News Spotlight – Murder Suicide Close to Hospital

  This morning, October 21, 2014 at approximately 7:03 a.m. Lansing Police were dispatched to the 2700 block of S. Pennsylvania in regard to shots fired. The caller advised dispatch they herd several shots being fired in the rear parking lot area of the hospital (2727 S. Pennsylvania).

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News Spotlight – MSP Tri-County Metro Narcotics Team Seizes 4 ounces of Heroin

 

 

LANSING, MI–   On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, detectives from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Tri-County Metro Narcotics Team seized 4.1 ounces of heroin, over $4,500, packaging materials and other paraphernalia after executing a search warrant at the home of a suspected heroin dealer in Lansing.  The search warrant was executed after an extensive undercover operation.

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Race Car Driver Liz Patterson Heats up the Track

 Above:  Liz Patterson has been dirt racing for quite a while.  Her inspiration is her father Rod Patterson, who also races.

 
Photo courtesy of Tri-City Motor Speedway

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Hispanic Advocacy Day Draws Statewide Audience

 

Latinos from Michigan and State Senator Rick Jones (shown fifth from the right) taking part in the Hispanic Latino Commission of Michigan’s 4th Annual Hispanic Advocacy Day. 

Courtesy photo

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TAX SOLUTIONS:  Tips for Paying Your Tax Bill

  By  A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

 
If you filed for an automatic 6 month extension then tax season is officially over as of October 15, 2014.  The IRS doesn’t allow any additional extensions.  There are numerous reasons why a decision was made to request more time to file a tax return.  One reason is you needed more time to pay the taxes.  The following are some tips for paying your tax bill.
 

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Aboutthatcar.com: Volkswagon 2015 Offerings

  By Frank S. Washington

 
MIDDLEBURG, VA — We came here to get a look at Volkswagen’s offerings for the 2015 model year. Normally, during these full-line previews there are a few tweaks here and some burnishing there. But VW did have a triad of new stuff that will help its presence in the U.S. market.

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Excuse Me, are you listening? 13-20

  Dear Readers,

 
As adults, we may get caught in a rut of doing the same things over and over.  When that happens our children and others around us get caught in the same rut.  If you have not noticed we have been printing stories about travel.  Some places are as far away as China and others are close like Royal Oak, MI.  We have a responsibility to ourselves and those around us to encourage travel and broadening of the mind.

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Farmington High School Student Wins 14 Scholarships Including the Detroit Rainbow PUSH Excel/ GM Scholarship

 

Left:  Aubrey Perry, high school senior at Farmington High School in Farmington, Michigan

 Aubrey Perry was pretty much like any other high school kid. She loved to have fun, laugh a lot, go to the mall and the movies with her friends, listen to music and her favorite pastime – tweeting and texting her friends.

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College: Market Yourself in the Job Market

 BPRW-  If you are a future college graduate, you face a challenging job market, but you are not alone. In fact, you will likely be competing with hundreds of your peers also fresh out of school and willing to do whatever it takes to slide through that narrow opening of corporate America.

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