Interpersonal EDGE: You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. The people I work for are crazy. The decisions they make are consistently irrational, abusive and unpredictable. I’ve been here four years, and my health has gone downhill. Can stress make you sick? And is there anything I can do?

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Fast Facts

After a lot of genealogy research, both Trotter and Rau discovered they had sergeants in their lineage.
 
By Allie McLary
 
Genealogy, the study of family ancestries and histories, has become a hot topic and the librarians at the Capital Area District Libraries have taken notice. What’s more, they’re taking advantage of the library’s resources to discover more about their own family roots. 

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Do you have an opinion? 11-15

Dear TNCP,

 
Rhama Word House is delighted to announce the recent grant awarded by the Capitol Region Community Foundation. 

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Excuse me, are you listening? 11-15

All smiles:  William Hubbell (left)  and Amir Risper (right) were both on the Capitol steps in Lansing, MI to celebrate their birthdays on Thursday, July 19, 2012 during Poetry in the City. Fifty-five years separated them as Rosemarie “One Single Rose” Wilson sang her own rendition of “Happy Birthday” to them in the pouring rain. The other thing they had in common was the opportunity to have 100 people sing to them.  TNCP photo

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Poetry in the City Shines Despite Rain

Singing in the Rain:  Featured poet, Rosemarie “One Single Rose” Wilson and Shaton Andrews sing a powerful acapella duet at Poetry in the City.  Below:  Shaye Ramont on the Capitol steps. TNCP photo

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ADVENT HOUSE OFFERS OPEN-ENDED GED PROGRAM AND MUCH MORE

Time to go back to school:  In this new economy, a high school education or obtaining a GED is now even more important than ever. istockphoto

LANSING, MI — Attempting to get a GED is a daunting task under the best of circumstances.  Doing so while facing unemployment, lack of adequate housing, child care, or food can be more than most people can overcome.  That’s where downtown Lansing’s Advent House comes in to help level the playing field.

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Movie Review: “The Dark Knight Rises”

Studio: Warner Bros. (2 hrs. 44 mins.)
Plot:   Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham’s finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Cast:   Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rating:  PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
 

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Our Children a Possible Mission

 

By Charissa Patterson-Martinez

What message do you want to ensure that generations behind us get? What are you doing to ensure that our young people are ready mind, body and soul? Whether we like it or not, young people are watching us. They see how we handle a rude receptionist and hear us how we address people in authority in our own communities. 

 

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Aboutthatcar.com 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

The test car was quiet, the suspension was firm without being harsh and handling was precise.
 
By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT, MI – I’ve always felt that the strength of Chevrolet models has been the amount of equipment you got for a relatively low price. The new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco that I test drove did not disrupt that belief.

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