Aboutthatcar.com: 2013 Kia Rio

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT, MI — The 1.6 liter four cylinder direct injection engine of the 2013 Kia Rio was a tad noisy when accelerating. The subcompact sedan could stand some more sound proofing between the firewall and the passenger compartment.

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Chong-Anna Canfora Issues Statement to Urge Lansing City Officials to Take Action in Response to Sister City’s Enforcement of Anti-Gay Laws

Urges Lansing’s Sister City St. Petersburg, Russia to condemn and resist enforcing the new law.
 
“Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.” – Khalil Gibran
 
LANSING, MI — Chong-Anna Canfora, candidate for Lansing City Council’s 4th Ward issued the following statement about the recent events in Lansing’s Sister City, St. Petersburg, Russia:  
 
Lansing showed real leadership and showed who we are in 2006 by passing a human rights ordinance designed to protect the rights of all residents from discrimination on personal attributes, including the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. 

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Epilepsy Foundation Builds Awareness

By Rick Garcia
 
 
One cold January, Debra Nelson decided to drop in for a quick visit to her only son.  Using her key to enter his apartment, the place was eerily silent.  She called out for him with no response.  She approached the bathroom and found him unconscious, lying face down on the floor.  She called 911 but by the time paramedics arrived, he was already dead.

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Your Other 8 Hours: Biggest mistake job hunters make

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Whether you’ve been unemployed for six weeks, six months or a year, the emotional drain on your mental health and well-being may have you at the end of your rope. You’ve bought the suit, polished your resume and printed out business cards branding you as an expert in your field.

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As I See It: My thoughts about the Trayvon Martin verdict…and its aftermath

By Joseph Harris
 
The evening of July 13th will remain a night I remember for a long time. It was the night a jury in the United States made it a capital crime to be a young black man. There is, of course a lot about this case we will never know. We do know there were two people present and one killed the other. So we will only have one perspective to go on.

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NEWS SPOTLIGHT: Voluntary Recall of Mild and Medium Chunky Salsa Because It May Contain Large Glass Pieces

 Olam Tomato Processors, Inc., today announced the voluntary recall of three production codes of Chunky Salsa because it may contain large glass pieces.

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Younger Women Are Battling and Surviving Breast Cancer

 

Left:  Brayana Ardister, Monica Blackwell and Kaniya Jackson. Blackwell said that she learns to appreciate life more after her experience with breast cancer.  Shown here with her granddaughters.
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Bottom:  When Michelle Brennan found out that she had breast cancer, her Lansing family and friends became her support system.  Shown here at Golden Harvest,which is the best place for breakfast and brunch in town (located at 1625 Turner Street, Lansing, Michigan 48906).
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LANSING, MI — Breast cancer can be a frightening diagnosis. At 36-years-old, Monica Blackwell was diagnosed with a very rare aggressive form of breast cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). According to the National Cancer Institute, IBC accounts for 1 to 5 percent of all breast cancers diagnosed in the United States.

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World’s top five aerial trams

 
We’re often stuck on cars, buses and trains, commuting to work or trying to get to our next destination, but what about transportation that highlights a destination? Aerial trams and cable cars take visitors up mountains, over rivers and above cities, often as a means to an end, but sometimes these cable cars are the destination themselves. With gorgeous views and unique experiences as our criteria, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have compiled a list of the “Top 5 Aerial Trams.”

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Nelson Mandela’s Long Goodbye Has Lessons For All of Us

Firstpost, Commentary, Sandip Roy
 
Nelson Mandela is dying.
 
Hard as it is to accept the fact, the world has to come to terms with it.
 
It’s not surprising that South Africans are praying for his recovery. But perhaps a final gesture of gratitude to the man who is indisputably the Father of the Nation is to pray for his peaceful death. Or passing. Or transition. If those euphemisms offer some solace and sound less final than death.

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Aboutthatcar.com: 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT – A guy walking by asked “what is that” and the response was it’s a Subaru. Then, he said, “You can’t wrong with at Subaru.”
 

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