August 29, 2026

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Retire Smart: How to talk to your parents about money

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
“How can I talk to my parents about money? Every time I try to bring up the topic, my mother gets paranoid and the conversation deteriorates quickly.” It is hard to balance being a responsible adult child, while not seeming like you are prying. Even if your loved ones appear to be financially self-sufficient, neurologists say that cognitive ability starts sliding as early as 60.

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Interpersonal Edge: Success means multiple career plans

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I’m attempting to do career planning. However, every time I think I have a plan, something changes in my industry. How do you plan when you have no way of knowing what changes are going to occur in your organization and field?

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My Answer: Remember, even in the midst of hardship, God is with you

Rina Risper04 mins

By Billy Graham
Tribune Media Services
 
  Q: Like others today, I’ve lost my job and most of my savings, and now I’m about to lose my house. Why doesn’t God do something? Sometimes I think I’m about to lose my faith also. – M.R.

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The Kid’s Doctor: Kids, media and obesity: Too much ‘screen time’ can harm your child’s health

Rina Risper05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
A recent study released in Pediatrics looks at mounting research showing that a child’s media use may be linked to their body weight, not only due to the fact that they don’t get as much exercise if they’re watching TV and using other media, but also due to other issues related to media exposure.

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Retire Smart: Fiscal cliff tax planning

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
 With less than three months before the end of the year, time is short to plan for the much-dreaded “fiscal cliff.” What is the fiscal cliff, you ask? It’s the combination of tax increases and spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect in January of 2013.

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Interpersonal Edge: Focus on results not getting apology

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I have to work with another team and manager who treats me and my team badly. I keep trying to get him and his team members to see that the way they act is unprofessional. The manager gets huffy and his team members get hostile. How can I get them to behave appropriately?

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Be PHREEE: Really, We Are Not So Different

Rina Risper04 mins

By Charissa Patterson- Martinez
 
Most of us are cognizant of other people who exhibit traits that are extremely similar to our own. This can sometimes translate into irritation for that person.

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Creative Cookbook Raises Money For Local Food Bank

Rina Risper05 mins

Having a healthy meal without spending a lot of time in the kitchen is necessary for most families today.  

LANSING, MI — Without a doubt Dua Aldasouqi said that her love of food came from her mother.  She smiled and said, “She is an excellent cook and she instilled the love for food in all of us, even my brothers aren’t too shabby in the kitchen either.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Variety: Reality disappearing from reality shows

Rina Risper08 mins

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, right, appears with her mom June Shannon in McIntyre, GA. The 6-year-old breakout star of “Toddlers and Tiaras” now has her own show – and an international fan base. 
 
Photo by Jennifer Brett/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT

 
By Brian Lowry
Variety
 
 Fox caused quite a stir among magicians in the late 1990s, airing specials featuring the Masked Magician breaking the “magician’s code” by giving away tricks of the trade.

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Movie Review: Alex Cross

Rina Risper05 mins

The plot for “Alex Cross” initially, is fairly simple: catch a crazy serial killer called Picasso (Matthew Fox) whose ultimate target is a Detroit based industrialist called Giles Mercier (Jean Reno), but as Cross tries to anticipate the killer’s next move, the unexpected occurs.

 

 

 

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