August 26, 2025

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Rina Risper06 mins

 By Jay Bobbin

Tribune Media Services
 
STARTING THIS WEEK: “MEGAMIND”: What happens after a villain succeeds in eliminating the hero who’s long been pursuing him? That’s the question faced by the title bad guy (voice of Will Ferrell) in this sly animated fantasy, which was presented in 3-D in theaters. After getting rid of his pursuer (voice of Brad Pitt), Megamind needs a new purpose and has to chart a different course for himself; Tina Fey, Ben Stiller, David Cross and Jonah Hill also are in the vocal cast. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by cast and crew; deleted scene; animated short subject “Megamind: The Button of Doom.” *** (PG: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray)

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A ‘Taxing’ Tax Season Tax Forms and Help at the Downtown Library

Rina Risper03 mins

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Reference Librarian Anne R.
 
Wow, what a tax season already!  The Federal and Michigan forms and booklets were delayed due to late tax legislation by Congress, but they have finally arrived at the Downtown La
nsing Library. Stop in during our open hours, or call (517) 367-6346 to see if we have the specific forms you need.

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Retire Smart: SEC Takes One Small Step Toward Financial Planning Overhaul, But Issues Remain

Rina Risper08 mins

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
Should a financial advisor be required to put your best interests first? The answer seems obvious, but the question is being punted back and forth between lawmakers and regulators trying to re-structure oversight of financial advisory services in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown.

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Blackflix.com: “Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son”

Rina Risper08 mins

Studio:     20th Century Fox

Plot:     FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his stepson Trent go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder.
Cast:     Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Jessica Lucas, Portia Doubleday, Faizon Love.
Rating:      PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****
 

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News Spotlight: For a better workday, smile like you mean it

Rina Risper04 mins

 EAST LANSING, MI — Want to keep your boss happy? Smile at your customers. Want to keep yourself happy and productive? Smile like you mean it.

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Job Seekers: CNA

Rina Risper03 mins

Do you know anyone who is receiving unemployment benefits or has recently exhausted unemployment benefits?  If they are looking for a job as a Certified Nursing Assistant, there is FREE training.

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News Spotlight: Fenner Nature Center Celebrates the Arrival of SPRING, With the 2011 Maple Syrup Festival!

Rina Risper03 mins

The sweetest time of year is coming, when the sap begins to flow, and Fenner offers it’s Maple Syrup Festival!   The celebration of spring and syrup takes place at Fenner Nature Center, March 19 and 20, Saturday and Sunday, 11 – 4.  It a fun and educational family adventure!

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News Spotlight: The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is warning people to beware of a new designer drug being marketed by the name “bath salts.”

Rina Risper03 mins

These so-called “bath salts” are being sold across the country as a
crystalline powder online, at head shops, convenience stores, and on the
street. These are not commercially manufactured bath salts that people
purchase to use in the bath tub. These products are sold with names such
as “Ivory Wave”, “Aura”, “ZOOM 2”, “Zeus 2”, “Cosmic Blast”, and “White Rush.” They may be snorted, ingested mixed with water, injected, or inserted rectally or vaginally.

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News Spotlight: The Real ‘CSI’: How America’s Patchwork System of Death Investigations Puts the Living at Risk

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(Andres Cediel/FRONTLINE)

In detective novels and television crime dramas like “CSI,” the nation’s morgues are staffed by highly trained medical professionals equipped with the most sophisticated tools of 21st-century science. Operating at the nexus of medicine and criminal justice, these death detectives thoroughly investigate each and every suspicious fatality.

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News Spotlight: FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CONFRONT HIV IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

Rina Risper03 mins

Ingham County has the second highest HIV rate in Michigan.  Only Wayne County has a higher rate.  However, the burden of HIV falls disproportionately on the African American community.  The rate of HIV in the African American community in Ingham County is five times higher than in the White community.  African American men are the only group that continues to experience sharp increases. 

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