MoJo’s Table-for-Two Reviews: Benson’s Vinaigrettes – Fast Fine Food
Michele and John Oliver are two graduate students who love food. Welcome them by emailing your favorite restaurants to TNCP.
AboutThatCar.com: 2011 Ford Fiesta – Game Changer
SAN FRANCISCO, MI – When gasoline prices shot up last year, Ford promised that it would start selling some of its fuel sipping European cars here. Well, the 2011 Ford Fiesta that goes on sale this summer is the first of the bunch.
Interpersonal EDGE: Co-workers’ War Wrecking Productivity? Here a Plan!
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. I’m working with a team composed of people from different departments assigned to implement a new program. Two individuals seem more interested in fighting with each other than getting the job done. Nobody wants to get in the middle. Ideas?
Dare to Ask: Two Faiths, Four Issues Over Funeral
QUESTION
I converted to Judaism 12 years back. My mother has decided to start practicing Catholicism again and announced to me, her only child, that she wants a Catholic burial. I have issues with embalming, waiting past three days to bury, an open casket and a ceremony in a church. Please help! I want to honor my mother without dishonoring my faith. — It’s Me, Jewish female, Dallas
Your Other 8 Hours: Fear of Failure? Three Tips to Guarantee Success
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
It takes guts and determination to invest the other eight hours into improving yourself or starting a business. If you’ve taken night classes, started a blog or have participated at Toastmasters, you know you are putting yourself on the line. It’s hard work and there is ample room for disappointment, rejection and, yes, dare I say, failure?
Libraries to Close Without Millage?
Libraries Now, a Ballot Question Committee and fundraising group, announces the formation of a millage committee called Support CADL. This new committee is working to communicate with the public about the many contributions the Capital Area District Library makes to the Greater Lansing community. Support CADL is also working to assure the renewal of the current operating millage for the CADL systemL
Teen Talk: “Phantom of the Opera” Fashion
The “Phantom of the Opera” production has been loved by millions for over the years. The traveling production of “Phantom” put on by The Music Box company has given people all over the world a chance to experience the magic it brings. Beyond being so mesmerizing and captivating, there is so much unseen work and dedication that goes on behind the curtain. Over twenty semi trucks carry the show from city to city. Within the trucks there are over sixty gondola closets of just costumes alone!
Movie Review: The Karate Kid
“The Karate Kid” featuring Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith.
Studio: Columbia
Plot: A remake of a beloved 80’s classic about a teenage boy befriended by an old man who teaches him martial arts.
Cast: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Han Wenwen, Wang Zhenwei, Taraji P. Henson
Rating: PG
Bottom Line: **
Travel Troubleshooter: I Had to Pay Twice For My Flights to Mexico
Colleen Farmer’s flight to Mexico is rescheduled multiple times before she leaves on her vacation, but when she finally shows up at the airport, her airline demands an additional $948 for two one-way tickets. Now her online travel agency is balking at a refund for the second ticket. What can she do?