Mother Flippin’: One Funny Mother – Bells on the Ground

By Tashmica Torok

It’s like a clenching of your jaw in the cold.  The inspection of wounds long ago wrapped in gauze and covered with duct tape to stop the bleeding is cause to apply new pressure. 

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Ask Tamara: I Heard it Through the Grapevine!

Dear Tamara:

How do you confront a spouse about a rumor you heard about them?

Suspicious

Dear Suspicious:

First of all, a rumor is just that, a RUMOR. A speculation, accusation, or something that has NOT YET been proven. And in many cases, a rumor can be a flat out lie. I would be careful when confronting anyone with a rumor, especially someone I love, care about, and have made a commitment to spend the rest of my life with.

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Your Other 8 Hours: Introvert’s Guide to Self-Disclosure

By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services

If you are introverted or are just uncomfortable talking about yourself, what you’re good at, or what you’ve accomplished, I want you to read this week’s column carefully. In order to get a job, start a business, make more money or even form deeper connections, you must be able to talk about yourself effectively.

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New biography of Malcolm X plays to mixed reviews

By Bill Castanier

I spent the last week trying to figure out if the new biography of Malcolm X breaks any new ground. My conclusion was: very little and most of the purported new and controversial information is hogwash which I expected will be proved out when the original annotated manuscript is published in an e-book format by Detroiter Gregory Reed who owns that document outright. In the annals of publishing this is a big deal and you can expect quite a bit of controversy.

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Retire Smart: Don’t Forget to Protect Your Retirement Plan From Inflation Risk

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services

Higher prices at the gas pump and the grocery store have provided a reminder of an economic threat that hasn’t been front and center for most of us for quite a while: inflation.

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Who do you think you are?

By Librarian Julie C.

On NBC’s TV series of that name, a variety of different celebrities consider this question as they seek answers to family history questions. When I first heard of the show, I was skeptical.

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