October 29, 2025

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News Spotlight: MSU partners with Detroit to investigate death scenes

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Dr. Eric Benbow is on The New Perspective on November 3, 2014 show. Please listen to Segments 3, 4, 5 and 6.

 EAST LANSING, MI – As bodies decompose, their types and numbers of bugs and bacteria change. Deciphering the clues they provide could mean the difference between a closed case and an unsolved murder.

Dr.  Eric Benbow, MSU entomologist and osteopathic medical specialist.  

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News Spotlight: State of Michigan’s Pure Michigan Talent Connect to host largest MiVirtualCareerFair to date on November 12, 2014

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LANSING, MI — Job seekers and Michigan employers can connect with each other through a state-sponsored virtual career fair on Wednesday, November 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
November 12, 2014 event exhibitors include:
AARP
American Metal Fab, Inc.
Auto-Owners Insurance Company
Belle Tire
Challenge Manufacturing Company
Cintas  AND many more….

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Introducing ‘Curious Crew’ a new original series from WKAR

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Host Rob Stephenson with the inquisitive kids of the ‘Curious Crew.’ At Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing. July 2014. 
 
‘Curious Crew’ airs 5:30 p.m. Mondays and 11 a.m. Saturdays on WKAR-HD (23.1)
November 3 through 
December 27, 2014
 
Photo by Anthony Cepak/WKAR-MSU
 

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Jill on Money: Benefits bonanza

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By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
 Q. I’ve been in my job for 20 years. When I started in my career, I thought I knew just about everything. Now most days I wrestle with how much I don’t know. How do you deal with getting good enough at what you do to see how much more you don’t know?

 

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Movie: Fury

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Studio:   Columbia Pictures (134 min.)

Plot:     A battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called Fury and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Cast:    Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***

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OPINION: Michigan For Marriage

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  By Regina Calcagno

Coalition Manager
Michigan For Marriage
 
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Thirty-two states in the union have recognized marriage equality, doubled from a year ago, and more than sixty-one percent of Americans live in marriage equality states. Despite this rapid progress around the country, Michigan lags behind as the people of our state impatiently wait for justice.
 

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TAX SOLUTIONS:  Home Office Deductions

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By  A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

 
Claiming home office deductions increases your chances of an IRS audit.  Is that true?  In our experience, the answer is generally no.  If you run your business out of your home and maintain a home office, then you should take your deductions. 

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The Kid’s Doctor: Don’t let sudden cardiac death fell your young athlete

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Stats show 90 percent of these sudden deaths occur immediately post-training or competition, with football and basketball having the highest incidence.

Photo by Fotolia 
 

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Excuse me are you listening? 13-21

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  Dear Readers,

 
I am not a huge fan of sports but baseball makes my heart flutter.  I do not really watch it or listen to it much now but it reminds me of my grandpa, Ralph Carrington, who died some years ago.  Recently, I found out that he was a New York City taxi cab driver and my grandmother was recruited by Saks Fifth Avenue to make wedding dresses. 

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