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Excuse me, are you listening? 12-14

Rina Risper12 years ago07 mins

Dear Readers,

Politics is like marriage, if you do not want the other side to look positive, win, be better than or look positive, then you must do everything in your power to make the other side look bad so that you can look good.

Epilepsy Foundation Builds Awareness

Rina Risper12 years ago07 mins

By Rick Garcia

One cold January, Debra Nelson decided to drop in for a quick visit to her only son. Using her key to enter his apartment, the place was eerily silent. She called out for him with no response. She approached the bathroom and found him unconscious, lying face down on the floor. She called 911 but by the time paramedics arrived, he was already dead.

Your Other 8 Hours: Biggest mistake job hunters make

Rina Risper12 years ago07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,

Tribune Media Services

Whether you’ve been unemployed for six weeks, six months or a year, the emotional drain on your mental health and well-being may have you at the end of your rope. You’ve bought the suit, polished your resume and printed out business cards branding you as an expert in your field.

As I See It: My thoughts about the Trayvon Martin verdict…and its aftermath

Rina Risper12 years ago012 mins

By Joseph Harris

The evening of July 13th will remain a night I remember for a long time. It was the night a jury in the United States made it a capital crime to be a young black man. There is, of course a lot about this case we will never know. We do know there were two people present and one killed the other. So we will only have one perspective to go on.

The Kid’s Doctor: Norovirus is still going around

Rina Risper12 years ago05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

Another on call weekend just completed, it seems that gastroenteritis, also known as the “tummy bug” or “stomach flu,” is still hanging around.

Retire Smart: What do proposed Social Security changes mean to me?

Rina Risper12 years ago08 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Media Services

There’s nothing like proposed changes to Social Security limits to get readers of this column going. After President Obama released his fiscal 2014 budget, a number of you wrote in asking, “What will this mean to me?”

Interpersonal Edge: End the gravy train for ‘special’ employee

Rina Risper12 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. I have an employee on my team who is charming and always trying to get me to give him extra goodies. He wants extra time with me, special treatment or for me to bend the rules for him. I’m exhausted trying to manage him. How do I let him know his gravy train is over?

NEWS SPOTLIGHT: Voluntary Recall of Mild and Medium Chunky Salsa Because It May Contain Large Glass Pieces

Rina Risper12 years ago03 mins

Olam Tomato Processors, Inc., today announced the voluntary recall of three production codes of Chunky Salsa because it may contain large glass pieces.

Younger Women Are Battling and Surviving Breast Cancer

Rina Risper12 years ago012 mins

Left: Brayana Ardister, Monica Blackwell and Kaniya Jackson. Blackwell said that she learns to appreciate life more after her experience with breast cancer. Shown here with her granddaughters.

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Bottom: When Michelle Brennan found out that she had breast cancer,

her Lansing family and friends became her support system. Shown here at Golden Harvest,which is the best place for breakfast and brunch in town (located at 1625 Turner Street, Lansing, Michigan 48906).

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LANSING, MI — Breast cancer can be a frightening diagnosis. At 36-years-old, Monica Blackwell was diagnosed with a very rare aggressive form of breast cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). According to the National Cancer Institute, IBC accounts for 1 to 5 percent of all breast cancers diagnosed in the United States.

World’s top five aerial trams

Rina Risper12 years ago07 mins

VirtualTourist.com

We’re often stuck on cars, buses and trains, commuting to work or trying to get to our next destination, but what about transportation that highlights a destination? Aerial trams and cable cars take visitors up mountains, over rivers and above cities, often as a means to an end, but sometimes these cable cars are the destination themselves. With gorgeous views and unique experiences as our criteria, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have compiled a list of the “Top 5 Aerial Trams.”