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“Team Hope” Raises Money and Awareness for Huntington’s Disease

Rina Risper9 years ago015 mins

Dawn (Hatter) Perry (far right) and her daughter, Lindsey Smith (far left) visit Kevin Hatter in the community room at East Lansing Health Care. Kevin loved Christmas. He was 47 years of age in photo with Santa. He died three weeks later from Huntington’s Disease complications.

Alert: News Spotlight: MDOC searching for prisoner Johnny Rodgers released from Oakland County Jail August 24

Rina Risper9 years ago01 mins

The Michigan Department of Corrections is searching for prisoner Johnny Rodgers after he was mistakenly released from the Oakland County Jail at 6:03 p.m. August 24.

Rodgers, 25, is 6 feet tall and about 187 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on his arms, face, neck and chest.

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Rina Risper9 years ago08 mins

Mishael Freeman, 2-years-old and 7 months; Clara Freeman, 11-years-old; Daro Freeman, 8-years-old; Iris Freeman 17 months and their mother, Claretta Duckett-Freeman and Vickie Freeman, 9-years-old on the Capitol . All of the children have been breastfed.

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Excuse me, are you listening?

Rina Risper9 years ago07 mins

Dear Readers,

Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies. My mother had a garden at our home on Long Island. It was one of her many projects after leaving the concrete and asphalt of Brooklyn, NY.

I actually disliked gardening as a child. We just knew that weeding interfered with our play time. It was also very difficult to have a garden due to the sandy soil. I will never forget my mother going through the process of preparing the soil for planting. It was a lot of work.

How incivility spreads in the workplace

Rina Risper9 years ago05 mins

EAST LANSING, MI –Condescending comments, put-downs and sarcasm have become commonplace in the politically charged workplace, and a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar shows how this incivility may be spreading.

Head Start benefits children with disabilities

Rina Risper9 years ago03 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Young children with multiple disabilities who are enrolled in Head Start have better literacy, reading and math scores than children who aren’t in the federally funded program, indicates a new study by Michigan State University researchers.

PART I – The Top-4 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Goals

Rina Risper9 years ago014 mins

By Sherry Brantley

Goals. What a wonderful tool we get to use in order to assist us in making our dreams come true! Goals help us to shape our destiny, create our future and begin to experience the life we’ve always envisioned for ourselves. Goals excite us, ignites the passions within us and helps us to keep our eyes on the prize when challenging times arise.

Movie: Suicide Squad

Rina Risper9 years ago05 mins

Studio: Warner Bros. (1hr. 40 min.)

Plot: A secret government agency recruits imprisoned super villains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.

Cast: Will Smith, Jarde Leto, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Cara Delevinge

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: **

Recipe: Salted Pistachio Ice Cream

Rina Risper9 years ago03 mins

PREP TIME: 15 minutes

COOK TIME: 15 MIN + 5 HR CHILL

SERVINGS: 6-8

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup roasted, salted pistachios, roughly chopped

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups heavy cream

1 1/4 cups 2% milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 egg yolks

The Keyzer Chronicles!: I’m Going On An Adventure!

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

By Aleshia Keyzer

I’ve recently been on a documentary kick on Netflix. I’ve always found them boring before, and I’ve often wondered who in their right mind would choose a documentary over the thousands of other options available (my brother would).