The New Citizens Press

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Media Services

 

 ”What does your fund manager do?” screamed the headline of the April 8 edition of Barron’s. All I could think was, “What, indeed!” The article says some superstar fund managers “fly around the world, they crunch reams of data, they dissect industries” – and, for good measure, ultimately beat the index against which their funds are measured.

By Robert Pagliarini, 

Tribune Media Services

 

Let’s just get this out of the way now: You can’t get rid of fear or pain but you can minimize it, control it and even use it to create your best life possible with a little practice. If you are in perpetual fear or are avoiding the one thing that terrifies you, there is relief. The solution, however, is counter to what you probably have been doing.

By Rick Garcia

 

With economic recovery e?orts mostly focused on job development, there is a tendency for education to get lost in discussions about the future of the state.  Fortunately, Governor Snyder has emphasized education as one of the key areas in his proposed roadmap to Michigan’s recovery.

 

2013 GREAT LAKES FOLK 

FESTIVAL SET FOR 

AUGUST 9-11 

 

The MSU Museum’s Great Lakes Folk Festival has always been known as an eclectic exhibition of music, dance, arts and culture from across America and around the world, and the 2013 program is shaping up to be one of the most diverse in the event’s history.