News For, By and About People
By Tom Lagana
from “Serving Productive Time”
Whenever I check into a hotel, I routinely ask, “Where’s a good place to eat? What sights should I see while I’m here?” My next question, “Could you please give me directions to the local jail?” typically produces an interesting reaction or two.
Dear Readers,
I just returned from vacation and one of the best things that happened to me was that I was able to finish reading “The Price of Stones – Building a School for My Village”.
I met the author Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, when he was at a mo’ za ik event on August 4, 2010, sponsored by The New Citizens Press, which provides an innovative networking opportunities in a small group.
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. I supervise a number of younger workers. They seem to have grown an appendage for texting on their cell phones and have the attention span of a gnat. How do I motivate them to focus on their jobs?
Deep Roots
By Tashmica Torok
When I was a little girl my baby brother swallowed one of my emerald earrings. My father gave them to me for my sixth birthday as a matching set that also included a heart-shaped locket with a single emerald adorning the little door. I asked him not to put the earring in his mouth, he didn’t listen and then it was gone
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
For the second consecutive year, seniors won’t get a Social Security cost-of-living raise in 2011. Although the news comes as no surprise, many seniors are angry. But is their anger justified?
By Reference Librarian Anne Rau
Being a Reference Librarian is a job that keeps you on your toes. You never know what someone will ask; questions fly at you on every subject. Although it’s challenging work, it’s also very interesting. I decided to keep a log about the requests I received on just one single day at the Reference Desk.
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
1400 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX
Price Range: From $5.00 – $9.00
Sleek, urban atmosphere with great customer service
Our two reviewers were in burger heaven at this hopping Austin, Texas joint!
By Ashia Sims
I know I’m always talking about stores like Target, Walmart and Dots when it comes to finding great clothes at reasonable prices. Well there is another way you can update your wardrobe without spending much or any money at all; closet shopping.
By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
There are few things in life as exhilarating as starting a business in your free time. Your day job may provide you with some satisfaction and energy, but it’s nothing like the shot in the arm you can get when you focus your strengths and skills on starting a business that gives you passion and purpose.
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) today
announced that the agencies have been awarded a $500,000 federal grant
to enhance the state’s Hunter Access Program (HAP) with an emphasis on
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) land and more
opportunities for youth hunting.