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Want to Save Money and Live Longer? Stop Smoking

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Porsche Miles Grant

When we think about needs and wants, we are positively sure that smoking is definitely a want, and a bad one at that. You literally cannot benefit from smoking in any way, besides it may eliminate some stress short-term. However, long-term it can result in an abundance of negativity.

The Fatherhood Project: Greg Hall’s Humorous Take on How Fathers are Celebrated

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

Greg Hall in Chicago, IL, during a recent trip pictured here with his sons, Jake, 13-years-old and Kevin, 5-years-old. They are from Owosso, MI.

Courtesy photo

The Fatherhood Project: Brooklyn Ardister: Love at First Sight

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

Brooklyn Ardister says that having a daughter has changed his life. Bri'elle Ardister is 2-years-old.

Photo by Jenna Sheerin

Encore Careers: Becoming Your Own Boss

Rina Risper10 years ago08 mins

Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®

When we think of today’s entrepreneurs, young technology developers like Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, or Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of Google, often come to mind. But while fresh-faced tech innovators may dominate the headlines, another crop of businesspeople is proving that it’s never too late to forge an entrepreneurial path.

More than 300 people gather for Peace Quest 2016 Day of Action At Union Missionary Baptist Church

Rina Risper10 years ago03 mins

By Jim Detjen

Some came to walk with peace signs in their hands. Others came to listen to protest music. Still others came to smoke a peace pipe at a ceremony led by Chippewa Native Americans or learn about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Paula Cunningham honored by Congressional Black Caucus

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

By Mark Hornbeck

LANSING, MI — Paula D. Cunningham, AARP Michigan State Director and a pioneer in business and education in the Lansing community, will receive the Trailblazer Award from the Michigan Congressional Black Caucus on Friday, Sept.16, at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C.

Recipe: Mexican Spinach Dip

Rina Risper10 years ago02 mins

PREP TIME – 10 Minutes

COOK TIME – 30 minutes

SERVINGS – 8

THE KID’S DOCTOR: Breastfeeding gets a lift from advocacy, education campaigns

Rina Risper10 years ago08 mins

A number of advocacy campaigns and hospital initiatives encourage moms to breastfeed their newborns.

Photo by dreamstine.com

Recipe: Hot Caprese Dip

Rina Risper10 years ago02 mins

Prepare this dish in 10 minutes!

News Spotlight: Barricaded gunman surrenders to Ingham Sheriff’s Deputies

Rina Risper10 years ago02 mins

Sunday, October 2, 2016, at approximately 4pm, Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 4800 block of Old Plank Rd in Onondaga Twp for a subj who had barricaded himself in a residence with a shotgun.