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Excuse me, are you listening?

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago010 mins

Dear Readers,

For my birthday on December 27th, I would like for you to consider doing something different. I know that some save all year for material items but I would like you to consider education. I am not asking people to go back to school if that is not what you want to do but I would like people to donate a book to an agency that helps young people read.

Mayor-Elect Schor Announces Key Mayoral Staff Appointments

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago06 mins

Lansing Mayor-Elect Andy Schor is proud to announce the team he will be bringing to City Hall in January: Samantha Harkins as Chief of Staff; Jennifer LeFevre as Office Manager; Chelsea Coffey as Special Assistant to the Mayor, and Marilyn Plummer as Community Outreach Coordinator.

Abusive bosses experience short-lived benefits

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago04 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Being a jerk to your employees may actually improve your well-being, but only for a short while, suggests new research on abusive bosses co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar.

Lawyers Present Case to Sue Pharmaceutical Companies for Opioid and Heroin Epidemic

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago011 mins

Mark Bernstein of the Sam Bernstein Law Firm presents before the Eaton County Board of Commissioners seeking to have Eaton County become a plaintiff in a “mass tort” lawsuit against several “Big Pharma” drug manufacturing and distribution companies.

News Spotlight – Pattengill Shooting Investigation- UPDATE

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago03 mins

On Friday, November 3, 2017 at approximately 4:33 p.m. the Ingham County 9-1-1 Center received several calls regarding a possible shooting that had just occurred at Pattengill Academy (626 Marshall Ave). When officers from the Lansing Police Department (LPD) arrived on scene they received information from witnesses that a black SUV vehicle was seen leaving the scene after the shooting.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago05 mins

Marcia Civils and Monica Blackwell are both breast cancer survivors who volunteer and raise money for “It’s a Breast Thing.”

Milk Means More: Make Easy Pumpkin Spice Latte at Home

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago01 mins

Servings: 4

Serving Size: 8 ounces

Ingredients

3 cups fat-free, 2% or whole milk

MY PET WORLD: Don’t believe it; dogs can get fleas at a kennel

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago08 mins

By Cathy M. Rosenthal

Tribune Content Agency

We boarded our 115-pound white German shepherd, for 10 days. A few hours after picking him up from the kennel, we discovered he had fleas. The kennel owner said the flea life cycle was 14 days and therefore, my dog could not have gotten fleas during his stay.

For worriers, expressive writing cools brain on stressful tasks

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago011 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Chronic worriers, take note: Simply writing about your feelings may help you perform an upcoming stressful task more efficiently, finds a Michigan State University study that measured participants’ brain activity.

Fighting Back Against Hatred And Violence

Rina Risper9 years ago5 years ago08 mins

During the past several months we have seen, all across our nation, a startling increase in the showing of hatred and insensitivity towards various minority groups here in the United States, and also even here locally in the mid-Michigan area. A milestone in the advance of this hatred and related acts of bullying and violence occurred during the demonstrations and protest which occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, during late August of this year.