News Spotlight: 2010 Veterans Tribute
Sunday, November 7, 2010
2 p.m. at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing
News Spotlight: Uplift Our Youth Foundation Dinner Fundraiser
The Uplift Our Youth Foundation, 6th Annual Grant Award and Fundraising Dinner will be held on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the University Club of Michigan State University 3435 Forest Road, Lansing MI 48911. Rufus Gladney Vice-President of Consumers Energy and the chairman of the event announced that the evening begins with a reception at 5:30 PM and dinner at 6:45. This year’s speaker will be William Mayes, Executive Director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA).
New York’s Apollo Theater Exhibit Hits Detroit
Apollo Theater Exterior, 2008
Photo courtesy of the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. Photo by Shahar Azran
The first exhibition to explore the Apollo Theater’s seminal impact on American entertainment will be on view at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan from October 1, 2010 – January 2, 2011.
Natural Savvy: Fruit and Vegetables: Americans Fall Short
Danica Teresa Harris, 7 1/2 months old, enjoying a Honey Crisp Apple at The Country Mill in Potterville, MI. Her mother, Dalia Luera-Harris, said it was her first apple and she loved it! Courtesy photo
By Joanne Capano, Naturally Savvy
Science continues to unveil the health benefits of following a whole foods diet that includes more fruits and vegetables. Indeed, it seems as if we’re always reading or hearing about a new study that links the reduction of certain health risks, such as heart disease and cancer, to the nutrient compounds found in fruit and vegetables.
My Answer – 9-20
By Billy Graham
Tribune Media Services
Q: I am a policeman and a Christian, and I have to admit I get discouraged sometimes because it doesn’t seem like I’m doing much good. The crime rate (especially drugs) is just as bad in our community as it was when I started 10 years ago. My wife says maybe I ought to do something else. Should I? – K.R.
Excuse me, are you listening? 9-20
Dear Readers,
Yes, it has been some time since I have written an “Excuse me, Are You Listening?” column. For my new readers, I welcome you to experience my brain. I am grateful that I can take a break from writing and then come back. Entrepreneurship is great because you can take a break. For my loyal readers, I have missed you immensely. I guess I needed to be at peace before I moved into my next space. My mother who was in a serious accident last year was in Michigan when I wrote this column.
Kidnapping in Nigeria and its Root Causes
By Ijeoma Daberechi Odoh
The current situation in Nigeria could be likened to an inferno drawing both the old and the young; the rich and the poor; and the local and the international communities to itself. Hardly a day passes in Nigeria without kidnapping incidents making the headlines. Kidnapping is now a lucrative venture with some jobless youths manning the business. No one is safe anymore.
On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews: Hey Cupcake!
The cupcake business is riding high at Hey Cupcake!
1600 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704
Price Range: From $2.75 each
Great customer service
Courtesy photo
Weighing Yourself Can Be Misleading
By Eric Heiden M.D.
Tribune Media Services
Jen had been obese, had gastric bypass surgery and lost 80 pounds. She was walking five or six times a week — about 25 miles — and had started doing marathons. Then she started lifting weights twice a week to add some resistance training to her routine to help reduce her abdominal fat and her risk for heart disease. Suddenly, she started gaining weight. Jen got stressed and stopped lifting weights. When she came in for her next checkup, exercise performance physician Max Testa, M.D., asked her, “Why did you stop lifting weights?”
Retire Smart: The Medicare Prescription Drug Rebate: When, How – and Watch Out For the Scammers
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
Are you a senior enraged about health care reform? If so, allow me to interrupt the ranting for a moment to alert you that, um, your check may be in the mail.
One of the new-and largely ignored-improvements in the health care reform law that benefits seniors is the closing of the notorious “doughnut hole” in Medicare prescription drug plans. But the changes will occur over a period of years, and there’s been some confusion over the first step-a $250 rebate that is being sent out to most people who fall into the hole this year.