June 19, 2026

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Interpersonal EDGE: What to Do When Work Hands You Lemons?

Rina Risper05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I have had several really out of the blue work crises this year that have me feeling shocked and dismayed. I was raised to think good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people. The worst part is that I’ve had smug coworkers with better fortune saying I must deserve my bad luck. Am I cursed, and how do I turn my work life around?

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Ask Tamara: My Boss Wants to be My Facebook Friend!

Rina Risper06 mins

 Dear Tamara:

 
My boss sent me a friend request on Facebook and I am really not sure if I should accept it or not. On one hand my boss is really cool. She is down to earth and really tries to get to know everyone on the staff. I think we have a good working relationship. On the other, I don’t know that I want my boss to have access to my private life. Not that I do anything wrong on Facebook, but I don’t want to open that door where something can be confused or misinterpreted. At the same time, I don’t want to offend her by not accepting her request.

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Retire Smart: Why Declining Cognitive Ability Could Post a Risk to Your Retirement Security: Part 1 of 2 Parts

Rina Risper09 mins

By Mark Miller

Tribune Media Services
 
We’ve all received the pitch in the mail: Transfer your credit card balance to a new card at a lower interest rate. The catch: Payments on the new card will be applied first to the transferred balance; meanwhile, a higher interest rate is applied to new purchases-and payments are applied to that balance only after the transferred amount is paid off.

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BONUS FALL RECIPE: SWEET POTATO BREAD WITH PRALINE SAUCE

Rina Risper03 mins

 Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

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News Spotlight: Lansing Area Artists will Paint for a Great Cause! “Art Nights at Hotwater Works”!

Rina Risper04 mins

 October 13th and 20th, 5 – 8pm, two prominent Lansing Artists will break out their paints to create spontaneous art pieces which will be auctioned off to benefit The Mid-Michigan Food Bank.   ART NIGHTS AT HOTWATER WORKS will be two fun filled evenings, with refreshments, fun, hot tubs and live art…all for a good cause!

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News Spotlight: Governor orders flags lowered Friday, Sept. 30 for Specialist Chazray Clark of Ecorse

Rina Risper03 mins

 Lt. Gov. Brian Calley today ordered U.S. flags throughout the state to be lowered to half-staff in honor of U.S. Army Specialist Chazray C. Clark on Friday, Sept. 30. Flags should be returned to full-staff on Saturday, Oct. 1. 

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News Spotlight: Free Day at Potter Park Zoo for Ingham County Residents

Rina Risper01 mins

Potter Park Zoo will hold its annual county free day this Saturday, October 1. Parking and admission into the zoo will be free for Ingham County and City of Lansing residents. General admission rates apply for non-Ingham County residents. 

 

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NEW MSU MUSEUM EXHIBIT ASKS: WHO ARE YOU BEHIND THE MASK?

Rina Risper07 mins

 

E. LANSING, MI — The Michigan State University Museum presents a special exhibition, “MASK: Secrets and Revelations” that puts many of its global collections on public display for the first time.
 
Photo: Painted mask from India

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Summer Music Festivals Wind Down

Rina Risper09 mins

 
Roger Gentry “Kidd Cincinnati” welcomed youth to the stage during his dynamic performance;
showcasing his willingness  to promote the blues to the younger generation. Photo by “I KNOW a GUY, who KNOWS a GUY” © 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twyla Birdsong  performed at Bluesfest with The Hoopties who perform a wide variety of original “all-American” music, ranging from old-school country to contemporary R&B to classic funk and reggae.
Photo by Shannon Poynter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
This past summer was packed with entertaining music festivals. Those willing to make the trek to Detroit, MI enjoyed the “true extravaganza”, with “Sing the Truth” featuring Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright honoring the legacies of Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln and Odetta. “Sing the Truth” – a special production that honors great women in jazz, folk, R&B, gospel and the blues, is making just three appearances in North America, and only one of those performances, the one in Detroit, was free.

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Urban Housecalls: Lupus

Rina Risper08 mins

By Portia Harris, MD

Could It Be Lupus?

A 30 year old mother of two has been having joint pains and chest pain for several years.  She has been to several doctors for her symptoms and had numerous ER visits.  She also had a miscarriage when she was in her mid-twenties.  On her last visit to the doctor she was referred to a rheumatologist for further evaluation because she had an unusual rash on her face that resembled a butterfly.  At the rheumatology appointment she finally gets a diagnosis of lupus.

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