News Spotlight: Mental Health Seminar on May 16

  Psalm 147:3 “He helps the broken hearted and binds their wounds.”

Theme:  God’s Peace is Accessible to All.
The Josephine Brown Women’s Missionary Society invites people of all ages to a Workshop on Mental Health on Saturday, May 17 beginning with continental breakfast at 9:00 am at Trinity AME Church located at 3500 West Holmes Road

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News Spotlight: BWL Issues Telephone Scam Alert

 

The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) has received several reports of scam imposters threatening commercial customers with loss of service if they do not make a utility payment over the phone.

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Taxes on Early Retirement Withdrawals

  By  A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

 
For years you contributed money to a 401K or IRA.  Your employer may have matched your contributions.  You now have a good chunk of money saved up in your retirement.  Then something happens in your life and you need money.  One thought is to withdraw money out of your retirement.  But, there are tax consequences.  What to do?
 

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News Spotlight: 40th Anniversary of the Tri-County Office on Aging

  This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the Tri-County Office on Aging providing services and support to empower older adults and persons with disabilities. Programs like Meals on Wheels, the Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program, Project Choices and other in-home services support independence. In celebration, Tri-County Office on Aging has planned a year of events. The following is a list of dates and times for the events. 

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Lansing Community College Coach Mike Ingram Celebrates his 500th Win

 Coach Mike Ingram is a graduate of Lansing Community College and Central Michigan University. He was an All-American player at Lansing Community College and competed 

for two years at Central Michigan University after a stand-out high school career in Jackson, MI.
 
Courtesy photo

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Secretary of State Kicks Off “Wrap-Around” Statewide

 

 Experts were on hand at a recent community event to speak about topics from drivers licenses to voting.  Photo by Rick Garcia

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Aboutthatcar.com: Volvo Drive-E powertrains

  By Frank S. Washington

 
LAS VEGAS, NV – If Volvo had not built up a certain amount of capital in the market and within the automotive press, it would have been written off as dead a few years ago.

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Health Care Tax Penalty

  By  A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.

 
The deadline has passed to purchase healthcare under the Affordable Health Care for America Act, AKA Obamacare.  A decision was made not to purchase health insurance.  You rather pay the tax penalty.  We will review how to calculate the tax penalty for not purchasing health insurance.

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