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Retire Smart: The Dow’s record barely noticed

Rina Risper13 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 Risper13 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 Risper13 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 Risper13 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 Risper13 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

daughter, Kamiya.

TNCP photos

Movie Review: “Better Mus’ Come”

Rina Risper13 years ago07 mins

Studio: African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (1 hr. 44 min.)

Plot: Two main political parties enlist the support of gangs to advance their political agenda in 1970s Jamaica.

Cast: Sheldon Shepherd, Nicole Sky Grey, Roger Guenveur Smith, Ricardo Orgill, Everaldo Creary

Rating: Not Rated

Bottom Line: ****

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP

Rina Risper13 years ago03 mins

Try It!

Aboutthatcar.com Kia Sorrento

Rina Risper13 years ago07 mins

The 2014 Kia Sorento has made some real changes. The engineers made the vehicle more spacious and it also has a quieter ride.

By Frank S. Washington

PHOENIX, AZ – When anybody is trying to sell you a new model of anything, they always tell you that it’s completely new. The usual response is yeah, right.

Top 10 overlooked stunning buildings

Rina Risper13 years ago018 mins

The Hanoi Museum, designed by GMP Architekten of Germany, incorporates some common themes of museum construction with a new twist. Photo by Marcus Bredt

www.VirtualTourist.com

While most travelers know to visit the Musee d’Orsay while in Paris or the Guggenheim Museum when in New York City, there are hundreds of buildings that get overlooked, either because of their location or simply because there are a number of other sites in the city worth seeing.

NYF Gets New CEO

Rina Risper13 years ago05 mins

By Rahman Shareef

New Young Fathers.com (NYF) announces that its original Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder, Andre’ Dandridge will be resigning from his position of CEO on April 1, 2013, and will change roles to the position of Treasurer of Board of Directors. Mr. Dandridge has served as the CEO of the organization since its inception in 2008.