Mother Flippin’: One Funny Mother

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

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Retire Smart: Why Social Security Payments Will Be Flat in 2011, and What It Means for Seniors

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?

 

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Fast Facts: A Day at the Desk

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.

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    On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews: Hopdoddy Burger Bar

    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!

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    Eco-friendly Fashion-Take old pieces and make them new!

    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.

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    Your Other 8 Hours: Skimps and Splurges for Starting a Business

    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.

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      News Spotlight: Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Environment Receive $500,000 Federal Grant to Expand Hunting Access Program

      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.

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      Special News Spotlight: Laying to Rest the Eady Family – Fatal Car Crash on 10-10-2010

      Lansing, MI — November 17, 2010-  The Eady family has arrived back home in Lansing, MI.  Surviving family members: mother, Aretha Eady, daughter, Sophia and son, Charles, Jr. are doing miraculously better.

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      News Spotlight: College job market to see slight rebound

      EAST LANSING, Mich. — The national job market for college graduates should rebound slightly next year as many large corporations end hiring freezes and small, fast-growth companies continue helping reshape the economy, according to Michigan State University’s 2010-11 Recruiting Trends report.

       

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      News Spotlight: CATA SERVICE CHANGES FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

      Lansing, MI—In observance of Thanksgiving Day, the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) will conclude all MSU campus bus service at 11:30PM on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.  All other CATA routes and services will conclude at their regular time on Wednesday.
       

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