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Excuse me, are you listening? 14-16

Rina Risper10 years ago010 mins

Dear Readers,

I have a friend, Valerie Smith, who always makes me happy. Ever since I have known her she has been about truth, justice and diversity. Despite what is going on, she always has a positive note or information that is so outside the box that it makes me smile or ponder why is no one else doing this?

TAX SOLUTIONS: Capital Assets

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

When most people think of capital assets, the first thought is stocks. Stocks are considered a capital asset, however personal property are also considered capital assets. We will provide a overview of capital assets.

Single Fathers Are Changing the Definition of Family

Rina Risper10 years ago019 mins

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

Rina Risper10 years ago03 mins

The Corey Kendrick Trio & Aguanko kick off Friday night at the 2014 Lansing JazzFest

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Robert C. Koehler: Zero tolerance

Rina Risper10 years ago09 mins

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.”

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

Rina Risper10 years ago08 mins

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

Rina Risper10 years ago013 mins

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

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune 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

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

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

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

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.