January 30, 2025

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Jill on Money: Free trade: Good or bad for America?

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
There has been a lot of trash talk about U.S. trade policy this political season. Candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have led the rallying cries about how trade deals have killed U.S. jobs and upended the economy, which is a great way to incite disgruntled voters. However, as always, the facts are a bit murkier. 
 

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Find a Little Bit of Paris in the Greater Lansing Area

Rina Risper09 mins

  By TNCP Staff

 
Gaëlle Cassin-Ross had her son, Sagan, in August of 2014.   While on maternity leave, she only spoke to her child in French.  She stated that she wanted her son to have a good start in life, so she took six months off to spend time nurturing him.  
 

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Families of the Missing 43 Students In Mexico Visit Michigan

Rina Risper014 mins

Left: Elva Reyes, member of the Action of Greater Lansing’s Civil Rights for Immigrants Task Force (shown right)  supporting the mother of one of the students missing in Mexico at Cristo Rey Community Center.   

 
Below: Poster of the missing shown during the event.
 
Photos by  the Action of Greater Lansing

 

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What (not) to do with your tax refund

Rina Risper08 mins

  

 
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
 
Each year, about half the country gets to experience a sudden wealth event in the form of a tax refund. While not necessarily a financial windfall for most, this annual occurrence can create some awfully strange and counterproductive behavior.

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Middle Class Struggles to Preserve Retirement Security

Rina Risper07 mins

 WASHINGTON, D.C.–It’s no secret that retirement security is eroding for many Americans.

 
“Half of today’s working-age households are unlikely to have enough resources to maintain their standard of living once they retire,” according to the National Retirement Risk Index, compiled by Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research.

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Aboutthatcar.com: 2014 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Rina Risper07 mins

  By Frank S. Washington

 
DETROIT, MI –There’s something to be said for flying over America rather than driving through it, especially during the orange-cone laden summer months.

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MICHIGAN APPLE RECIPES: Individual Apple Upside-Down Cakes

Rina Risper03 mins

  Ingredients:

CAKE:
3 tbsp. butter, melted
3 tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 medium (about 2 1/4-inches in diameter) unpeeled cored Gala or Empire apples, sliced 1/2 -inch thick
1/2 cup dried Michigan tart cherries
1 box dry yellow cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs

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News Spotlight: State of Michigan’s Pure Michigan Talent Connect to host largest MiVirtualCareerFair to date on November 12, 2014

Rina Risper06 mins

 
LANSING, MI — Job seekers and Michigan employers can connect with each other through a state-sponsored virtual career fair on Wednesday, November 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
November 12, 2014 event exhibitors include:
AARP
American Metal Fab, Inc.
Auto-Owners Insurance Company
Belle Tire
Challenge Manufacturing Company
Cintas  AND many more….

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Excuse me are you listening? 13-21

Rina Risper011 mins

  Dear Readers,

 
I am not a huge fan of sports but baseball makes my heart flutter.  I do not really watch it or listen to it much now but it reminds me of my grandpa, Ralph Carrington, who died some years ago.  Recently, I found out that he was a New York City taxi cab driver and my grandmother was recruited by Saks Fifth Avenue to make wedding dresses. 

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