August 29, 2026

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Do You Have an Opinion? 10-22

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Rina,

I wanted to send you this in honor of Veterans Day.

Bellaire Bridge Calls Me Home…from a memoir written for my Dad

By Nancy Allen

My dad was born in Moundsville, West Virginia, the oldest child of Pap a coal miner and Katherine a Russian immigrant.  The mines and the steel mills were always by the Ohio river where the heart of the city beats and flows.  Everything in the valley runs along side the Ohio River, and the only way that you could get across the river to West Virginia was, and is, the Bellaire Bridge.

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Blackflix Movie Reviews: Tower Heist

Rina Risper06 mins

 

 

 

Studio:     Universal Pictures (104 min)
Plot:     An action-comedy about a staff of blue-collar workers who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler that stiffed them.
Cast:     Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Gabourey Sidibe, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck, Michael Pena, Matthew Broderick
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

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Your Other 8 Hours: The Most Wanted Gift (and It’s Free!)

Rina Risper07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve written how you can save money this Christmas. If you follow those tips, you’ll make the people on your list quite happy. But if “happy” just isn’t good enough for the most special people in your life, you can give them a gift they will never forget.

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Avoid Weight Gain During The Holidays Take Control of Your Weight During the Holiday Season

Rina Risper08 mins

The holidays are a perfect time to focus on family and friends, not food. It’s also an important time to move more and eat better.

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Interpersonal EDGE: Stop Paying for Coworker Mistakes

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services

Q. Is incompetency the new normal? Every time I turn around at work, somebody is dropping the ball, making a mistake or just being plain being stupid. I am really tired of having to pay for everyone else’s mistakes. How can I stop having my job impacted by other people not doing their jobs?

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Retire Smart: Best Employment Security Plan for Older Workers: Hang on to the Job You Have

Rina Risper08 mins

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services

The jobless rate for older workers isn’t as high as it is for the overall U.S. workforce. But older workers who do lose their jobs tend to remain jobless much longer than their younger counterparts-if they’re able to find work at all.

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AboutThatCar.com:  2011 Audi A4 — Outstanding

Rina Risper07 mins

Base price of $32,850. But add on its Premium Plus option package which included LED running lights and LED tail lights, Bluetooth and a driver information system, the Sport Package option which included sport seats and high performance tires and the sticker was $39,180

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Lansing Fashion Designer Natalia Villafana Makes Big Waves in Florida

Rina Risper03 mins

 Left: Natalia Villafana, owner of Natalia Villafana, Couture Design was the “ 2010 Fashion In Detroit Design Competition” winner.  Courtesy photo
 
 Model with the flag is from the Fall/Winter 2011 Couture Innovative Collection. Courtesy photo 

 
Model at the beach in Tampa wearing Serene Blue from the Spring/Summer 2011 Fairytale Line. Photo by Damian Alpizar

 
LANSING, MI — Natalia Villafana, owner of Natalia Villafana, Couture Design, is expanding her business to Tampa, Florida.  She will also maintain her business in Lansing.

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Special Edition “Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: The Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner

Rina Risper021 mins

Home cooking for a new
generation. Easy and 
elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

 
By Sharon Fox
 
Preparing Thanksgiving Dinner doesn’t have to be complicated at all.  I have put together some very simple and amazing recipes just to make it easy for you.  Watch how your family enjoys this feast! 
 
Brining your turkey before baking/roasting it will guarantee a very juicy bird!  Here is one of my favorite turkey Brines that I just know you’ll love.
 

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Movie Reviews: The Thing

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:     Universal (1 hr. 42 min.)
Plot:     At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.
Cast:     Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christen Olsen
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     **
 
By Mike Pearson
 
The thing about “The Thing” is that the world really didn’t need another remake of John W. Campbell’s 1938 short story “Who Goes There,” which finds an Arctic research station infiltrated by a relentless creature from space. And by infiltrated, I mean the creature becomes the predator and the scientists the prey.
 

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