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Do you have an opionion? Your letters 10-5

Rina Risper14 years ago04 mins

Before even trying to tackle a $15 to $20 million deficit based on Mayor Bernero’s worst-case scenarios, City Hall decided to use fear mongering and extortion to scare voters into passing an outrageous 26% to 31% tax hike and Headlee override as property values plummeted by an average of more than 10% this year.

Community Resource Connection

Rina Risper14 years ago03 mins

By Latasha A. McWright

TNCP Guest Writer

This month of March, many of us are in the middle of our New Year’s weight loss resolutions and summer is right around the corner! Healthy eating habits have to become a priority for the whole family! This is not only good for your weight loss goals, but also your general health and wellness. We’ve located a few programs in our community that can help improve your health, diet, as well as managing your meals on a budget!

Listen to Your Body

Rina Risper14 years ago03 mins

By Tom Lagana and Laura Lagana

from “The Quick and Easy Guide to Project Management”

Know what works best for you. There is more than one recipe for success, so sculpt it to meet your needs and lifestyle. Keep an open mind and consider that, regardless of how ridiculous your approach sounds to someone else, if it works for you it doesn’t matter what others think.

New Program to Positively Impact the Lives of Women

Rina Risper14 years ago04 mins

Dear Readers,

Have you been drifting along life, feeling like you’re on a treadmill to nowhere? Are you ready to start living the life of your dreams and helping others do the same? Do you have the drive to help people, and want to make a living doing it? Are you a born [natural?] leader or teacher and feel like you could really explode as Coach if only you had the right resources to help you? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, then I have the perfect opportunity for you!

AboutThatCar.com: Lincoln MKX Can Compete

Rina Risper14 years ago06 mins

By Frank S. Washington

DETROIT, MI – During my week-long test drive of Lincoln’s 2011 MKX, I saw the two faces of the midsize crossover – luxury and utility.

The MKX sported what Lincoln calls its split-wing grille. I call it Lincoln’s butterfly face. No matter, the point of it is that grille was distinctive and it made the vehicle easily recognizable as a Lincoln.

Videoview

Rina Risper14 years ago06 mins

By Jay Bobbin

Tribune Media Services

“THE TOURIST”: The star power and the scenery are the main attractions of this romantic adventure with definite echoes of “North by Northwest.” Johnny Depp plays a bookish American who’s visiting Europe when his path crosses that of an attractive mystery woman (Angelina Jolie). She quickly draws him into a dangerous case of mistaken identity that plays out in such cities as Paris and Venice. The supporting cast includes Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton and Rufus Sewell. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by director Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck; outtakes; alternate title sequences. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray)

Rhapsody in Blue — or Cream or Pink: Hydrangea Bushes Offer Impressive Palette to Gardener

Rina Risper14 years ago07 mins

The billowy flower heads of the hydrangea come in a wide array of colors ranging from blue to pink to creamy white. The pH of the soil determines whether these attractive shrubs bear blue or pink flowers.

Featured Stories

Mother Flippin’: One Funny Mother – Kiss-Hug

Rina Risper14 years ago04 mins

By Tashmica Torok

Isaac has invented something new. It’s not the cure for cancer and it’s not a revolutionary green techy device. Coming from the child I call my sugar lump it is what is to be expected. He has developed a new social etiquette. It’s called the Kiss-Hug.