News Briefs – 9-4
Michigan cited as national leader for cost-saving crime reduction strategies
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Court Must Overturn Conviction of Mother Too Poor to Pay Child Support, ACLU Says
New TNCP Column: “MoJo’s Table-for-Two Reviews” -9-4
Michelle and John Oliver are two graduate students who love food. Welcome them by emailing your favorite restaurants to TNCP.
Civil Rights Mourns Director, Hosts Lansing Forum on Health Access
Former Michigan Department of Civil Rights Director Kelvin W. Scott
Michelle Obama Presents Inaugural Gown to Smithsonian
The First Lady joined the dress’ 27-year old designer Jason Wu for the ceremony , which welcomes the one-of-a-kind one shoulder ivory gown in “The First Ladies at the Smithsonian” exhibit.
Above: Jason Wu and First Lady Michelle Obama
Blackflix.com – Shutter Island – 9-4
Studio: Paramount
Plot: Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****
Your Other 8 Hours: Financial Help for Women: 5 Effective Strategies
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
In a divorce, a woman’s life is turned upside down — nearly everything about her existence changes. But for the man, sometimes the most he has to change is his phone number and address. Women who had left jobs to raise families are at a significant disadvantage and find it difficult as they try to re-enter the workforce they left years earlier. I don’t have marriage advice, but if you do a few simple things in the other eight hours, you can survive a divorce and get back on your feet as quickly as possible.
Interpersonal EDGE: Drowning in Disappointment? Here’s Your Way Out
Drowning in Disappointment? Here’s Your Way OutRetire Smart: Reader Mailbag: How to Draw Down Savings in Retirement 9-4
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
Q: It’s been suggested that I withdraw about 4 percent of my retirement savings ($430,000) each year in addition to my current income of approximately $3,000 per month. I am 70 and my wife will turn 64 this year. We have no mortgage payments, although we do have a $550 monthly car payment for the next five years. Does 4 percent sound about right? – R.B., via the Internet
me2u – Reminisce – 9-4
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After some time of dreary, gray winter days running a simple errand seemed more than just a simple chore. I begrudgingly began my task. It did not register right away that I was able to get into my car without removing fresh ice and snow. As I put the key into the ignition I was not aware that I had forgotten my gloves. |
News Spotlight: 4-H Food Club Receives Gardening Grant
The 4-H Food Club at the Ingham Family Center will be building on the gardening skills learned by the students last year where they planted and maintained a large garden and consumed over 300 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. (l to r) Scott Leroy, Sara Deprez, Randy Bell, Stephanie Reuter and Heather Borden.