October 16, 2025

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Retire Smart: New disclosure rules to pull back the veil on 401(k) fees

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
How much does your 401(k) plan cost you? For many retirement plan participants, the answer has been elusive, until now. 
 
The U.S. Labor Department has finally said enough is enough and will impose rules beginning on July 1 that will require 401(k) administrators, like mutual funds and insurance companies, to disclose the fees they are charging to run retirement plans. This is good news for the three-decades-old 401(k) plan, which now accounts for $4.3 trillion of retirement savings.
 

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News Spotlight: Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam rolls into East Lansing early with festive bus tour

Rina Risper02 mins

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public invited to visit the tour bus at several locations May 17 – 22

 
Quidam performances May 23 -27 at the Breslin Student Events Center
 
East Lansing, – In anticipation of the upcoming performances of Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam, a one-of-kind tour bus will visit East Lansing from May 17 – 22. Quidam will perform from May 23 – 27 at the Breslin Student Events Center. Tickets are available at www.cirquedusoleil.com/quidam or 1-800-968-2737.

 

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Lansing Marches During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Keep the P.E.A.C.E. & Stop the Silence

Rina Risper08 mins

Take Back the Streets: Supporters of the peace movement march together to bring awareness to neighborhoods impacted by
violence. TNCP photo

 

Dalia Garza (left) and Vivian Bodiford (right) speak about Miranda Garza and James Jones III, who were engaged to be married.  They were victims of a double homicide in 2008. TNCP photo

Peace Rally held to stop violence in Lansing during “National Crime Victim’s Rights” Week

By Nadine Defensor

 

LANSING, MI — About 273 people gathered and participated at the  “Keep the P.E.A.C.E. & Stop the Silence” march on Saturday, April 28th to bring awareness to the violent crimes impacting the Greater Lansing community.

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Latino Fraternity Gives Back to the Community

Rina Risper06 mins

Kids’ Festival, a yearly event when children take a field day to MSU and enjoy a day of fun and educational activities.
Courtesy Photos

By Nadine Defensor

 
Popular culture often depicts fraternities in an unfavorable light, by showing them to be heavily oriented towards partying and trouble-making activities.  Although certain stereotypes about them may be true, fraternities, in fact, are instrumental to helping their communities through service projects and volunteering, while also establishing a close-knit companionship amongst their members.
 
Phi Chapter of the Phi Iota Alpha Latino Fraternity of Michigan State University (MSU) serves as an exemplary brotherhood that shows admirable commitment to helping their community. 

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Wolfgang Puck: Gingersnap Pudding: The way to anyone’s heart

Rina Risper06 mins

Gingersnap Pudding feature a spicy surprise: crushed cookies. Fotolia.com

By Wolfgang Puck
Tribune Media Services

  Pudding has long been one of the ultimate comfort foods, both soothing and delicious. And, along with other old-fashioned treats like cupcakes and pies, the dessert has been coming back into vogue lately, with popular restaurants serving everything from caramel pudding (often finished with a touch of sea salt) to bittersweet chocolate pudding to old-fashioned banana or coconut puddings.

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Pachem & Community #LoveLansing

Rina Risper07 mins

Pachem means “peace” in Latin.  Emily White asks for a state of
harmony which lacks violent conflict.

By Emily T. White

Rina Risper has invited you to Keep the P.E.A.C.E. & Stop the Silence March – Saturday – April 28, 2012, said the little red flag on my Facebook account. Hm. What’s that?

P.E.A.C.E. means police enforcement and community engagement. Dona nobis pachem. Latin for “give us peace”. I sang that song acapella so many times in my Catholic church choir. The song sweetly demands peace.

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Movie Review: “Think Like A Man”

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:  Screen Gems (120 min)
Plot:    Four interconnected and diverse men have their love lives shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Steve Harvey’s book and start taking his advice to heart.
Cast:    Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson
Rating:     PG 13
Bottom Line:     ***

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Social Security Issues or Questions? Get Them Answered Right Here!

Rina Risper06 mins

By Vonda VanTil
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist

Serving wounded warriors and the survivors of our fallen heroes

It’s an American tradition to pay tribute to the men and women of the Armed Forces each Memorial Day – especially honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country.

If you are a military service member who needs to apply for disability benefits, it is important to know that you will receive expedited processing.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 11-9

Rina Risper014 mins

Dear Readers,

On Saturday, April 28th, 2012, I was one of three responsible for one of the most emotional events I have ever experienced, the “Keep the P.E.A.C.E. & Stop the Violence” march. It was my first time being involved in the process. I spent countless hours visiting churches and other groups to get support for this initiative and when I woke up the clouds were threatening and it was chilly. I was undaunted. 

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Ask Tamara: She Wants Me to Throw Out Photos of My Ex

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Tamara:

My wife was cleaning out the attic and found a box with several photos I had of ex girlfriends and mementos from previous relationships. All of the photos and items are really old and have been in that box in the attic long before we got married and she moved in.

She is upset because I refused to throw them all away. She says that I am disrespecting her and our marriage by keeping them. She accused me of living in the past. I tried to explain to her that they were just old photos and memories from my past, long before she and I ever even met.

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