Mother Flippin’:One Funny Mother – R.I.P. iPhone

By Tashmica Torok

 
It finally happened.  My iPhone has died.  There is much sorrow and gnashing of teeth.  Tweets have been missed.  Texts have not been sent.

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Fast Facts: March is Women’s History Month

 

 

 

By Anne R., Reference Librarian

It’s hard to believe, but Women’s History Month is only 24 years old. It wasn’t until 1987 that Congress declared March as National Women’s History Month in perpetuity. This act was the culmination of efforts by many to gain official recognition for the contributions of women to United States history.

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Ask Tamara: To Shack or Not to Shack

Dear Tamara:

My fiancé has asked me to move in with him. We have been together for three years and engaged for almost a year now. We have not yet set a wedding date because we each have another year of school left and we both want to wait until we graduate college before getting married. In a way it makes perfect sense that we move in together.

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Travel Troubleshooter: Hotels Are Charging Even More for What Should Be Free

 What could be more absurd than paying a surcharge for a wireless Internet connection at your hotel?

 
Paying even more for a wireless Internet connection at your hotel.

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Michigan Power Equipment’s Open House Set for Businesses on March 19th

 David Brown (father) started Brady Lawn & Garden in 1975.  Today his son, Jon Brady (right), carries on the legacy of exceptional 

customer service as owner of Midwest Power Equipment. TNCP Photo

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Total Truth

By Tom Lagana
from “Serving Time, Serving Others”
 
“Forgive my family and friends? No way,” Rob growled. “I’m going to hurt them when I get out of here!” These angry words came from one of the inmates who had agreed to participate in our Alternatives to Violence weekend workshop.

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Mother Flippin’:One Funny Mother – Permissible Stilettos

 By Tashmica Torok

 
A few months ago I signed up for a service called Shoe Dazzle.  It’s Kim Kardashian’s company that works kind of like a shoe-of-the-month club.  After taking a short fashion quiz, a virtual showroom is created for you that include both shoes and accessories

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Urban Housecall: Bernie Mac: The Legacy Continues

 

Comedian Bernie Mac and his daughter Je’Niece McCullough. 
Photo provided courtesy of Je’Niece McCulloughBy Karla Robinson, MD
 
One of the Kings of Comedy as he is affectionately known, Bernie Mac is heralded as one of the greatest comedians of all time.  While he was bringing in the laughs, many didn’t know he was battling the chronic disease sarcoidosis.  While his death in August 2008 at the age of 50 seemed untimely and he is sorely missed, his legacy lives on not only through the classic films, shows, and stand up routines, but also through his foundation, The Bernie Mac Foundation.

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