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“Chicken Soup for the Prisoner’s Soul”: I’m Sorry, Dad

Rina Risper15 years ago04 mins

By Dale Gaudet

Dear Dad,

Even in my world of loneliness and misery, I cannot begin to imagine the pain and suffering you’re being forced to deal with. My only wish is that I could be out there to look after you, as you have done so many

times for me.

Excuse me? Are you listening? 10-2

Rina Risper15 years ago03 mins

Dear Readers,

This has been a very tragic period for the Greater Lansing area.

Three young people are dead. The driver survived and is now facing multiple murder charges. I watched his mother’s face on television while at the courthouse and I could only feel compassion for her. Now she will have to bear the sins of her son. A son that I am sure she told over and over again not to drink and drive. As the sole survivor, the guilt that he has to bear is going to be overwhelming.

Get It Right: Still Dreaming

Rina Risper15 years ago04 mins

By DeAndre Davis

Are we giving Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. credit for a work still in progress? I say yes. You say we have overcome, we have a black president ; Dr. King said judge a man by the content of his character not the color of his skin. This works two ways. President Barack Obama didn’t have the most votes because he was the best candidate ever, a lot of black people just voted solely on skin color.

Ask Tamara: My 15-Year-Old is Sexting!

Rina Risper15 years ago05 mins

Dear Tamara:

I just found out a few days ago that my 15-year-old daughter has been “sexting” on her cell phone with a boy from her school. Up to this point I have never checked my daughter’s phone or gone through her text messages. I just trusted her to be responsible and do the right thing? And although I disagree with her “sexting,” I feel bad that I invaded her privacy. I want to talk to my daughter about her actions, but I don’t want to jeopardize my daughter’s trust and even worse become one of those snooping parents that constantly checks up on her child and only causes her child to become even more secretive.

Blackflix.com: “The Company Men”

Rina Risper15 years ago05 mins

Studio: The Weinstein Company (109 mins)

Plot: The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company.

Cast: Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Eamonn Walker

Rating: R

Bottom Line: ***

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

Videoview

Rina Risper15 years ago06 mins

By Jay Bobbin

Tribune Media Services

STARTING THIS WEEK: “WAITING FOR ‘SUPERMAN’ “: Director and co-writer Davis Guggenheim’s acclaimed documentary examines the current state of the U.S. public education system as mirrored by the experiences of five youngsters who have run into hurdles in the pursuit of advancing their learning. The film shows not just what is but what could be, a fact that prompted much conversation about the ideas posed by Guggenheim and his collaborators. John Legend is featured on the soundtrack. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Guggenheim and producer Lesley Chilcott; deleted scenes; conversation with Guggenheim. **** (PG: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray)

In My Opinion: A New Egypt Unfolding!

Rina Risper15 years ago015 mins

By Manish Madan

I am sick, I am tired … within the same moment, I am pleased but exasperated seeing a stubborn stand-off of an obstinate and retiring Egyptian leadership with their own people. I am well beyond the comprehension of a thirty-year old man who is unable to find some positive reasons for an octogenarian Hosni Mubarak to cling on to the powers and continue ruling the nation against the will of its populace.

Your Other 8 Hours: Eliminating Poverty: Lesson From Childhood

Rina Risper15 years ago06 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,

Tribune Media Services

Which country has 43.6 million residents in poverty, including one in five children? Bulgaria? Croatia? Thailand? Jordan? Bahamas? No. Each of these countries has a lower poverty rate. Sadly, the mystery country is the United States of America.

News Spotlight: LPD Issues Murder Warrants in the Death of 7- Year-Old

Rina Risper15 years ago01 mins

On July 22, 2010, at about 12:53 p.m., seven (7) year old Amaia Edmund was shot and killed as the result of a home invasion that occurred at 115 Custer Ave. in North Lansing. D’Angelo Davon Jordan and Jerry Brian McKinney have murder warrants issued in the case.

D’Angelo Davon Jordan

Jerry Brian McKinney

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