Movie Review: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

 

Studio:  Sony (1hr. 40 min.)

Plot:  A retelling of Jane Austin’s classic novel – with zombie.
Cast:  Lily James, Sam Reilly, Lena Headey, Jack Huston, Matt Smit Charles Dance, Douglas Booth
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:     **

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Recipe: Easy Parmesan Chicken

  Recipe Serves: 4

Recipe Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients: • 3 six-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts
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Interpersonal Edge: Anger is energy; use it to your advantage

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q. I work too much and feel pretty much underpaid and underappreciated. Promises were made when I first took this job, and none of these promises have been fulfilled. When I try to meet with my manager, he avoids me. I figure it is time to hit the job hunt trail. I can’t wait to see my manager’s face when I tell him to shove this stupid job. Is there a best way to look for a job while still employed?

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Jill on Money: Love and money: How to mix them without strife

 

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
  CreditCards.com has released a sobering report indicating that 13 million Americans have committed financial infidelity. That is, they have hidden a bank or credit card account from a spouse or partner.
 

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Study shows increase in infant injuries, deaths attributed to crib bumpers

 A new study shows that the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to crib bumpers has spiked significantly in recent years. 

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Black History Month: Grand Rapids Public Museum Announces New Mini-Exhibition

Rosa Parks iconic bus trip changed the course of history in America.  Take a trip to Grand Rapids to see the new exhibit.

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Hawai’i and Michigan Connections? Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives

 Hawaiian Mission Houses was established in 1923 by the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society, a private, non-profit organization and genealogical society. It consists of three mission houses that served as homes and workplaces for the first Christian missionaries who came here. At right is the 1821 Mission House, and, left, the Mission annex that was originally built of coral block as a bedroom annex, but now houses the print shop.

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Your Ability to Save!

 

By Porsche Miles-Grant

 
More often than not, people express their inability to save money. Some statements include, “I don’t have any money to save.”, or “How can I save what I don’t have?” But saving is not what you do after you have spent. Saving is what you do before you spend.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 15-2

  Dear Readers,

 
There are so many changes that are going on and after having a conversation with my daughter, I realized that she has been deeply affected by the sale of Eastern High School’s building.

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TAX SOLUTIONS:  IRS to Use Debt Collectors

 

By A.J. Gross
 
The Internal Revenue Service will soon use private debt collectors to collect unpaid back taxes.  This new tax collection provision was included in the new highway funding bill that passed in December.   Included in the new law is the authorization for private debt collectors to make “robocalls” or “robotexts” to collect unpaid IRS taxes.  The use of robocalls may make it easier for scammers. 

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