The Kid’s Doctor: It’s ‘wheezing season’ for asthma patients!
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.Cold season is hanging on, and as parents of children with asthma know, winter colds are often accompanied by wheezing.
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.Retire Smart:The Dow’s record barely noticed
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
Has the magic worn off? Despite all of the fanfare and fancy graphics from financial outlets, the public reaction to the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a new all-time nominal high seemed downright muted. Or as a recent radio caller said, “The record didn’t feel as good this time around!”
Interpersonal Edge: Identify root of workplace problems
By Dr. Daneen SkubeTribune Media Services
Q. I’m generally overwhelmed by the number of problems I face at work every day. I’ve been to time management classes. I know how to prioritize. I still see no way to actually fix the mountain of issues that face me every Monday morning. Is there some way not to start out behind every day I go to work?
Your Other 8 Hours: 6 Steps to resolve conflict
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
Yesterday, a good friend of mine called me in tears. She said she had a very upsetting interaction with someone she had known for many years and didn’t know what to do about it. Our conversation during those first few minutes was dominated by a flurry of emotions.
Resources Available for Hearing Impairment
By Rick GarciaWhat is it like being Deaf? I can’t really describe the experience to the full extent, but as a young child I experienced a temporary hearing impairment known as Tinnitus, when a neighbor repeatedly fired a gun at close proximity.
MSP and LPD Join Forces to Tackle the Bernita White Murder Mystery
Left to Right: Lieutenant Kyle Bowman, Assistant Post Commander at the Michigan State Police Lansing Post and Lansing Police Department’s Captain Daryl Green have partnered to investigate the cold case of Bernita White who was shot and killed at Potter Park Zoo. TNCP Photo
LANSING, MI – One of Lansing’s most intriguing cold cases is the murder of Bernita White. It is being reviewed again by a new team of cold case experts. According to Lansing Police Department’s (LPD) Captain Daryl Green, unsolved cases are not re-opened because they are never closed.
Vitual Tourist: 10 travel tips that are good for the environment
A French woman fills a bottle of Evian water to take to her home in Evian, France.Dallas Morning News
Saving resources can be a lifestyle at home and abroad. And for those who are just getting started, here are some environmentally friendly things to think about when you travel. In collaboration with staffers from World Wildlife Fund, members and editors of global travel website VirtualTourist have put together 10 tips on how to travel with conservation in mind.
Movie Review: Man of Steel
Studio: Warner Bros. (2 hr. 38 min.)Plot: A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth.
Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburn, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Harry Lennix, Christopher Meloni
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: CHOCOLATE TOFFEE CAKE
Deliciously dangerous for your favorite chocolate lover.
On Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity
By Howard T. Spence, Eaton County Commissioner
Advances in Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity within Eaton County and Delta Township
The Board of Trustees of Delta Township, Michigan, is in the process of considering and enacting an ordinance which will make it illegal to discriminate in employment within the township based upon race, color, sex or gender, age, or a number of other demographic characteristics. Of great significance concerning the ordinance which is presently being considered and likely to be enacted is the fact that, for the first time, if the ordinance being discussed is enacted, it will be illegal to discriminate in Delta Township on the basis of sexual orientation.