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The Clash of COVID-19 Pandemic Student Learning

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago012 mins

By Dr. Judith Berry

Over six months have passed since students, educators, families, and businesses were caught unprepared as COVID-19 ravished our lives. Instructional leadership shifted from teachers to family members without warning. Our home base became the classroom, and siblings at different grade levels had to contend with utilizing digital modalities at the same time to work with their instructors.

Wealthy Mindset: Let’s Face Reality

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago06 mins

By Jason Ray

Wealth can change your life.

The definition of wealth varies for many. Freedom, time, and money are important variables that make up the definition of wealth. Attaining these 3 variables is not easy and is never complete, but having the right mindset is important to progress towards each. Specifically, a wealthy mindset is critical for this progress and it involves four pillars: framing, brainstorming, taking action, and evaluation. This essay will explore these four pillars in an effort to provide you with a wealthy mindset framework.

Lighting Up Lansing – One Smile at a Time

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago01 mins

This is a happy family: Jeremy

Deanda, Santo Deanda and Selina Terry took this photo at Binder Park Zoo. Jeremy recently popped the question and she said, “YES!” The couple plan to marry in 2021.

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Excuse me, Are you Listening? We will be talking about 2020 for a long time!

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Dear Readers,

It seems as though 2020 has lasted for two years already. Is that even possible in late August or early September? With the amount of sleepless nights and no end to the novel Coronavirus, we still remain more stressed than ever. Who would have ever thought that the idea of wearing a mask would cause so much controversy?

VIDEOVIEW

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago011 mins

By Jay Bobbin

Tribune Content Agency

Ratings for each film begin with a “star’’ rating — one star meaning “poor,’’ four meaning “excellent’’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.

“THE OUTSIDER: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON’’: It might seem impossible for someone to be in two places at the same time — including a murder scene — unless Stephen King is involved.

America’s Test Kitchen Recipe: Thai Beef Salad

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago08 mins

This bright, balanced Thai grilled-beef salad will be your new favorite summer salad.

By America’s Test Kitchen, Tribune Content Agency

America’s Test Kitchen

SELF CARE = SELF LOVE

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago07 mins

Taking deep breaths help you relax.

Photo by Oluremi Adebayo

By Jennifer Benson

How do we self care these days when 2020 has changed our lives? Let me count the ways….

The Plant Professionals: I am bringing my plants in from outside. Is there anything I should be doing?

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago06 mins

By Kathy Valentine

As summer fades and fall approaches, many an indoor plant collector begins thinking about the process of acclimating plants back into the lower light of indoors. All those lovely bright green specimens that have been out on the deck or under the pergola must come indoors before the temperatures swoop down into the frost zone. A little preparation will make the transition successful.

Jill on Money: Halftime for pandemic recovery

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

COVID-19 started as a health pandemic and then became a financial pandemic — now the two are intertwined. Let’s start with the big picture on where things stand and then we can get to your action plan for the second half of the year.

Interpersonal Edge: Dealing with change burn out

Rina Risper5 years ago4 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q: I’m dragging myself through my home work day lately, fantasizing about beach vacations, and generally exhausted. I’ve been tired before but this is different. I’m burnt out worrying about COVID-19, the protests, finances, government, and the economy. Why am I so tired, am I just a change wimp, and how can I handle my burn out better?