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Interpersonal Edge: Seek the truth – not mere compliments – about your work performance

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q. I’ve noticed how often I have intense emotional reactions to both praise and criticisms at work. When I am complimented, I do pretty much whatever the person flattering me asks. When I am criticized, I end up getting upset for days about whether I am doing a good job. Is there a way to not be so influenced by whether people like what I am doing or not?

Jill on Money: What the financial crisis taught us

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

This month we marked the seventh anniversary of the financial crisis. Sometimes people forget just how close to the brink the U.S. and global financial system was.

The Kid’s Doctor: Kids are over-worked, over-scheduled

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

Children of all ages need some “down-time” to relax.

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Are You a Severe Driver?

Rina Risper10 years ago03 mins

Things change, including the way we use our cars, how we drive them and the condition of our roads. Although normal driving is defined as steady driving in non-extreme weather or environments, for most motorists today, being a severe driver is more the rule than the exception, says the Car Care Council.

Movie Review: The Walk

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

This movie is based on Philippe Petit, the French high-wire artist’s, walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974.

Recipe: Maple Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Orange Zest

Rina Risper10 years ago01 mins

FINANCIAL FOCUS: Estate Planning for Your Digital Assets

Rina Risper10 years ago08 mins

Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer

Today, most of us rely on our cell phones and digital records to keep track of important contact information. In fact, we depend so greatly on online profiles and accounts for completing transactions and storing information that paper checks, address books, photo albums, and handwritten letters may soon become things of the past.

Opinion: Stand Against the Racist Trolls Going After Star Wars

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

John Boyega as Finn in “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens”

By Howard Smith II

As most of you have heard, the trailer for “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” premiered on the internet and its ubiquitous fanbase reacted with jubilation and glee. But as anyone on the internet knows, trolls grow hungry when people are full of joy. Shortly after the trailer premiered, either out of fragility or boredom, the hashtag #BoycottStarWarsEpisodeVII popped up on twitter calling for a boycott of the movie under the claim that the film promotes “white genocide”.

TAX SOLUTIONS: Holiday Travel

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

By A.J. Gross

The holidays are great for spending time with family and friends. The holidays may also mean travelling long distances to meet with family and friends. Business owners and self-employed individuals may take advantage of this opportunity to deduct the cost of travel as a business expense. I recommend understanding the rules for business travel before taking the business deduction.

Opinion: LOOKING FOR BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS in BRAZIL

Rina Risper10 years ago013 mins

By Veronica Maria Brown-Comegys

About thirty years ago, I was walking down posh Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, where I lived with my white Brazilian “family.” The crown that Mother Africa had given me was evident. In other words, all traces of my perm had vanished. Suddenly an Afro-Brazilian man stopped me. He pointed at my head, and said in English, “Black Power,” then he cackled for so long that I thought he would become breathless.