August 25, 2025

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Retire Smart: How to Cope With Higher Medicare Premiums and Rising Health Care Costs: Part 2 of 2

Rina Risper09 mins

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
My last column looked at rising Medicare premiums for the most affluent seniors under the new health care reform law. 
 
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) boosts the income-threshold premiums for individuals with $85,000 or more in annual income, and joint tax filers with income over $170,000. The surcharges apply to Medicare Part B and D, and also impact seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage.

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National Register of Historic Places

Rina Risper04 mins

240The Capital Area District Library’s interior in the 1960s!
The downtown library has grown.  This view is from the elevator on the 
second floor.
Courtesy photo
 
By Reference Librarian Anne R.
 
The building that houses the Downtown Lansing Library is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lansing Downtown Historic District. While that’s an honor we are proud of, we also strive to keep pace with the changing needs of patrons who use our library for their information and entertainment needs.

 

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2011 Poetry in the City Thursday, July 21, 2011

Rina Risper02 mins

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.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 10-10

Rina Risper08 mins

Dear Readers,
 
During the year, I visit plenty of students.  2011 has been especially important to me.  Personally, I love people and I want to know what  “the little people” (anyone still in school and under the age of 18) are thinking.  It is very difficult to talk to your own children because they are not giving you the whole story.  However, when you talk to other children, they seem to be so impressed that you at least care enough to ask about them

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Movie Review: The Hangover 2

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:     Warner Bros.
Plot:     Things go awry for a group of guys in Thailand for a wedding after a night of relentless pre-wedding drinking.
Cast:     Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms, Mike Tyson, Mason Lee, Paul Giamatti
Rating:
     R
Bottom Line:     **
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
In 2009, “The Hangover” became a record-breaking hit, surpassing all box office expectations even receiving a Golden Globe for Best Comedy.
 
 

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JUstin Ingram’s Triple Threat Basketball Camp

Rina Risper02 mins

The Justin Ingram Triple Threat Basketball Camp is an opportunity for kids in 3rd-8th grades to learn basketball skills and fundamentals in a fun and safe environment.
 

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AboutThatCar.com: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4X4

Rina Risper07 mins

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT, MI  – I test drove a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4X4 over a weekend and I was really impressed by what it didn’t have.
There were no leather seats. They weren’t heated or cooled either. There was no navigation system, no sun roof and no Bluetooth. What I had was what seemed to be a base model Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo without a lot of equipment. And that’s what I found impressive.

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Taming the Beast that is Bipolar by Accepting your Illness

Rina Risper010 mins

According to Web Md, bipolar disorder is a serious life long mental illness that affects about 5.7 million Americans.  

By Marybeth Smith
TNCP Guest Writer

Walt Disney put it best with the line,

“For who could ever learn to love a Beast?”

But someone did love the Beast. That someone tamed him and showed him all the great things about himself and made him realize that being a Beast did not define WHO he was. It was just a condition under which he lived his life. Once he accepted this, his entire life changed.

 

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Next Edition will Feature 2011’s Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful…TNCP Catches Up With 2006 Honoree, Felicia Wasson

Rina Risper03 mins

Felicia Turrentine Wasson is the Associate State Director for Government Affairs for AARP in Michigan.  Previous to this appointment she served as Director of Public Policy for St. John Health/Michigan Health Ministries of Ascension Health.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University and a Master of Public Administration Degree from Western Michigan University.

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