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Interpersonal Edge: Workplace friendships are different from those in private life

Rina Risper9 years ago05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q. I’m a very loyal person, and I have a hard time with the rapid coming and going of people in the workplace. I enjoy long-term relationships, and it just seems like I get whiplash watching the turn over at work. How do you recommend your clients handle their personal attachments to people at work?

THE KID’S DOCTOR: Early talkers are few but mighty

Rina Risper9 years ago05 mins

There are few children who are speaking in full sentences by the time they are 18 to 24 months.

Photo by fotolia.com.

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

Is your child a precocious talker? Most children start to acquire words around 12 to 15 months, but that means five to 10 words and building. By the time children are 18 months old, they are often mimicking when you ask them to say a word, and some are putting two words together.

Jill on Money: Onus is on students, parents to nail down college costs

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

College acceptances are in, and now the hard part: figuring out how to pay for it! With the cost of tuition, fees, room and board at public four-year colleges running around $20,000 – and up to $70,000 for some elite private schools – how can families foot the steep education bill?

Girl Scout Collects Boxes of Cookies to Donate to the Homeless Angels

Rina Risper9 years ago04 mins

Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan was formed in 2008 when 7 councils merged to one.

The cookie program is great for girls and it is in most cases girls

introduction to financial

literacy.

The skills the girls gain are:

Business ethics

Goal setting

Money management

People skills

Decision making

These are skills that prepare them for adulthood and prepare them to be tomorrow leaders.

Courtesy photo

Mike Karl and Leyliana Moreno. Leyliana collected 132 boxes to be donated to the Homeless Angels.

Making An Impact On Students From Kindergarten to College

Rina Risper9 years ago07 mins

By Jeannine Belton Williams

The purpose of this article is to inspire, encourage and to challenge educators, parents and community members to continue to advocate for students to ensure their academic, social and personal success!

THE KID’S DOCTOR: Caring for kids with strep throat

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

A rapid strep test entails having a swabbed specimen taken from the throat.

Photo by fotolia.com.

Jill on Money: Free trade: Good or bad for America?

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

There has been a lot of trash talk about U.S. trade policy this political season. Candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have led the rallying cries about how trade deals have killed U.S. jobs and upended the economy, which is a great way to incite disgruntled voters. However, as always, the facts are a bit murkier.

Interpersonal Edge: If you run yourself ragged, don’t expect gratitude

Rina Risper9 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q. I try really, really hard to be good at my job. I work late, work extra and always go the extra mile. I get really upset when customers get mad at me anyway. Recently, a customer made a big stink after I bent over backwards to help her. I felt so unappreciated. I keep obsessing about what she said about me and worried about my reputation. How can you handle negative reviews when you try so hard to do it right?

Movie Review: “Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice”

Rina Risper9 years ago06 mins

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures (2 hr. 31min.)

Plot: Batman takes on Superman while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs.

Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Holly Hunter

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: **

Architect Zaha Hadid’s Death is a Global Loss for Architecture

Rina Risper9 years ago08 mins

Zaha Hadid pushed boundaries with her buildings—and that’s what architects will remember. Hadid’s design was chosen to build The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, the contemporary art museum, opened November 10, 2012. MSU photo