AboutThatCar.com: 2012 Ford Focus – A Contender
By Frank S. Washington
DETROIT, MI -– By most accounts, the 2012 Ford Focus moves the automaker’s also ran compact to a contender for the title of best car in the segment.
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Fast Facts: Healthy Eating 10-23
By Reference Librarian Eunice B.
Despite all good intentions, the month of December has to be the worst time of the year for maintaining healthy eating habits. And even though I always vow to be prepared and not succumb to temptation, it’s still a struggle not to overindulge in sweet treats and rich foods.
Urban Housecalls: Understanding Fatigue
By Karla Robinson, MD
Characterized by a lack of motivation, lack of energy, and lack of concentration, fatigue is a common complaint experienced by more than thirty percent of people in this country. While the term is often mistakenly used interchangeably with drowsiness, fatigue really is a separate condition, and is sometimes the sign of something more serious.
Interpersonal EDGE: Too Many Bosses, Too Little Time
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. My organization has been bought three different times in the last five years and I currently have three different bosses that I report to. The problem is every boss acts like they are my only manager. I cannot possibly get through the list of responsibilities they each give me every week. How do I avoid getting fired?
Ask Tamara: Boyfriend Spends Too Much Time With Son!
Dear Tamara:
My boyfriend has a toddler son who lives an hour away. Every time the child becomes ill, he runs out of town to be with him.
Even if the child has a simple fever or cold, my boyfriend will run to see about him, and even take time off work.
Your Other 8 Hours: 10 Easy Tips to Save Money This Christmas
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
Want to learn how to save money on gifts this Christmas and not feel like a Scrooge? According to this year’s National Retail Federation holiday survey, the average American will spend close to $700 this season on gifts, cards, decorations and the like.
News Spotlight: EVE “Lift a Life”, Season of Giving Project
Survivors of domestic violence and their children are in need of your support during the holiday season
Retire Smart: Attention Medicare Plan Shoppers: Enrollment Season is Earlier This Year
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
Every year around this time, I remind seniors that it’s important to re-shop Medicare prescription drug and managed care programs during the enrollment season, when seniors can change their Medicare coverage. Enrollment will be open from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7-a sensible move intended to get this time-consuming chore away from the busy holiday season.
We Remember: Ygnacio “Notch” Bermudez November 10, 2011 – May 16, 1976
STOP THE VIOLENCE RALLY
November 26, 2011
12 Noon – 3 pm
Capital Steps
Lansing, MI
LEFT: Ygnacio “Notch” Bermudez, Justin Christian and Big Perm at one of their events.
Photo by Brandyn Armstrong
LANSING, MI — Ygnacio “Notch” Bermudez was a young 35 when he died on November 10, 2011. He was born May 16, 1976 in Lansing, Michigan. His mother, Ruth Lopez, tearfully said that her son was her best friend.
Fundraiser Set to Erect Sculpture in Honor of Robert P. Busby: Rising Saxophonist Steven Fulger Set to Perform
Photographer Richard Galosy, Robert P. Busby and artist Honora Bird in an undated photo. TNCP photo
LANSING, MI — Rising star Steve Fulger is playing at the Robert P. Busby Memorial Reception in honor of Old Town great the late Robert P. Busby on Friday, December 2, 2011 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Creole Gallery located at 1218 Turner St. It will be an evening of the many things Robert Busby loved: music, art, family and friends.