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Jill on Money: Don’t let workplace benefits go to waste

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

Like most Americans, you're probably weighing options in the open enrollment period for insurance and other workplace benefits. Like most people, you will probably default to what you did last year. That's a shame, because spending some time with your various plan options can help you save money and take advantage of your company's buying power.

Interpersonal Edge: Holiday etiquette in the workplace

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q. My office always enjoys the holiday season and celebrates them all. We've hired a lot of diverse people over the last six months. Some of our new employees are offended by Halloween (devil worship?), others are offended by Christmas celebrations and some think Thanksgiving is politically incorrect. How do you navigate these differences while still celebrating the holidays important to many of us?

When dictators die, stability reigns

Rina Risper9 years ago03 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — A dictator’s death rarely leads to regime change, according to a new study that comes as a fifth of the world’s authoritarian rulers are at least 70 years old and in various stages of declining health.

Mobs are, sometimes, good

Rina Risper9 years ago05 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Submitting to mob mentality is always a risky endeavor, for humans or hyenas. A new Michigan State University study focusing on the latter, though, shows that when it comes to battling for food, mobbing can be beneficial.

News Spotlight: Request for Information – Death Investigation

Rina Risper9 years ago01 mins

The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the community in the death of 69 yr old David Fluke.

Man Charged with Open Murder for House Fire Death

Rina Risper9 years ago01 mins

On November 3, 2016 the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office arraigned Thomas Michael McClellan, 25 year old from Holt, on Open Murder, 1st Degree Child Abuse, and 1st degree Arson in front of Magistrate Blumer of the 55th District Court, bond was denied.

The Fatherhood Project: Wiza Phiri on Music, Culture and Parenting

Rina Risper9 years ago05 mins

Oftentimes, you can find 9-year-old Angel Travis in the studio with her father, Wiza Phiri, making music.

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Interpersonal Edge: Work for love, money or both?

Rina Risper9 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q. I am just entering the work world and am thinking about money and jobs. People older than I am seem to always think they don't make enough money. A lot of people also seem very bitter about people who do make a lot of money. I'd like my job to balance making a good living with having a good life. Can you have both?

THE KID’S DOCTOR: Pregnant women encouraged to receive flu vaccine

Rina Risper9 years ago05 mins

When a pregnant woman receives her flu vaccine, she is not only protecting herself but also her baby.

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Jill on Money: Fiduciary rule will give investors a break

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

Has the political season got you down? Here's an imperfect antidote to the vituperative presidential campaign scrum: Over the past month, large investment companies like Blackrock and Charles Schwab announced that they are cutting fees on some of their largest exchange traded funds (ETFs).