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On Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity
By Howard T. Spence, Eaton County Commissioner
Advances in Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity within Eaton County and Delta Township
The Board of Trustees of Delta Township, Michigan, is in the process of considering and enacting an ordinance which will make it illegal to discriminate in employment within the township based upon race, color, sex or gender, age, or a number of other demographic characteristics. Of great significance concerning the ordinance which is presently being considered and likely to be enacted is the fact that, for the first time, if the ordinance being discussed is enacted, it will be illegal to discriminate in Delta Township on the basis of sexual orientation.
Aboutthatcar.com: 2013 Buick Enclave
By Frank S. WashingtonDETROIT, MI – I heard this hissing when I got out of my 2013 Buick Enclave test vehicle. My heart raced faster as I checked around the three-rowed crossover and discovered a chunk of metal or glass stuck in the left rear tire.
Your Other 8 Hours: 4 Steps to achieve any goal
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
How would you like a shortcut to success? A strategy to follow that would help you get what you want in the most efficient and effective way possible? If you’re like me, you have a limited number of hours in the day and a limited amount of energy to accomplish what you need to while still going after your bigger goals. Get ready to learn a simple four-step strategy that will help you create your best life in the most streamlined way possible.
KIDS COUNT REPORT: State Lags in Child Well-Being
By Rick Garcia
Rising child poverty pushed Michigan to last among the Great Lakes States in a new KIDS COUNT report on child well-being, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Retire Smart: How to talk to your parents about money
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
“How can I talk to my parents about money? Every time I try to bring up the topic, my mother gets paranoid and the conversation deteriorates quickly.” It is hard to balance being a responsible adult child, while not seeming like you are prying. Even if your loved ones appear to be financially self-sufficient, neurologists say that cognitive ability starts sliding as early as 60.
New Spotlight: Murder and Shooting: Two Separate Incidents
On June 16, 2013 at 2:00 a.m. officers responded to a business on the 5900 block of S. Pennsylvania reference a shooting. Officers contacted a 21 year old Lansing male with a gunshot wound.
Old Town General Store Opens For Business
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Below: Welcoming view from the
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Tue – Fri: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sat: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
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Trayvon’s Dad, Tracy Martin Speaks to The Root: ‘My Kid Was Perfect to Me’
Trayvon Martin Family photo
(The Root) — June 10, 2013 was the beginning of jury selection for the second-degree-murder trial of 29-year-old George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old high school student Trayvon Martin. The trial comes just ahead of Father’s Day, and The Root spoke with Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father, to ask him about the son he knew and loved.
This was printed in the June 16, 2013 – June 29, 2013 Edition
(Please note that a correction was made to the date. It originally stated July, 10, 2013. We regret the inconvenience.)
Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
Fast paced and witty, Abrams delivers some good moments of tension