Movie Review: 12 Years A Slave
By Samantha Ofole-PrinceJust when you thought you had seen all the historical films about slavery, along comes “12 Years a Slave.”
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
Try It!Aboutthatcar.com: 2013 Hyundai Azera
By Frank S. WashingtonDETROIT, MI – The 2013 Hyundai Azera is one of those ‘Oh, my goodness’ kind of cars.
College Student’s Birthday Inspires Volunteerism
Left to right: Miriam Chege engineering student at Michigan State University (MSU) celebrated her 21st birthday by volunteering. Walnut Neighborhood Organization resident Wendell Hill, donated yard tools for use. Friends, Hilena Tibebe (MSU), Abigail Onchiri (MSU) and Sylvia Onchiri (Davenport University) lent a helping hand.
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LANSING, MI — Instead of spending her birthday partying, Miriam Chege celebrated her birthday by giving back. She turned 21-years-old on November 3, 2013.
Inside the Mind of a Sportsaholic: Plenty To Cheer For
By Jimmy L. Wilson, Jr.“I’m glad that basketball season is here, so I can ignore the football team”, has been the refrain for Michigan State alumni and fans many times. That is not the case this year. With the football team playing well, and the basketball team starting a season with national championship aspirations, Spartan eyes have to be smiling. Here is a quick look at things for both teams.
Small Turtles Banned For Sale as Pets, Pose Salmonella Risk
LANSING, MI — The Michigan Departments of Community Health (MDCH) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating cases of Salmonella in people who have contact with small pet turtles. Throughout the past 18 months five Michigan cases have been linked to three multi-state outbreaks of human Salmonella infections from small turtles.
Do you have an opinion? 12-22
Dear TNCP,
I am recommending to all my friends and your readers that they view the movie “12 Years as a Slave” which is presently showing at NCG and Celebration Theatres here in Lansing.
Michigan History… In the Making
By Rick GarciaCoca-Cola had a famous ad slogan, “The Pause That Refreshes.” The artwork and part of the text originally appeared in a 1931 campaign, rebooted in June 1943 to tie the nation’s current military activity to a long line of military service—and when servicemen needed a break from their grueling work, they took a pause. Naturally, those pauses involved refreshing bottles of ice-cold Coca-Cola.
Your Other 8 Is selfishness the solution to our country’s problems?
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
We’ve got problems. Our economy has stagnated; unemployment is high; we have an almost inconceivable amount of national debt; and our elected officials are fighting among themselves. What we need are some good solutions. What’s to blame for this mess? In a country that is so politically divided, surprisingly you’ll often get the same answer in Beverly Hills that you’ll get in Biloxi, Miss.: selfishness. Wall Street greed.
The Kid’s Doctor: Coxsackie virus is going around again
By Sue Hubbard, M.D. Coxsackie virus is rampant once again! I’ve seen too many kids to count (TMKTC) with symptoms of coxsackie virus and the classic skin rash associated with “hand, foot and mouth disease.” Many parents are telling me that their day care centers are having outbreaks, which is what typically happens at this time of year.