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Retire Smart: Medigap Plans Cooking Up a New Alphabet Soup This Year

Rina Risper16 years ago08 mins

By Mark Miller

Tribune Media Services

Say hello to M and N, and goodbye to E, H, I and J. The letters are part of the alphabet soup used to name Medigap insurance policies-an important tool for capping the out-of-pocket health care costs you can face in traditional Medicare.

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me2u – Addiction II – 9-7

Rina Risper16 years ago010 mins

I knew I had to go outside the comfort zone. I knew I had to get outside my hometown. I knew if I were going to be serious about the funny that I had to make some sacrifices. Doing open mic nights and being limited to five minutes is constraining. Then I was reminded I talk too much

As I See It: A Doctor’s Word: Uneasy About the Real Beneficiaries of Obama’s Health Care – 9-7

Rina Risper16 years ago09 mins

By Erin Marcus, M.D.

New America Media

I don’t know about you, but as I watched coverage of President Obama signing the health care bill last month, it was hard not to notice the constant ads for power wheelchairs. Emblazoned across the ads was a flashing notice reminding viewers: Medicare may cover this!

Blackflix Movie Review: Who Do You Love? 9-7

Rina Risper16 years ago04 mins

Studio: International Film Circuit

Plot: The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s.

Cast: Jon Abrahams, Alessandro Nivola, Chi McBride, David Oyelowo

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: **1/2

Green Jobs for Michigan

Rina Risper16 years ago08 mins

Bob Robinson writes about new products such as clear plastic that can now be made using farm crops like corn.

Fast Facts: Stand Up and Be Counted: The 2010 Census

Rina Risper16 years ago04 mins

“…an accurate count of the U.S. population forms the basis for many important but often overlooked political, economic, and social decisions that are made that end up affecting our daily lives.” – C.N. Le, Professor at University of Massachusetts

Your Other 8 Hours: Make More Money and Live Your Passion: Become a Cre8tor

Rina Risper16 years ago07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services

Your financial life has a certain trajectory, similar to a train on a track. There will be twists and turns, but you can easily determine where you will end up if you stay on the financial track you’re currently on.

As I See It – A Room in the Writer’s Mind- 9-6

Rina Risper16 years ago06 mins

By Quassan Castro

Some people think that in an effort to write a masterpiece, they need to be far away and have some type of spacey venue to relax. Well, the space should start in the mind first. Find a space in the mind and begin to create the essentials needed for a great story-words, images, characters, plot. All begins in the mind. Once the story starts to unfold in the mind, find a place.

The Creole Gallery is the Place to “B”

Rina Risper16 years ago05 mins

The B-Spot is the place for laughter and words of wisdom. The Creole Gallery in Lansing now has a monthly comedy and poetry show.

Presents Open Mic Night Comedy and Poety

Saturday

April, 17, 2010 and May 22, 2010

Creole Gallery

1218 Turner Street

Lansing, MI 48906

517-862-1553

Ena Busby (pictured in the black shirt), the daughter of Robert Busby “Mayor of Old Town”, who was murdered in 2007. Robert Busby owned the Creole Gallery prior to his death.

Photo by Roxanne Firth

Local Organization Calls for Unity and Peace Despite Spike in Violence

Rina Risper16 years ago03 mins

LANSING, MI — “A Call to Peace, A Call to Action” is set for May 6th @ The Venue Live. For the second summer Germaine Redding is opening up his facility to provide a SAFE HAVEN for young people through the Peace & Prosperity Movement’s Power of 9 Summer Edutainment Series 2010!