Interpersonal Edge: Collaboration trumps independence in the workplace

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

  Q: I’m hard-working, thorough and extremely competent, so it frustrates me how often co-workers drop the ball. My boss says I need to work with my team better, but they don’t know as much as I do. How can I can improve teamwork and still maintain my productivity?

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Jill on Money: Medicare at 50 years: Popular, but needs bolstering

 

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

  This year is the golden anniversary of Medicare, the U.S. government’s sprawling health care initiative, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law in 1965. Today, Medicare covers more than 55 million people, including 9 million beneficiaries who are under age 65 and permanently disabled.

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Destination Detroit: The Comeback City

  Detroit’s Greektown has a little bit of something for everyone.  As the sun sets, it comes alive with people and plenty of establishments with live music to visit.  There are also street performers, plenty of casinos in the area and many places to lounge or eat.
Photo by Vito Palmisano

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Letters: Lansing School District Has Some Changes

 

Late Start Wednesdays
 
For the Lansing School District’s 2015-16 school year students will have full days of school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays with Wednesday’s start time being delayed by 2 hours. Read the  many reasons why they decided to go this route.

 
Photo:Yvonne Caamal Canul 
Superintendent 

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Excuse me, are you listening? 14-16

 Rina Risper, President & Publisher of 

The New Citizens Press
 
Dear Readers,
 
I cannot believe that school began for my youngest on August 10th.  I am not sure if I will indeed go crazy this year or just need to cope with for the first time having two children in two separate schools for the first time ever.  I wonder how they will fare not being together for the first time since they are 15 months apart.

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Movie: Fantastic Four

A re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team.

 

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