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 By Jay Bobbin

Tribune Media Services
 
STARTING THIS WEEK: “SECRETARIAT”: The horse that galvanized the racing world in the early 1970s gets reverent Disney-studio treatment in this drama, well-directed by Randall Wallace, the screenwriter of “Braveheart.” Diane Lane gives a fine performance as Penny Chenery, who became Secretariat’s owner and defied doubts about her potential – and the animal’s – to triumph. John Malkovich plays the trainer who does much to advance her quest. Scott Glenn, Dylan Walsh, Dylan Baker and James Cromwell also star. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; deleted scenes; music video. *** (PG: P) (Also on Blu-ray)
 

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Miscarriages: Overcoming the Loss

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Karla Robinson, MD 
 
Can we talk?
 
One of the toughest issues to deal with as African American women is infertility.  It is a subject that is still somewhat taboo in our community.   The inability for a woman to conceive or sustain a pregnancy is more common than most people know, simply because it just isn’t talked about.   Let’s explore this subject and open the lines of communication.

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Interpersonal EDGE: Discomfort is Birthplace of Success

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I’ve had a career for 20 years and believed it would get easier the longer I worked. Instead, I find the work is easier and the people issues harder. How can I stop wasting time feeling so uncomfortable and frustrated by people at work?
 

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Miscarriage-Urban Legends

 

Miscarriage-Urban Legends

1. If I have a miscarriage it must mean that I can’t ever have children. This is not true.  The odds are overwhelmingly in your favor to have a successful pregnancy after having a miscarriage.  Studies show that 70% of women successfully conceive after miscarrying.

 

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Retire Smart: Keep These Tips in Mind for Retirement Planning

 

 
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
The year closed out with a handful of retirement planning tips stacked up on my desk that I want to pass along. Here are some important odds and ends to keep in mind as you consider your moves for 2011

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News Spotlight: Recent MSU Alumni and a local East Lansing resident launch a company, “Global Mentors LLC” Connecting Minds Worldwide

EAST, LANSING, MI — When Vishwajeet K. Singh took ‘the walk’ in the sunny summer of 2010 at Michigan State University (MSU), he had a strong urge to give something back to the community at-large, particularly to the MSU community and its wonderful University town of East Lansing that has given him so much – friends, family and life-long education to boast about. Employed now as a faculty at the University of Oregon where he teaches Hindi/Urdu for World Languages Academy, exactly within a year he is close to fulfilling his urge and now come back to the town to launch his new venture, “Global Mentors LLC”.

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News Spotlight: Public Invited to WKAR Night at Kresge Art Museum

EAST LANSING, MI – Join WKAR staff for the station’s annual WKAR
Evening at Kresge Art Museum for an exclusive showing of the museum’s
winter 2011 Masterwork Exhibition, “The Best of Friends: The Friends of
Kresge Art Museum.” The event takes place Thursday, February 10, from
6-8 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6:30 p.m.

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News Spotlight: Former Michigan Governor Granholm Tells Us Her Plans for the Future

Dear Friends:

 
Today Dan and I are very pleased to be able to share with you the plans we have put in place for the year ahead.It’s going to be a very exciting year, devoted to a portfolio of projects that includes writing, teaching and public speaking on issues about which we are passionate, including clean energy and leadership.Our time will be divided between Michigan, Washington, D.C. and California, working on an agenda that includes the following:

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    Newspotlight: Letter from Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm – What the future holds….

     Dear Friends:

     
    Today Dan and I are very pleased to be able to share with you the plans we have put in place for the year ahead.It’s going to be a very exciting year, devoted to a portfolio of projects that includes writing, teaching and public speaking on issues about which we are passionate, including clean energy and leadership.Our time will be divided between Michigan, Washington, D.C. and California, working on an agenda that includes the following:

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    News Spotlight: Ruth Hallman 4th Annual Chili & Soup Birthday Party

       Each year since the murder of Ruth Hallman in 2007 a memory Birthday Party is celebrated to honor her for the work she did in the Lansing community to make all neighborhoods a safer place to live, work and play.  Ruth served as a Watch Coordinator, President of her Neighborhood Association and on the North Precinct Advisory Board lending her support and knowledge to enhancing our community. 

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