Kiplinger on Travel: Great trips that cost $1,000
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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Pet World: Can cats get arthritis?
Watch your animals for signs of trouble with their joints. They can mask pain easier than humans.
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What (not) to do with your tax refund
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.
News Spotlight: So What’s Holding You Up? – 5 Steps for Leaders
By Sherman JosephHow 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?
Peckham Art Program gives Persons with Disabilities a Creative Outlet
Left: This artwork is by Tracey Morris a Peckham client artist.
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Peckham Art Program gives Persons with Disabilities a Creative Outlet
Left: This artwork is by Tracey Morris a Peckham client artist.
Source:
artfrompeckham.com
Peckham Art Program gives Persons with Disabilities a Creative Outlet
Left: This artwork is by Tracey Morris a Peckham client artist.
Source:
artfrompeckham.com
News Spotlight: Don’t Let Fear Stop You From Living
By Sherman Joseph
Fears keep you in the background. In fact, it convinces you that you cannot make your dreams come true, it tells you to be quiet, and it even separates you from your loved ones. But living in fear is neither acceptable nor necessary. Facing fear is something with which every person must try to achieve. In order to live a peaceful and happy life you must face your fears and conquer them. Healthy fear can protect you, but unnatural and unhealthy fear can destroy your life. So, you need to conquer it before it conquers you. There are several ways you can have an edge over your fears and break the walls surrounding it:
News Spotlight: We Remember Rev. Dr. Michael Murphy
Funeral arrangements have been made for Rev. Michael C. Murphy. In Washington D.C., services will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Peoples Congregation UCC Church. It is located at 4804 13th NW. Visitation is at 10 a.m. and the funeral services are at 11:00 a.m.
Photo source: Peoples Congregation UCC Church
SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN MICHIGAN: NEXT STOP, THE SUPREME COURT?
By Jacquelyn A. Dupler
Family law in Michigan is constantly changing. For the time being, the ban on gay marriage in Michigan is still in effect. On November 6, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its opinion in DeBoer v. Snyder, upholding the bans against performing and recognizing same-sex marriages within the states in the Sixth Circuit.