June 17, 2026

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Executive Director Jeremy Orr is Mid-MEAC’S Newest Environmental Advocate

Rina Risper016 mins

Left: Photo of Jeremy Orr

By Deborah M. Walker

 
Keeping up with the environmental integrity of Mid-Michigan is what the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council (Mid-MEAC) is all about; whether it is river protection, green transportation, land use, and sustainability. Mid-MEAC was started on Earth Day in 1993. 
 

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Robert C. Koehler: Turning our backs on a violent world won’t change anything

Rina Risper09 mins

  

By Robert C. Koehler
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Oh, the moral force of a snub.
 
  Several hundred cops turn their backs on New York’s mayor as he eulogizes one of their own, killed in the line of duty, and the media have another us-vs.-them story to report. Bill de Blasio’s in trouble, accused of playing politics with the lives of heroes. And, of course, the story goes no deeper than the dramatic accusation.
 

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Kiplinger on Travel: Great trips that cost $1,000

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By the editors of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

 
The February issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine features a collection of ideas for spending $1,000.

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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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News Spotlight: So What’s Holding You Up? – 5 Steps for Leaders

Rina Risper09 mins

 

By Sherman Joseph
 
How often do you say to yourself, ‘I will get around to it. Or if I had enough money I could do this or that’? Yes, it does take money to do some of things that you desire to accomplish; however, that should not be your main reason for getting started. So what is holding you up?
 

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