April 4, 2026

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8TH ANNUAL GRAND RAPIDS INTERNATIONAL WINE, BEER & FOOD FESTIVAL

Rina Risper012 mins

 

Grand Rapids’ annual pre-holiday event, the Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer and Food Festival is set for Thursday, November 19 (5-10pm); Friday, November 20 (4pm-10pm) and Saturday, November 21 (Noon-10pm) at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids located at 303 Monroe Avenue NW.   It is the largest wine festival in Michigan.

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Local Man Makes Reaching For the Stars Easier

Rina Risper09 mins

 

By TNCP Staff

 
The cosmos is always changing and delighting us.   Amateur astronomer, Rod Bisher, has been instrumental in exposing everyday people the science of exploring of the universe. 

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Movie Review: The Martian

Rina Risper04 mins

 

Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hr. 14 min.)

Plot:     An astronaut presumed dead on Mars struggles to survive as he finds a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Cast:     Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig Donald Glover 
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **1/2

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TAX SOLUTIONS: IRS Secret Account Tax Scheme

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By A.J. Gross

 
The IRS has a secret account for all U.S. citizens.  There is money in the secret account accessible to taxpayers.  By filing Form 1099-OID, taxpayers can gain access to their own secret account. 

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FINANCIAL FOCUS: Talking to Your Aging Parents About Their Finances

Rina Risper07 mins

 

Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer
 
Each day between 2011 and 2030, 10,000 baby boomers will celebrate their 65th birthdays. As the boomers grow older, their middle-aged children may find themselves in a challenging situation: providing financial assistance to their parents as well as their own kids. 
 

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Aggressive Child Behavior Part I: Fighting in School and at Home

Rina Risper014 mins

 By James Lehman, MSW

 
Does your child always seem to get in trouble for fighting? You’ve tried talking to him, but the aggressive behavior hasn’t stopped—he still roughhouses with his siblings at home to the point of injury, brawls with kids on the bus and gets into fistfights at school. In part 1 of this two-part series on aggressive child and teen behavior, James Lehman explains why kids get into fights in the first place—and tells you the three basic types of fighting that you need to address as a parent.

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Interpersonal Edge: Make sure workplace jerk doesn’t

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q. I have a guy at work that everyone agrees is rude, arrogant and hostile. I am the opposite. He has made it clear to our team that he doesn’t like me. The weird thing is that people always throw me under the bus and blame me about the conflict. Why do people favor the people who act badly and not support the person who is nice? And how do I deal with this?

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