May 2, 2026

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Opinion: Was It a Case of Racism or Bad Behavior at Spring Valley High?

Rina Risper09 mins

 

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

New America Media
 
The mop–up of the classroom floor with a black student at Spring Valley High School by canned South Carolina Richland County Deputy Ben Fields ignited two firestorms. The first was over Fields’ physical manhandling of the student. 

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Interpersonal Edge: Get support for personal tragedy outside the workplace

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. I’m going through a bad divorce and a cancer diagnosis. I do not know how much to tell people at work. Obviously, I’m thinking about my personal life a lot, but I don’t want other people to see me as incompetent. How can I maintain both my credibility and my sanity through this difficult time? 

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Jill on Money: Health care enrollment season present dizzying choices

Rina Risper07 mins

 By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
  Just in time for the upcoming benefit enrollment period, the Kaiser Family Foundation has released its annual survey of employer health plans, which cover more than half of the non-elderly population, or 147 million people.
 

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The Kid’s Doctor: Middle ear issues can be remedied without surgery

Rina Risper05 mins

 By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com
 
I read an intriguing study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal about children who have persistent middle ear fluid (otitis media with effusion). The problem is fairly common and is often a reason that children will undergo a day surgical procedure to insert tympanostomy tubes (ear tubes). In fact, my 11-month-old granddaughter just had tubes placed.
 

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Recipe: Minty Fudge Oat Bars

Rina Risper02 mins

Recipe Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:For the cookie:
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
For the rest of the recipe click “more”.

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Sundance Institute Selects Michigan Native American Filmmaker for 2016 Full Circle Fellowship

Rina Risper07 mins

 Devin Weekley-Dean spends a lot of time at his favorite cafe Kaya Coffee & Tea.Located in Mount Pleasant, Weekley-Dean finds the cafe a perfect place to create. 

 
Courtesy photo

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Shabazz Academy Celebrates 20 Years: Remembering the Past, Embracing the Future

Rina Risper011 mins

Thousands of students have passed through the doors of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy. This picture was taken in 2011.

Photo by Dr. Eugene Cain

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Be Car Care Aware: Before the Holiday Roadtrip

Rina Risper04 mins

  The holidays are stressful enough without having to worry about your vehicle making it over the river and through the woods in time for dinner at grandma’s house. The Car Care Council recommends that before hitting the road for the holidays, you take a little time to have your vehicle thoroughly inspected to make sure it is road ready.

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November is Native American Heritage Month

Rina Risper09 mins

 Utes–Chief Sevara [i.e., Severo] and family

 
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-D4-10865]

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Detouring Domestic Violence: Oasis Family Center Acts as a Mediator for Victims

Rina Risper020 mins

 

By Deborah M. Walker

 
October was domestic violence awareness month. To shine light on the hidden and often ignored problem Oasis Family Center in Lansing hosted an open house on Friday October, 24 2014 to bring awareness to the public and share resources with the community.

 

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