May is American Stroke Month: Can You Spot a Stroke?
BAY CITY, MI – “I didn’t know anything was wrong with me,” stated Kelly Reinhardt, 39, of Bay City. “My daughter noticed I was acting strange and I was confused, but I didn’t realize it.”
A-bomb survivors tell stories of love, loss, migration
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Nearly 70 years after the United States bombed Japan in 1945, Michigan State University has acquired the world’s largest collection ofinterviews with bomb survivors living in North and South America.
State’s Nonprofits- an Economic Engine
By Rick GarciaYears ago while working as a nonprofit executive in Chicago, one of my Board members who was the CEO of a global pharmaceutical corporation said that anyone who can passionately work at a nonprofit in a demanding environment delivering quality service while making a nickel dance before spending – can manage my business anytime.
Your Other 8 Hours: Job interview? Avoid these 6 psychological ‘leaks’
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
Chances are, you are woefully unprepared for that upcoming interview and you don’t even know it. Talking points rehearsed? Check. Company and interviewer researched? Of course. Answers to tough questions practiced? You bet. Psychological tells analyzed? Uh, come again? Without knowing it, you communicate your deep psychological beliefs, attitudes and weaknesses every time you open your mouth. I’ve interviewed people who looked stellar on paper, but who exposed their hidden tendencies, issues and mental roadblocks as soon as they spoke.
BODY OF CHANGE: Sugar: The Unsweet Truth
By Walter Crockett, Jr.Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease and many other aliments are griping America. The question many ask is why?
Retire Smart: Index vs. managed funds
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.
Interpersonal Edge: Fixing rejection at the office
By Dr. Daneen SkubeTribune Media Services
Q. I’m the one at work no one likes. I’m the one that’s hard to get along with, yet I am always respectful and nice to everyone. I am not a gossiper. This has been going on my whole work life. Within one to two weeks of starting a new job, it feels as though whatever “test” I have been given, I failed. And anything after that is just people putting up with me because I’m very good at what I do. Any advice?
New Spotlight: Authorities Ask For Help Finding Missing Teen
The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Delhi Division is investigating a missing juvenile. Jamia Janay Tyson, a 13-year-old black female has been missing since April 20,2013.
News Spotlight: Shooting Suspect of 16 Year Old Female Caught
On February 2, 2013 at 9:46 p.m. officers responded to the 1100 block of W. Maple on reports that a 16 year old female had been shot. The female victim remains in stable condition.
It Takes a Village to Raise a Garden
Left: Village Summit is a located at 119 East Barnes in Lansing , MI. They focus on unity and bringing together people in their community while being inclusive of others as well. Community participation is a main objective at the Village Summit. They teach children that it may take one person to dream but it takes the entire village to make one’s dream a reality.
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