The Kid’s Doctor: Updated sleep recommendations may be eye-opening

 

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

   Sleep – who can get enough of it? More and more studies point to the need for a good night’s sleep. As a new parent, you’re sleep deprived, then when your children get older, they may sleep through the night but wake up at the crack of dawn. Once your kids reach their teens, their days and nights are totally upside down; they often want to stay up too late and sleep half the day away.

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Interpersonal Edge: When reality bites, adapt!

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q. I spend a lot of time at work bitching in my head about the “way things are.” I’m in my early 30s and disillusioned about all the ideals I started with in my career. The rules I played by in my 20s didn’t get me where I want to go. Now I’m trying to reformat my expectations. Do you have any tips on how to deal with the fact that reality bites and how to be effective in situations you don’t like?
 

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Jill on Money: Reverse mortgage now comes with stricter underwriting process

  

 By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
  The Great Recession and stock market rout eviscerated retirement nest eggs, changing the course of retirement planning for millions of people. And while the value of real estate also plunged, many older Americans owned their homes outright, allowing them to utilize a reverse mortgage to help finance retirement. 
 

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Opinions 14-9

 Opinions about the traffic stop and the music industry

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Avengers: Age of Ultron

  Studio: Disney/Marvel Studios (2 hr. 21 min.)

Plot:   Using the Infinity stone from Loki’s scepter, Tony Stark jumpstarts a peacekeeping program that goes awry.
Cast:  Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, James Spader
Rating:  PG 13
Bottom Line:  ***

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Excuse me, are you listening?

 

Dear Readers,

Most of us are not really paying attention all the time to our behavior and how it may impact others.  If you really want a good idea of what kind of person you are just ask the people who are around you every single day. 

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Families of the Missing 43 Students In Mexico Visit Michigan

Left: Elva Reyes, member of the Action of Greater Lansing’s Civil Rights for Immigrants Task Force (shown right)  supporting the mother of one of the students missing in Mexico at Cristo Rey Community Center.   

 
Below: Poster of the missing shown during the event.
 
Photos by  the Action of Greater Lansing

 

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