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Milk Means More Recipe: Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago02 mins

PREP TIME

10 MIN

COOK TIME

35-40 MIN

SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS

For the topping:

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

1/3 cup brown sugar, packed

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

News Spotlight: Mayor-Elect Schor Announces Transition Team

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Lansing Mayor-elect Andy Schor has selected an experienced slate of Lansing leaders to lead his transition team. The team, which is already hard at work, will meet throughout the rest of the year and make policy recommendations to the Mayor-elect on education, economic and business development, neighborhoods and public safety and infrastructure. Rina Risper has been chosen to serve as a Neighborhoods and Public Safety Committee Co-Chair.

Head Start may protect against foster care placement

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago05 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Participating in Head Start may help prevent young children from being placed in foster care, finds a national study led by a Michigan State University researcher.

Worship Without Words Praise Dance Troupe Celebrates their 10th Year

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago04 mins

Kenya Milton, Taliah “Tweety” Taylor, Magic Johnson, Heather Taylor, and Martha Rogers-Milton before the praise performance at Christine Johnson’s surprise birthday party in 2012. She is the mother of Magic Johnson.

TNCP photo

Excuse me, are you listening?

Rina Risper8 years ago4 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 Risper8 years ago4 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.

THE KID’S DOCTOR: Does your child have trouble going to the bathroom?

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

Constipation is a topic that every pediatrician discusses at least weekly, sometimes daily. It is estimated that up to 3 percent of all visits to the pediatrician may be due to constipation. Constipation is most common in children between the ages of 2 and 6 years. I have been reading an article on updated recommendations for diagnosing and treating common constipation, and the most important take home message is “most children with constipation do not have an underlying organic disorder. Diagnosis should be based on a good history and physical exam for most cases of functional constipation.”

Jill on Money: Use open enrollment period as a time to make better choices

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

It’s open enrollment season for health and retirement plans, and if you are like most people, you will probably default to the choices you made last year. That’s a shame, because spending some time investigating your options can help you save money.

Abusive bosses experience short-lived benefits

Rina Risper8 years ago4 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 Risper8 years ago4 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.