November 1, 2025

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Community Action Network Responds to Violence During Fourth of July Parade

Rina Risper04 mins

Left:Celebrating the memories:  Monica Blackwell, mother of Domonique Ardister, holds white balloons for her son who was murdered on May 25, 2012 during the Fourth of July parade. TNCP photo

 Down: Domestic Violence:  Rosalyn Williams-Griffin supporting of her relative 2-year old Brandon Kemp who died on died on April 30, 2012. 

 
 
LANSING, MI — In almost 100 degree weather over 140 people marched in the T.E.A.M. 517 – Stop the Violence entry in the Fourth of July parade.

 

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When Rap Lyrics Stand Trial

Rina Risper016 mins

By Erik Nielson
The Root
 
Torrence Hatch, the Baton Rouge, La., rapper better known to fans as Lil Boosie, faced the trial of his life in May. Charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 shooting death of Terry Boyd, Boosie stood accused of paying his friend Mike “Marlo Mike” Loudon $2,800 to carry out the hit. A conviction would have put him behind bars for good.

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Movie Review: “The Amazing Spider-Man”

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:    Columbia Pictures (2 hrs 16 min)
Plot:     While attending a tour at Oscorp laboratories, high school student Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider. He soon gained the spider’s powers and became a human spider – a Spider-Man.
Cast:     Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***

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It’s Improv Night!

Rina Risper06 mins

  
By Charissa Patterson-Martinez
 
 
We all have an idea of how we’d like our lives and daily events to flow. 

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Aboutthatcar.com Fiat 500c is “It!”

Rina Risper07 mins

By Frank S. Washington
 
NEW YORK,NY — As I drove the Fiat 500c, the “c” stands for cabrio, through the Big Apple headed north, a phrase came to mind: This is it!

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Excuse me, are you listening? 11-13

Rina Risper010 mins

Dear Readers,
 
The summer is flying by.  Michigan, oh sweet Michigan, why is your weather so crazy.  We have flucuations in weather that are just too much to bear.  One day it is 100 degrees and the next it is 75 degrees. Then when you go to work in the summer it is always 50 degrees.  It seems to be quite scary.  Then again, everything is causing concern or so it seems.  

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Inside the Mind of a Sportsaholic – My Three Girls

Rina Risper08 mins

By Jimmy L. Wilson, Jr.
 
For as long as I can remember I have been juggling three different relationships. These relationships started when I was a child, and the love has grown as I’ve gotten older. I love them all, but one is my “main girl”, one is my “side piece”, and the other is the “one I need to leave alone, but can’t”. 

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Your Other 8 Hours: Schedule a Marriage Checkup

Rina Risper06 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
 
How strong is your marriage or relationship with your significant other? You may think you know, but are you sure? What would your spouse say? The strength of your relationships is more important than any investment you’ll ever own. If you obsess over the stock market and how well your portfolio is doing, doesn’t it make sense to invest a few of the other eight hours into a marriage checkup?

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The Kid’s Doctor: Children should also have their cholesterol checked

Rina Risper05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
  I’ve been attending a conference for my continuing education (I still love going to school) and one of the topics was “Universal Cholesterol Screening in Children.” While adults have known the importance of maintaining a healthy cholesterol level for a long time, there’s more and more data available validating the need for children to have their cholesterol monitored.
 

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