August 20, 2025

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Trayvon’s Dad, Tracy Martin Speaks to The Root: ‘My Kid Was Perfect to Me’

Rina Risper012 mins

Trayvon Martin 
Family photo
 
(The Root) — June 10, 2013 was the beginning of jury selection for the second-degree-murder trial of 29-year-old George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old high school student Trayvon Martin. The trial comes just ahead of Father’s Day, and The Root spoke with Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father, to ask him about the son he knew and loved.
 
This was printed in the June 16, 2013 – June 29, 2013 Edition
(Please note that a correction was made to the date.  It originally stated July, 10, 2013.  We regret the inconvenience.)

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Aboutthatcar.com: 2013 Cadillac ATS

Rina Risper07 mins

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT, MI –During the last two to three product generations, Cadillac has made quantum leaps in its offering. And now with the 2013 Cadillac ATS, GM’s luxury brand has created a car that can compete, tread to tread, with the best that Europe has to offer.
The 2013 Cadillac ATS was named North American Car of the Year at this year’s Detroit auto show. And after a week-long test drive, it is a well-deserved award.

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Learn to fish this summer at a ‘Hook, Line and Sinker’ program 

Rina Risper03 mins

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources invites those who would like to learn how to fish to attend a free “Hook, Line and Sinker” program offered at over 30 state parks and hatcheries across the state this summer.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 12-11

Rina Risper06 mins

Dear Readers,

 
It is always my ultimate goal to find things, meetings and resources that help people.  The one thing I know to be true is that most people are trying to better themselves.  It is of utmost importance. 

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As Tick Activity Increases, Michigan Residents Encouraged to Protect Against Bites

Rina Risper06 mins

LANSING, MI — As the weather gets warmer, the tick population activity in Michigan begins to increase. As residents spend more time outside, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) would like to remind people, especially those spending time outdoors and children at camps, to protect themselves from tick-borne illnesses by taking a few precautionary steps.

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Pioneer Civitan’s Pro-Am Mini-Golf Tournament June 22-23 benefits Special Olympics

Rina Risper03 mins

Which station anchor’s team will prevail in the 2013 Pioneer Civitan Pro-Am Miniature Golf Tournament, June 22-23 at FunTyme Adventure Park, 3484 James Philllips Dr., Okemos, one-half mile north of Okemos High School off Jolly Road? Amateurs can rally around TV-6’s Evan Pinsonnault  or TV-10’s Jason Colthorp for three-rounds of amateur putting on Saturday, June 22.

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Summer Reading Essential to Children’s Learning

Rina Risper06 mins

By Rick Garcia
 
Just because school is out doesn’t mean that reading is tied to the classroom.  In fact, I find my daughters curled up on the lawn chair under the tree or sunken in a bean bag in their bedroom with their noses buried on great titles and series books.

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Your Other 8 Hours: How you can better influence people

Rina Risper07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
I’ve always been fascinated by FBI profilers. Those are the folks who get inside the heads of criminals to try to figure out why they do what they do. There is a great deal of power that comes from being able to analyze someone to determine what they are all about, and there are numerous tools and techniques for doing so. Popular methods include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the DISC Assessment, both of which try to classify someone’s personality. Then, there are numerous books on interpreting body language, analyzing eye movement and even decoding handwriting.

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