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Excuse me, are you listening? 12-6

Rina Risper12 years ago010 mins

Dear Readers,

I love what I do. At times I must rejuvenate and reassess. It is not easy when you must figure out whether your health is worth the paycheck. We all must work. Some of us have to invest more time than others to parental duties.

Your Other 8 Hours: Five Quick and Painless Money-Saving Tips

Rina Risper12 years ago06 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,

Tribune Media Services

There are two ways to change any behavior: the hard way and the easy way. Sadly, most people choose the hard way. For example, a friend of mine wanted to lose weight, so he radically changed his diet and started training for a triathlon. Guess how long his diet and training lasted. About as long as it took you to read this sentence. Instead, there were 1,000 small, simple and painless things he could have done that would have helped him get into better shape more effectively.

Spring Break – A Rite of Passage

Rina Risper12 years ago05 mins

By Rick Garcia

Bags-Check. Cooler-Check. Sunscreen-Check. After a long, cold, damp gray winter, the anticipation of escaping from the “Blahs” where black ice, brown grass and gray skies could drive a person mad – gives us a rite of passage known as Spring Break.

Interpersonal Edge: Identify root of workplace problems

Rina Risper12 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune 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?

Retire Smart: The Dow’s record barely noticed

Rina Risper12 years ago07 mins

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!”

The Kid’s Doctor: ‘Pink eye’ has multiple causes

Rina Risper12 years ago05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

Conjunctivitis is defined as reddening of the outermost layer of the eye; it is also called “pink eye.” I have to laugh when I tell a patient that their child has conjunctivitis, and the parent replies, “at least they don’t have pink eye.” If your eye is pink, then it is called pink eye, but the question arises, what is causing the pink eye?

News Spotlight: NO CATA BUS SERVICE EASTER SUNDAY

Rina Risper12 years ago02 mins

In observance of the Easter holiday, CATA will not operate service on Sunday, March 31, 2013. This applies to all CATA fixed-routes and Spec-Tran service that typically operate on Sunday.

News Spotlight: Armed Robbery at Gas Station

Rina Risper12 years ago02 mins

On Sunday, March 24, 2013 at approximately 8:13 a.m. Lansing Police Department was dispatched to the 1900 block of E. Michigan (Speedway gas station) in reference an armed robbery.

Teenager’s Murder 18 Years Ago Continues to Haunt Family

Rina Risper12 years ago06 mins

The pain of not knowing

Left: Rodney Graham, was a teenager when his cousin, Nicole “Niki” Haynes was brutally murdered in 1995. He is still searching for answers.

Below: Sonya Allen and her

granddaughter, Kamiya. Over 50 people showed up for a peaceful candlelight vigil on June 29, 2012. Her son, Brandon was murdered in 2007, he never got to meet his