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Exercise Lowers Blood Pressure in Kids, Adults

Rina Risper15 years ago06 mins

By Eric Heiden M.D.

Tribune Media Services

More and more kids are being diagnosed with what was once thought to be an almost exclusively adult malady: high blood pressure. These children join the large contingent of American adults — estimated to be 25 percent of the population — who also have high blood pressure. New research shows that exercise lowers blood pressure in children as effectively as it does in adults.

Retire Smart: Shop Around for Medicare Drug Plan This Fall

Rina Risper15 years ago09 mins

By Mark Miller

Tribune Media Services

Seniors can shop around for Medicare D prescription drug plans or Medicare Advantage managed care plans during an annual enrollment window that runs from November 15 to December 31. With dozens of plans available in most parts of the country, Medicare shopping can be a complex chore.

East Lansing Struts Its Stuff

Rina Risper15 years ago04 mins

East Lansing’s dance competition proves to be a success for local area dancers and businesses. Courtesy photo

News Spotlight: Michigan resident Rosemarie Wilson Receives National Poetry Awards

Rina Risper15 years ago04 mins

Photo: Rosemarie Wilson, author of “One Single Rose . . . Poetry Blossomed from a Rose Core” accepting the New & Upcoming Poet of the Year Award at the 2010 National Poetry Award Ceremony in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 22, 2010.

Wilson’s “Eyes Back to Basics” also wins 1st Place in the Detroit Writers’ Guild 2010 Paul Laurence Dunbar Poetry Contest.

Courtesy photo

Schuler Books & Music welcomes New York Times Bestselling Author Victoria Rowell

Rina Risper15 years ago02 mins

LANSING, MI — Victoria Rowell is a New York Times Bestselling author, Award-winning actress and lecturer. Rowell will be at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., on Monday, November 1.

A Tribute to Labor Hero Cesar E. Chavez

Rina Risper15 years ago03 mins

LANSING, MI — On Friday, August 13, 2010, the Lansing for Cesar E. Chavez Committee and the Old Town Commercial Association announced the street re-naming to Cesar E. Chavez Avenue.

Artist Theresa Rosado painted this mural for a parade celebrating the creation of Cesar E. Chavez honorarium street and the renaming of Lot 56. Courtesy photo

Mother Flippin’:One Funny Mother 9-20

Rina Risper15 years ago010 mins

Dirty Fingers

By Tashmica Torok

Have you ever watched yourself? We all make quick glances in the mirror on our way out the door. I am wondering if you ever spend time consciously noticing how you move through the world. Lately, I have. It has been a time of evaluating my reflection. Finding new parts of myself and parts that, as it occurs to me now, I just locked away in a trunk for later perusal.

News Spotlight: 2010 Veterans Tribute

Rina Risper15 years ago02 mins

Sunday, November 7, 2010
2 p.m. at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing

News Spotlight: Uplift Our Youth Foundation Dinner Fundraiser

Rina Risper15 years ago02 mins

The Uplift Our Youth Foundation, 6^th 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

Rina Risper15 years ago011 mins

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.