Your Other 8 Hours: Taking Advantage of Job Hunters?
By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
When you are interviewing, can a prospective employer ask you to do too much to get the job?
The Kid’s Doctor: Spider Bite or MRSA?
Many supposed insect bites are instead due to a MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus) bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue. CREDIT: Fotolia.com.
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
Tribune Media Services
www.kidsdr.com
While walking down the hallway in my office, I kept hearing patients expressing concern about a “spider bite.” But how many spiders could there be out there, I wondered, especially in early spring? Also, these “spider bites” seemed to occur in weird places – a baby’s bottom, the inner thigh, the palm of the hand. In most cases, a patient never saw the offending spider.
Interpersonal EDGE: Deflating Co-worker Defensiveness
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. No matter what I do with one of my co-workers, he tells me the job I did is not good enough. He also finds some flaw in everything I do. I’m ready to either give up or scream at him. I love your advice and thought you might have a better idea. Help!
Retire Smart: Why Federal Insurance for Pensions Needs Shoring Up
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
The number of private sector workers who have traditional pensions is shrinking – and those who do have pensions are worried. Headlines about underfunded public sector plans have fueled the concerns, along with general worry about the economy and the health of employers.
Read in the Summer for Better Success in the Fall
Children who don’t read over the course of two or three summers will fall behind their peers by a year in reading development.
The countdown to the last day of school has begun! While parents and children alike may be looking forward to more free time and a break from homework, one activity they shouldn’t take a vacation from is reading.
2011 Poetry in the City Thursday, July 21, 2011
Photo by Kristi Taylor
Lansing will pulsate with the rhythmic beat of spoken word as the Poetry in the City kicks off. Poetry in the City is an annual event that showcases a number of locally and nationally recognized poets. A NuPoet Collective and The New Citizens Press’ brainchild, the series is being organized in conjunction with the Lansing Jaycees.
A Basketball Camp for the Community
Giving Back: Justin Ingram (pictured above) and his sister, Alayne Ingram, former Lansing area basketball standouts return to hold a local basketball camp. Courtesy photo.
COFFEE SHOP DOUGHNUTS
Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.
Ask Tamara: My Son Has Jungle Fever!
Dear Tamara:My seventeen-year-old son is only interested in dating white girls. At first I thought it was just a one-time thing, then I began seeing a pattern. Finally I talked with him about it and he told me that “white girls” are just his preference. As his mother, I am a bit offended.
Your Other 8 Hours: The Secret to Doing Your Best Work Effortlessly
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
Have you ever found yourself daydreaming or just not into your work? Do you feel like it’s a struggle sometimes to concentrate or to get anything done? And at other times, are you able to do your work effortlessly, getting everything done quickly and efficiently? What’s going on here? It might not be you. It might not be your work. It might be your location.