Professional Administrative Assistants Take Care of Business During Summit

Left to right:  Monica Sparks, 2018 Administrative Professionals Leadership Summit keynote speaker; Cindy Whittum, Davenport University Senior Career Coach and Tedi Parsons, President of The Professionals Forum.

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Ingham County Sheriff’s Office seizes guns while assisting CPS

 Deputies responded to the home to check the welfare of a student from the Leslie School District, the student attends the same school where a threat of violence was reported late last week.

Left: Kevin Wells was arrested.

 

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France for Rookies

 

By Rick Steves

Tribune Content Agency

In Paris last June, I kept running into a delightful woman from Indiana on her first trip there. Wonderstruck by the city's charms, she was doing everything right – picking up French words, conversing with every local she could, and enjoying the great artistic and cultural experiences. 

 

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THE FIRE HUB CELEBRATES ONE YEAR OF OPERATION

 

BATTLE CREEK, MI — In April, 2016, FireKeepers Casino Hotel and its owners, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi purchased and took possession of the historic Fire Station No. 4 located near downtown Battle Creek, Michigan, with the goal of revitalizing the building and turning it into a restaurant, bakery, and, most importantly, a much needed food pantry to help those less fortunate.
 

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Mikey 23 Foundation Builds More Than Just Confidence

 

LANSING, MI — The McKissic family started Mikey 23 Foundation to keep the memory of their son, Michael “Mikey” McKissic II, alive.  
 
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News Spotlight: Shooting Investigation Updated to Homicide

 On May 9, 2018 at approximately 7:11 a.m. Lansing Police were dispatched to a shooting in the 700 block of Cleveland St.

Upon arrival, officers locate an unresponsive male (victim, 27 yrs.) subject lying on the ground with apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries.
 

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Sharing Security With Mom On Mother’s Day

 By Vonda VanTil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist

 
Spring is upon us, and it marks two very popular annual events: Mother’s Day and the release of Social Security’s baby name list! There’s no better time to share some security with the people you love.

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MY PET WORLD: Cats can be distracted and redirected toward better behavior too

 

By Cathy M. Rosenthal

Tribune Content Agency
 
Dear Cathy,
 
  I have a four-year-old American short-hair female cat. I got her at 8 weeks old from a friend. The problem is, she scratches my upholstered furniture and rugs. She only does it when I am in the room. I have tried sprays, tape and correcting with a spritz of water. I have various scratching posts, which she is not interested in, even when I put catnip on them. Putting towels over things helps a bit, but she usually finds a way around them. Any other ideas? – Carol, via email
 
  Dear Carol,

 

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Movie: Pacific Rim Uprising

 John Boyega in a promotional shot for “Pacific Rim: Uprising.” The sequel to 2013’s worldwide hit is bound to upset “America First” supporters with its international agenda.

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A Sister’s Pregnancy Surprise One Week After Brother’s Homicide

 

 

 

 

 

Above: Natasha Hall’s son, Michael Anthony Hall was born on March 16, 2016 at 3:45 am at just 35 weeks. Her brother, Michael “Mikey” McKissic II,  was murdered in Lansing, MI on August 1, 2015, just 7 months prior to the birth of his nephew.  She believes that it is not a  coincidence.

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