Interpersonal EDGE: Tired of Bad Luck? Read This!

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I am feeling demoralized and depressed about the way my career has gone for the last five years. It seems like every time I get a break, it turns out to be disappointing in the end. Why does work (and life) need to be so hard? Other people seem to have it easy. What am I doing wrong?
 

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Retire Smart: America’s Graying Suburbs Offer Challenges, Opportunities

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
I remember the suburbs of the 1950s and 1960s as a kid’s paradise. Every block was filled by young families with children, and the neighborhood was our playground. 
 

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Que’n With Kids Saturday, August 20, 2011

Penny at Que’n 2010. TNCP photo

 

Face Painting, Music, Entertainment, Food and more!For residents and those with an interest in the Walnut Neighborhood! FREE!

 

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Questions About Going to College? The Library Can Help!

By Matt P., Technology Librarian
 
Which college to attend? That’s one of the many questions facing students and their parents as the final years of high school begin. Options such as cost, location, class size, school reputation and programs of study are a few of the criteria to consider. 

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New VW Passat — American Made

By Frank S. Washington

CHATTANOOGA, TN – It may sound strange but we came here to drive Volkswagen’s 2012 Passat midsize sedan. The reason VW picked this venue is because the German automaker recently built a plant here that will assemble roughly 150,000 Passats annually.

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News Spotlight: SINGING TALENT SHOWCASE ‘HOMETOWN IDOL’ COMING TO DEWITT OX ROAST

 DEWITT, Mich.—Contestants are being sought to participate in America’s favorite singing talent showcase, Hometown Idol, scheduled to take place 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, during the DeWitt Ox Roast at the Downtown DeWitt Main Stage.


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Special Social Security Edition: Naming Your Baby

Oh Baby!  Social Security’s website has a list of the 1,000 most popular boys’ and girls’ names for 2009 and a list of the top 100 names for twins born in 2009.  The website also offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880.

In 2011, we may find the name Pippa or Jayden on the top ten list of popular baby name.   The Social Security Administration compiles names annually and recently announced the most popular baby names in Michigan for 2009. 

How does Michigan compare to the rest of the country?  Olivia and Jacob topped the list.  Nationally, Isabella and Jacob were the most popular baby names.

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BLUEBERRY WAFFLE CONE ICE CREAM

Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

By Sharon Fox

 

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Movie Review: Captain America

Studio: Paramount Pictures (125 min)
Plot:  A man rejected for military service volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into a superhero.
Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line: ****

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

“Captain America: The First Avenger” is unlike most modern-day movies with comic-book origins.

Director/executive producer Joe Johnston has managed to bring to the big screen, a delightful adaption of an unlikely hero and does a great job of balancing the brutal action with dark humor, while still providing enough defining character moments.

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The Lorenzo Mills Show: Conservative Men’s Fashion Remix

By Lorenzo Mills

Men’s fashion can be much more complex than people may think. Instead of being closed minded on sticking to your traditional penny loafers, formal dressed suspenders and button trousers, open your eyes to a new genre of menswear.  

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