Your Other 8 Hours: Is your Facebook profile hurting you?

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Your Facebook profile may be doing you more harm than good. What you choose to include on your Facebook profile can alter not only what people think about you but also the way they treat you.

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Retire Smart: Protecting yourself from the costs of long-term care

 By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
  There’s no denying it: Most of us are going to need some form of long-term health care during our golden years. And costs of such care are rising.
 

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News Spotlight: Jobs at Midwest Bus Corporation

  Midwest Bus Corporation, an Owosso, MI, UAW based, transit bus remanufacturer that also provides aftermarket replacement parts, used bus sales, bus leasing, and field services to the transit industry, announces that it is hosting a job fair for persons looking for manufacturing work. The event will take place on May 23rd from 3:00 – 6:00 pm at its headquarters, 1940 W. Stewart St. in Owosso.

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News Spotlight: Jobs at Midwest Bus Corporation

  Midwest Bus Corporation, an Owosso, MI, UAW based, transit bus remanufacturer that also provides aftermarket replacement parts, used bus sales, bus leasing, and field services to the transit industry, announces that it is hosting a job fair for persons looking for manufacturing work. The event will take place on May 23rd from 3:00 – 6:00 pm at its headquarters, 1940 W. Stewart St. in Owosso.

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Blood pressure out of control at safety-net clinics

Dr. Ade Olomu
 
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Federally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis suggests.
 

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Interpersonal Edge: Want a promotion? Make mistakes

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
  Q. I have a job where the same thing never happens twice. I end up making a lot of mistakes. My boss says mistakes are just part of the learning curve, but I get so upset I shake when I realize I messed up. How can I develop more self-confidence?

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News Spotlight: Chong-Anna Canfora Files for Lansing City Council, 4th Ward

 LANSING, MI  – Chong-Anna Canfora filed for the race for the Lansing City Council 4th Ward seat today, submitting nominating petitions with 150 signatures from neighbors in the ward.

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News Spotlight: Man Dies in Hit and Run Accident

 

 

Above is the type of accused vehicle in the hit and run (not actual vehicle). Moreover, investigators are continuing their efforts to locate the victim’s next of kin.   As a result, the victim’s name is not being released at this time.

 

On May 13, 2013 at 11:26 p.m. officers responded to the area of Pennsylvania and Michigan on report of a personal injury traffic accident. Upon arrival, officers learned that the victim a 69 year old Lansing Township male had been struck by a vehicleCourtesy photo (just an 

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News Spotlight: SPRING CRIME PREVENTION SAFETY TIPS

 Spring is here and summer is fast approaching and the Lansing Police Department wants to remind you of some tips to help keep you and your family safe.


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News Spotlight: Suspect Arrested for Malicious Destruction of Property

 

Elisa Lashawn Hogan

On Sunday, May 5, 2013 at approximately 1:50 a.m.  Lansing Police were in the area of E. Michigan and Larch St. and were flagged down by an employee of a Rum Runners. The employee stated he was having trouble with a patron.


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