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Local Organization Readies Students to Vote

Rina Risper15 years ago06 mins

Teresa Tran, National Honor Society student at Eastern High School volunteered to help classmates register to vote. Deedre Williams, member of A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), a non-profit “Get-Out-The-Vote” voter education organization, facilitated the registration and Bruce Utter from the City of Lansing’s Clerks Office assisted with questions about the voting machines.

Rotating Seasonal Clothing

Rina Risper15 years ago07 mins

Before you pack away the winter clothes make sure they are clean and in good condition.

As I See It – 9-8 – QP Voices: Enquiring Minds Wanted to Know

Rina Risper15 years ago07 mins

By Mary Sanchez

Tribune Media Services

It’s a pity to say, but the reporters who worked on one of the most explosive journalistic investigations this year don’t have a ghost of a chance for recognition by the Pulitzer Prize committee. Why? Because they work for the National Enquirer.

Festivities Continue in Eaton County

Rina Risper15 years ago06 mins

By Bob Robinson

If you didn’t make the Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival last weekend, you missed a great opportunity to learn about the rich agricultural heritage of my hometown of Vermontville, Michigan.

MoJo’s Table-for-Two Reviews – 9-8

Rina Risper15 years ago05 mins

Geno’s Pizzeria

208 S. Washington Square

517-580-7124

Price Range: From $2.50/slice – $19.00 (for a pie)

Casual atmosphere with excellent customer service

Your Other 8 Hours: Discover Your Passion: What’s Your Highest and Best Use?

Rina Risper15 years ago07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services

Live your passion. Do what you love and the money will follow. If you love what you do, it doesn’t feel like work. You’ve heard this cute advice a hundred times, but what if you have no idea what your passion is? It’s time you find out …

Featured Stories

me2u – Said – 9-8

Rina Risper15 years ago09 mins

My momma said the phone works both ways. I am terrible at making phone calls. I sometimes am struck with extreme anxiety when I have to phone someone that I do not know well. It could take a week for me to work up enough nerve. If I make an effort to call someone and they do not call me back, as I get older it is getting easier to erase that person from my contact list.

Excuse me, Are You Listening? – 9-8

Rina Risper15 years ago05 mins

Dear Readers,

I want you to read this article by Dante Lee who is an award-winning entrepreneur and best-selling author. He is in Ohio, we are in Michigan. The same issues impact all of us. It is always amazing to me how we can talk about what is going on all over the nation but can’t talk about what is going on in our own city.

Interpersonal EDGE: Change Boss from Superchicken to Superman!

Rina Risper15 years ago05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q: My boss is a chicken and allows this one employee to walk all over him. Should I step in and tell my coworker to shape up?

Retire Smart: Economist’s Report Points to Best Job Opportunities for 50-plus Americans

Rina Risper15 years ago08 mins

By Mark Miller

Tribune Media Services

If you train for it, the jobs will come.

That’s the upshot of a new economic study that attempts to answer one of the toughest questions facing mid-life Americans: Will training for a new career pay off in a recession-wracked economy?