only through the classic films, shows, and stand up routines, but also through his foundation, The Bernie Mac Foundation.
Interpersonal EDGE: Give Criticism But Skip Crisis
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. I’m the manager of a large department under enormous production pressures. When I give bad feedback, employees get defensive, resentful or openly hostile. How do I deliver criticism without demoralizing my staff?
Your Other 8 Hours: Eliminating Poverty: How to Start a Business for Free
By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
Are you wondering how to start a business or take advantage of a great business idea when you have very little capital to get it off the ground? You may be struggling to decide which business to start because you don’t have the resources. The experts will tell you that when you are starting a business, you should try to get money from the three F’s — friends, family and fools — but there’s a much smarter (and less insulting) strategy to get money for your venture.
Ask Tamara: My Son’s Father is Back!
Dear Tamara:
My husband and I have been married for six years. We have three children. Four-year old-twins and a twelve-year-old son I had from a previous relationship. While my husband has not officially adopted my son, he has been the only father my son has known for the last six years. Recently my son’s father contacted me and wants to see and develop a relationship with his son and my husband thinks it’s a bad idea.
A ‘Taxing’ Tax Season Tax Forms and Help at the Downtown Library
By Reference Librarian Anne R.
Wow, what a tax season already! The Federal and Michigan forms and booklets were delayed due to late tax legislation by Congress, but they have finally arrived at the Downtown La
nsing Library. Stop in during our open hours, or call (517) 367-6346 to see if we have the specific forms you need.
Retire Smart: SEC Takes One Small Step Toward Financial Planning Overhaul, But Issues Remain
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
Should a financial advisor be required to put your best interests first? The answer seems obvious, but the question is being punted back and forth between lawmakers and regulators trying to re-structure oversight of financial advisory services in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown.
News Spotlight: For a better workday, smile like you mean it
EAST LANSING, MI — Want to keep your boss happy? Smile at your customers. Want to keep yourself happy and productive? Smile like you mean it.
Job Seekers: CNA
Do you know anyone who is receiving unemployment benefits or has recently exhausted unemployment benefits? If they are looking for a job as a Certified Nursing Assistant, there is FREE training.
News Spotlight: The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is warning people to beware of a new designer drug being marketed by the name “bath salts.”
These so-called “bath salts” are being sold across the country as a
crystalline powder online, at head shops, convenience stores, and on the
street. These are not commercially manufactured bath salts that people
purchase to use in the bath tub. These products are sold with names such
as “Ivory Wave”, “Aura”, “ZOOM 2”, “Zeus 2”, “Cosmic Blast”, and “White Rush.” They may be snorted, ingested mixed with water, injected, or inserted rectally or vaginally.