“Inside the Mind of a Sportsaholic” – My Sports Bucket List

By Jimmy L. Wilson, Jr.
 
Recently, I went to the “Homegoing Celebration” for Anna Atwood-Stuckey. Mother Atwood as she was affectionately known at our church, passed away at the age of 107. She has held a special place in my heart since I was a youngster. She would give my sister and I raisins or candy every Sunday. She always had a smile and kind word for anyone she met. 

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5 Ways Your Negative Friends Can Drag You Down

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Maybe you’ve experienced this, too. When you’ve made a commitment to try to live your best life, to start a side business in the other eight hours, to lose weight or go back to school, weren’t you flooded with acceptance, enthusiasm and unconditional support from your friends, colleagues and family?

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Interpersonal Edge: Focus on results not getting apology

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I have to work with another team and manager who treats me and my team badly. I keep trying to get him and his team members to see that the way they act is unprofessional. The manager gets huffy and his team members get hostile. How can I get them to behave appropriately?

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News Spotlight: A SECOND CHANCE FOR AT-RISK YOUTH

Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy (MYCA) is accepting applications for the January class. Orientations are being held in various locations throughout the state. The program is looking for at-risk young men and women interested in a second chance at achieving a high school education

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New Spotlight: Assault

On 30 October 2012 @ 6:49 p.m. LPD officers responded to a local hospital on report that a 39 year old male had been assaulted.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 11-20

Dear Readers,
 
This is Part II of II.  Please log on to www.tncp.net for the last edition.  
 
When we went in the building we were given a gate manifest form and we listed what we were bringing in with us; a note pad, two pens and five sheets of paper. It was 1:13 p.m. and we stayed in the waiting room until they called us to go through the gates.  The metal door clanged behind us.

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Building your vision one brick at a time

Go to the ant … consider its ways and be wise. It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. (Proverbs 6:6-8)

 

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Can Profanity Help Your Career?

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Can profanity help your career? What about raising your voice or slamming down your phone? Most of us do our best to fit in at the office and keep our emotions in check, but could swearing, getting angry and making a scene actually help you keep your job, or even get promoted? If done correctly, I think they could.

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“Inside the Mind of a Sportsaholic” – Can One Be Objective In A Rivalry

By Jimmy L. Wilson, Jr.
 
Come with me on a trip down Imaginary Lane. How difficult it would have been for the leader of the Hatfields to write an objective piece about the McCoys?

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