Looks Can Be Deceiving

By Rick Garcia
 
At a grocer, a thirty-something black woman stopped in to get a couple of cartons of orange juice and a tray of baked goods. What is not known is she’s an Executive Director of a nonprofit and was on her way to her staff meeting. The woman went to the checkout line where the clerk, a young white woman politely asked, “Will you be using your EBT Bridge Card today?”

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Your Other 8 Hours: Five Quick and Painless Money-Saving Tips

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
There are two ways to change any behavior: the hard way and the easy way. Sadly, most people choose the hard way. For example, a friend of mine wanted to lose weight, so he radically changed his diet and started training for a triathlon.

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Retire Smart: Giving the gift of education

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
Many grandparents and other relatives are wondering how to make gifts earmarked for education. There are a myriad of options, and selecting the best one for your family depends on your circumstances.

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News Spotlight: Suspicious Infant Death

 Lansing Police Department (LPD) detectives responded to a local hospital on report that a 3 month old female infant was being treated for serious internal injuries.

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News Spotlight: New Year shooting leaves man dead, four wounded

 

On Tuesday January 1, 2013 at 2:01 a.m. officers responded to a convenience store on the 700 block of W. Willow on reports of a shooting in progress. A total of 5 persons sustained injuries .

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News Spotlight: Teen Shot and Alcohol Found at Party

 
On Monday, December 31, 2012 at approximately 12:00 AM (Midnight)  Lansing Police Department officers were dispatched to the 800 block of W. Miller (formally Auggie’s Bar) in regards to a large party with shots fired.

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Rick Steves: Another golden age for Amsterdam

 

Left:  In 2013 Amsterdam will celebrate the 400th anniversary of its famous ring of canals.  

Photo by Cameron Hewitt

 

 

 

By Rick Steves
Tribune Media Services

 

  Amsterdam is a laboratory of progressive living and tolerance, bottled inside Europe’s most 17th-century city. 

 

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Wolfgang Puck: Bake a batch of holiday cupcakes

Melt semisweet chocolate to frost these festive treats.

 

By Wolfgang Puck
Tribune Media Services

Every grown-up seems to become a child again as the holidays approach. We’re humming carols. We’re wearing festive outfits. 

 

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