Local & State
Oprah’s Conflicted, Empowering, Shaming Bond With Women Like Me
How do I wear that trend…shorts
Retire Smart: How to Cope With Higher Medicare Premiums and Rising Health Care Costs: Part 2 of 2
2011 Poetry in the City Thursday, July 21, 2011
Photo by Kristi Taylor
Lansing will pulsate with the rhythmic beat of spoken word as the Poetry in the City kicks off. Poetry in the City is an annual event that showcases a number of locally and nationally recognized poets. A NuPoet Collective and The New Citizens Press’ brainchild, the series is being organized in conjunction with the Lansing Jaycees.
Movie Review: The Hangover 2
JUstin Ingram’s Triple Threat Basketball Camp
Taming the Beast that is Bipolar by Accepting your Illness
According to Web Md, bipolar disorder is a serious life long mental illness that affects about 5.7 million Americans.
By Marybeth Smith
TNCP Guest Writer
Walt Disney put it best with the line,
“For who could ever learn to love a Beast?”
But someone did love the Beast. That someone tamed him and showed him all the great things about himself and made him realize that being a Beast did not define WHO he was. It was just a condition under which he lived his life. Once he accepted this, his entire life changed.
Next Edition will Feature 2011’s Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful…TNCP Catches Up With 2006 Honoree, Felicia Wasson
Felicia Turrentine Wasson is the Associate State Director for Government Affairs for AARP in Michigan. Previous to this appointment she served as Director of Public Policy for St. John Health/Michigan Health Ministries of Ascension Health. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University and a Master of Public Administration Degree from Western Michigan University.