July 23, 2026

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Hockey In The Hood still successful despite changes and financial shortcomings

Rina Risper014 mins

One of several Detroit kids participating in this year’s Hockey In The Hood held at jack Adams Arena in Northwest Detroit.
Photo by Earl Bank
 
Budget woes and date changes don’t slow down enthusiasm of annual Detroit winter event!
 
By Harry M. Anderson, Jr.
 
For the eighth straight year the annual Hockey In The Hood held at the Jack Adams Arena in Northwest Detroit and the Clark Park Ice Arena in Southwest Detroit was an enthusiastic success despite the change of venue, financial woes and the lack of out of state teams who travel to the city for the annual event.
 
The event, which started in 2004, is put on by the Detroit Hockey Association and the Clark Park Coalition during Black History Month to promote ethnic and racial diversity in the sport of hockey. William McCants, president of the Detroit Hockey Association, explained the reasons why of the date change and the absence of several out of state teams to the annual event.

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CADL Launches Farm to Table Events

Rina Risper05 mins

A hundred years ago, most of the food we ate came from within 50 miles of our homes. But when people moved from rural to urban settings, large producers flourished and local food sources began to disappear. 
 
In the 21st century, some people are trying to reverse that trend. The current farm to table movement promotes the idea of producing, purchasing and consuming food close to home, resulting in a boost to the local economy, a greener planet and a healthier population. 

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MSU College of Music welcomes Afro-Cuban jazz musician Bobby Carcassés

Rina Risper05 mins

Jazz and Afro-Cuban musician fuses a dynamic musical personality on stage with every performance.
Courtesy photo
 
E. LANSING, MI — The Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra I, directed by Rodney Whitaker, will perform with guest artist Bobby Carcassés on Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., at Demonstration Hall on the MSU Campus.
 
In addition to the concert, Carcassés, a multi-instrumentalist who will be in residence at MSU the week of March 12-16, 2012, will offer a music workshop, a seminar presentation, and an art exhibit with an associated talk. The residency is sponsored by the College of Music, the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
 

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Ask Tamara:Facebook Breakup

Rina Risper06 mins

Dear Tamara:
 
My boyfriend and I recently had a heated argument. I was sure that after a few days things would cool off and we would go back to normal, like we always do. That was until a mutual friend told me that my boyfriend had changed his relationship status on Facebook. When I went to check, I found that he had “unfriended” me and completely blocked me from his page! Not only was I furious, I was embarrassed. 
 
We have a ton of mutual friends and he is friends with several members of my family. Needless to say, I have been getting a ton of phone calls and text messages from people wanting to know what’s going on and if I’m okay. I am not sure what to tell people; especially since I didn’t know that we had broken up. I hate that he put our business on blast. How should I respond to this? Should I change my relationship status as well?
 
Unfriended

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Your Other 8 Hours: Greed is Good: Why You Need to Tap Into Your Inner Gordon Gekko

Rina Risper06 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
 
Greed is good. Embrace it. Love it. Live it. In fact, greed may be the one thing that can save us.
 
Don’t believe me? Greed was the foundation for this country. The brave souls who risked their lives to settle in a new country did so out of self-interest. Our forefathers recognized the importance of self-interest in the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing our unalienable right to pursue happiness.

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As Eldercare Grows, So Do Labor Battles

Rina Risper015 mins

Eldercare worker and union member Margaret Boyce speaks at rally in Trenton, N.J.
Courtesy Photo

 
By Michael Lawson
Investigative Reporting Workshop 
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Rolanda Wade works as restorative aide and certified nursing assistant. To her patients, she is everything. 
 
“A lot of them can’t get dressed by themselves. They can’t wash themselves,” said Wade, who has been on the job 17 years. “Some of them can’t even feed themselves. We have to brush their teeth, do their hair, pick out their clothes for the day.”
 
The pay is low and injuries are common, but nursing care is a rare bright spot in the gloomy economic landscape, adding jobs at a steady clip. As the field has grown, so, too, have efforts to unionize. 
 
Those unionization campaigns are being fought on a shifting battleground, from massive chains to private homes. With boomers moving into retirement, the tensions aren’t likely to abate any time soon. 

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McLAREN CANCER INSTITUTE OFFERS FREE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING KITS DURING MARCH

Rina Risper04 mins

Program aimed at raising 
awareness, saving lives
 
LANSING, MI — McLaren Cancer Institute, with locations in Lansing and across the state, is teaming with the American Cancer Society to offer free at-home colorectal cancer screening kits during March, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
 
The screening kits are being offered to people age 50 and older or those with a family history of colorectal cancer, which is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths, killing more than 50,000 Americans each year.  

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THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: AMERICA’S CARIBBEAN

Rina Risper06 mins

By Vanessa Loy
 
(BPRW) — The United States Virgin Islands is nicknamed “America’s Caribbean” for good reason. This group of islands is located in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, not far from Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. Because the U.S. Virgin Islands are a U.S. territory, U.S. citizens may travel through the islands without a passport as they would travel through any state. 

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Retire Smart: New disclosure rules to pull back the veil on 401(k) fees

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
How much does your 401(k) plan cost you? For many retirement plan participants, the answer has been elusive, until now. The U.S. Labor Department has finally said enough is enough and will impose rules beginning on July 1 that will require 401(k) administrators, like mutual funds and insurance companies, to disclose the fees they are charging to run retirement plans. This is good news for the three-decades-old 401(k) plan, which now accounts for $4.3 trillion of retirement savings.
 

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Winning with Finances – The Fourth Principle of a Financial Takeover – Investing

Rina Risper010 mins

The last principle of the financial takeover series that we will discuss is investing. As we have seen in the past year, the stock market has been unstable, economies taken a major dip, and rising unemployment. What we thought was a sure bet is no longer one.

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