National & World

Will Ferguson Be a Tipping Point for Black Youth Voter Turnout?

Rina Risper10 years ago09 mins

By Khalil Abdullah

New America Media

WASHINGTON, DC — A week before National Voter Registration, Tuesday, September 23, civil rights leaders hope to increase African American youth voter turnout by citing the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a city where only 12 percent of registered voters turned out to vote in the last city council elections.

QP Voices: ‘Finding Your Roots’ with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the past of well known people and their ancestry on PBS. Left: Author Stephen King

Michigan Apples Taste Better Geographic factors contribute to superior taste from Michigan-grown apples

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

LANSING, MI —With the majority of Michigan’s apple growing region located along the coast of Lake Michigan, it is clear that proximity to the Great Lakes makes a difference in producing high-quality, flavorful apples.

Kiplinger on Travel: What to do if you’re stranded while traveling

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Cameron Huddleston

Kiplinger

Air travelers could be left high – or perhaps it would be better to say low – and dry if a volcano that’s rumbling in Iceland erupts with the magnitude that another one in that country did in 2010.

DTW Airport Helped Shape Michigan’s Aeronautic History

Rina Risper11 years ago07 mins

Left: Daniel Mason, Volunteer Historian for the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, has written a book about the history of the airport while maintaining collections.

He also has discharge papers from the National Guard Observation Squadron in 1937, is one of many collections from Mason’s efforts.

Photos by Rick Garcia

Pacha Mama Tea is Nature’s Miracle Drink

Rina Risper11 years ago018 mins

Left - Anthony Stein a friend and soon-to-be business partner of William “Chef Nick” Nicklosovich fell in love with the tea when he tried it for the first time, came across the gauyusa (pronounced gwhy-you-suh) leaf when he was working in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Right – William “Chef Nick” Nicklosovich, co-owner of Pacha Mama Tea. Pacha Mama Tea is all natural and is made from only gauyusa leaf, water and lime.

Courtesy photo

Consumers Energy Foundation Supports Farm Award Program

Rina Risper11 years ago05 mins

From the Consumers Energy Foundation, Chris Thelen, Lansing Area Manager, and Carolyn Bloodworth, Director of Corporate Giving; from the Historical

Society of Michigan, Larry Wagenaar, Executive Director, and Kellie Bolster,Centennial Farm Program Coordinator.

Photo by Rick Garcia

Jill on Money: Ten home buying mistakes

Rina Risper11 years ago08 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Media Services

After that nasty weather in the first quarter of the year, the much hoped for housing recovery never quite took hold during the normally vibrant spring buying/selling season. Despite the Polar Vortex, there were other factors that kept a lid on housing buyers, including the fact that tentative buyers were spooked by rising prices, especially in certain hot housing markets.

CIA officer Speaks on Personal Branding

Rina Risper11 years ago05 mins

By Rick Garcia

A unique partnership between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Arab American Women Business Council (AAWBC) was evident as approximately 75 women and a few men gathered for a dinner presentation at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle early June.

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: SOUTHERN CORN PUDDING

Rina Risper11 years ago02 mins

A tasty addition to any meal!

Lansing, Michigan Man is Still Missing

Trump administration’s ‘irreparable’ cut in health research funds blocked by judge