March is National Reading Month

By Rick Garcia
 
If I could go far back to the very first book I opened, it was a used tattered hardcover called “Smudge.” I was four or five and my older sister read aloud as I followed the colorful “smear”
illustrations of a brave black kitten and her siblings who were off to adventurous mischief.

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Movie Review: “Snitch”

Studio:     Summit Entertainment  (1hr. 52 min.)
Plot:     A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.
Cast:     Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Michael K. Williams, Benjamin Bratt, Rafi Gavron, Harold Perrineau
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***

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Aboutthatcar.com   Jaguar’s AWD Sedans

 By Frank S. Washington
 
MONT TREMBLANT, Quebec, Canada – The weather was awful here. There was snow on the ground and it was raining with the temperature just above freezing. That meant ice, slush and slippery roads. But this ski resort 130 kilometers (81 miles) northwest of Montreal was an awesome place to experience the big news from Jaguar.

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Your Other 8 Hours: Is selfishness the solution to our country’s problems?

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
We’ve got problems. Our economy has stagnated; unemployment is high; we have an almost inconceivable amount of national debt; and our elected officials are fighting among themselves. What we need are some good solutions. What’s to blame for this mess? 

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Retire Smart: 70 is not the new 65

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
To attain your retirement goals, there are three basic strategies: (1) save money during your working years, (2) plan to spend less during retirement or (3) work longer. It turns out that option number three helps but may not be the panacea you’re looking for, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

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Lansing Police Department “Guns for Groceries” Buyback Program

“There was considerable dialogue with many gun dealers who were trying to beat the police department to the gun buys. These folks are very respectful and very knowledgeable. They fear long term ramifications of gun regulations that would remove ownership of guns from private hand.” 
-Andrew D. Quinn
 
Courtesy photo.

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War and Peace: the life and times of John L. Pollard November 1, 1947 – January 25, 2013

 

John Pollard was a voice for the
people regardless of who came against him.  He also stood firm for what he believed in.
 
Photo by 
Richard Clement
 
By Loretta Stanaway
 
John Langston Pollard was a gift.  He was a gift from his creator, his grandmother who raised him, his wife and son who shared him with his community, and himself, who gave selflessly to Lansing and to so many causes.

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Movie Review: A Good Day To Die Hard

Studio: 20th Century Fox (90 mins)
Plot: John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, against underworld forces.
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yuliya Snigis, Radivoje Bukvic, Amaury Noladco, Cole Hauser
Rating:  R
Bottom Line:  **

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