May 2, 2026

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Encore Careers: Becoming Your Own Boss

Rina Risper08 mins

 

Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®
 
When we think of today’s entrepreneurs, young technology developers like Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, or Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of Google, often come to mind. But while fresh-faced tech innovators may dominate the headlines, another crop of businesspeople is proving that it’s never too late to forge an entrepreneurial path. 

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More than 300 people gather for Peace Quest 2016 Day of Action At Union Missionary Baptist Church

Rina Risper03 mins

 By Jim Detjen

 
Some came to walk with peace signs in their hands. Others came to listen to protest music. Still others came to smoke a peace pipe at a ceremony led by Chippewa Native Americans or learn about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Paula Cunningham honored by Congressional Black Caucus

Rina Risper04 mins

 

By Mark Hornbeck

LANSING, MI — Paula D. Cunningham, AARP Michigan State Director and a pioneer in business and education in the Lansing community, will receive the Trailblazer Award from the Michigan Congressional Black Caucus on Friday, Sept.16, at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C.

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THE KID’S DOCTOR: Breastfeeding gets a lift from advocacy, education campaigns

Rina Risper08 mins

 

A number of advocacy campaigns and hospital initiatives encourage moms to breastfeed their newborns. 

Photo by dreamstine.com

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News Spotlight: Barricaded gunman surrenders to Ingham Sheriff’s Deputies

Rina Risper02 mins

 Sunday, October 2, 2016, at approximately 4pm, Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 4800 block of Old Plank Rd in Onondaga Twp for a subj who had barricaded himself in a residence with a shotgun.

 

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Movies: Magnificent Seven

Rina Risper06 mins

 Studio: Columbia Pictures. (2hr. 12 min.)

Plot:  A group of mercenaries are recruited to defend a town from a ruthless band of outlaws.

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Pastor James Hines: A Father Mobilizes His Grief and Anger to Heal Others

Rina Risper010 mins

Joseph Hines (center) was recognized by the city of Jackson, his hometown, for keeping a positive spirit and for bringing healing between law enforcement and civilians.  He is flanked by his mother Leontyne Hines and his father James Hines. 
 
Courtesy photo

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