August 29, 2026

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Pioneer Civitan’s Pro-Am Mini-Golf Tournament June 22-23 benefits Special Olympics

Rina Risper03 mins

Which station anchor’s team will prevail in the 2013 Pioneer Civitan Pro-Am Miniature Golf Tournament, June 22-23 at FunTyme Adventure Park, 3484 James Philllips Dr., Okemos, one-half mile north of Okemos High School off Jolly Road? Amateurs can rally around TV-6’s Evan Pinsonnault  or TV-10’s Jason Colthorp for three-rounds of amateur putting on Saturday, June 22.

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Summer Reading Essential to Children’s Learning

Rina Risper06 mins

By Rick Garcia
 
Just because school is out doesn’t mean that reading is tied to the classroom.  In fact, I find my daughters curled up on the lawn chair under the tree or sunken in a bean bag in their bedroom with their noses buried on great titles and series books.

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Your Other 8 Hours: How you can better influence people

Rina Risper07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
I’ve always been fascinated by FBI profilers. Those are the folks who get inside the heads of criminals to try to figure out why they do what they do. There is a great deal of power that comes from being able to analyze someone to determine what they are all about, and there are numerous tools and techniques for doing so. Popular methods include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the DISC Assessment, both of which try to classify someone’s personality. Then, there are numerous books on interpreting body language, analyzing eye movement and even decoding handwriting.

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The Kid’s Doctor: Teen pregnancy rates dropping, but risk remains

Rina Risper05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
    May was National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Although I think this should be a topic of attention year round, it’s good to be reminded about the importance of educating our children about their sexuality.
 

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Retire Smart: Retirement reconsidered

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
 When it comes to retirement, most Americans aged 45 and older say that peace of mind is seven times more important than accumulating wealth. According to a new survey from Merrill Lynch, people are reconsidering what retirement means and how they are going to get there. 

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Interpersonal Edge: Getting What You Want at Work!

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
 Q. I notice there are two schools of thought about getting ahead at work: the altruistic (if you help others, you’ll get good things) and the aggressive (go ahead and run people over if it gets you what you want). Neither of these approaches seem right to me. Is there any other alternative?

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Veterans in Civilian Transition: Ten Effective Job Search Strategies to Get Hired

Rina Risper07 mins

By Patricia Dorch
 
In the Military you presented ideas and strategies to officers, peers and civilians to accomplish daily goals. The skills you used in the Military are transferable to the civilian job market. Use transferable skills and new interview strategies to illustrate to civilian employers you are the most qualified candidate for the job. Listed are strategies to prepare you for your interview.

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Father’s Day: What is a father?

Rina Risper09 mins

Left:  Derrick and Isaiah Radford. Derrick doing daddy duty so that Isaiah’s mother, Shameka,  could sleep.
Courtesy photo

 
 
By Joe Israel                           
 
Chris Rock made a very astute and interesting joke in his 1999 HBO special Bigger and Blacker when he railed about all the songs that talk about mom, but don’t mention dad.

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Time for Change: First Woman Takes Helm at the FCC

Rina Risper06 mins

Mignon Clyburn, acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission.
 
New America Media, Commentary, Joseph Torres
 
It’s important to celebrate whenever social barriers are knocked down — including the one that fell  when Mignon Clyburn became the acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission

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Did You Know There is a Heat Awareness Day, Michiganders Reminded to Prepare for the Summer Heat

Rina Risper04 mins

LANSING, MI — The National Weather Service has declared Wednesday, May 29 as Heat Awareness Day in Michigan. Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year.

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