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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.

Excuse me, are you listening?

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago09 mins

Dear Readers,

There’s something about having the opportunity to reflect on what you have been doing right and wrong as a parent. There isn’t a guide book on parenting because each child is uniquely different.

News Spotlight – Pattengill Shooting Investigation- UPDATE

Rina Risper8 years ago4 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 Risper8 years ago4 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 Risper8 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Servings: 4

Serving Size: 8 ounces

Ingredients

3 cups fat-free, 2% or whole milk

Movie: “Kingsman: The Golden Circle”

Rina Risper8 years ago4 years ago05 mins

Studio: 20th Century Fox (2 hr. 21 mins)

Plot: When the Kingsman are under siege by a mad drug lord, they must team up with their American cousins to stop her.

Cast: Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, Elton John, Hanna Alström Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges

Rating: R

Bottom Line: ***

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

Rina Risper8 years ago4 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 Risper8 years ago4 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 Risper8 years ago4 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.