Single Fathers Are Changing the Definition of Family
Malvin Brewer and his son, 8-year-old, Zavier Brewer enjoying a cool beverage from Speedway after a trip to the park.
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OLD TOWN’S JAZZFEST SET
The Corey Kendrick Trio & Aguanko kick off Friday night at the 2014 Lansing JazzFest
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Robert C. Koehler: Zero tolerance
By Robert C. KoehlerTribune Content Agency
“As I walked down the hall, one of the police officers employed in the school noticed I did not have my identification badge with me.”
The speaker is testifying before the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. He was a high school freshman at the time. Ah, school days!
In Cuba, ‘Creeping Capitalism’ Arrives
By Louis Nevaer
New America Media
HAVANA—When the U.S. embassy reponed in Havana on Monday after more than 54 years, it signaled what Cubans have now accepted: creeping capitalism is the future.
OPINION: Workplace Bullying: The New Face of Discrimination
By Elsie Duell
Workplace bullying has become more and more of an issue in organizations, companies, and even government especially in our current climate of economic despair where jobs are few, and unemployment is high
Jill on Money: Get financial house in order before having children
By Jill SchlesingerTribune Content Agency
Birth rates are up for the first time since the recession began, and economists are cheering. It’s not that the practitioners of the dismal science are lovers of baby showers; rather, they say that the new mini baby boom is yet another example of an improving economy.
TAX SOLUTIONS: Back Taxes on Credit Report
By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.Delinquent back taxes can show up on your credit report. This will have a harmful effect on your credit score. There are steps that can be taken to remove taxes from your credit report.
OPINION: There is a need to make it possible for more people to be released on bail
By Howard Spence
In America, some people are charged with a crime without any credible investigation and proof, then put into jail and left there for a long time awaiting trial – despite their protests that they are innocent… That happened to a poor 16 year old black kid named Kalief Browder, who was detained in Reikers Island jail over 3 years awaiting trial with a bail of $10,000 that neither he nor his family could afford.
Robert C. Koehler: Zero tolerance
By Robert C. Koehler
Tribune Content Agency
“As I walked down the hall, one of the police officers employed in the school noticed I did not have my identification badge with me.”
Movie: Trainwreck
Studio: Universal Pictures (2hr. 2 min.)Plot: Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
Cast: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, Method Man, Leslie Jones
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****