Ask the Business Librarian 7-14
Q: My biggest challenge is marketing my small business. Are there any books at the library that can help me with this?
Two Events Highlight a Weekend: African American Parade and Festival and JazzFest
Grand Marshall Mrs. Dorothy Kennedy surrounded by children at the Letts Community Center during a press
conference about the parade and
festivities.
Photo by Michael Jennings
Granholm Signs Food Bank Tax Credit Bill offers income tax credit for in-kind food donations
LANSING, MI – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today signed legislation that offers a Michigan income tax credit to individuals who make in-kind food donations to food banks, food pantries, and homeless shelters as part of a matching program with a participating food retailer.
OBAMA STEERS CAMPAIGN AWAY FROM NASCAR
Presidential hopeful turns down request to sponsor car in Sprint Cup series
Obama seen with Governer Granholm
News Brief 7-13
AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE MORE OFTEN TARGETED BY PHONE FRAUD – Learn the steps to recognize and report a scam. Many types of fraud start with a phone call. Do you know who’s calling you?
Thanks by Melik
It feels good when someone shows appreciation for something that you have done. A simple gesture of gratitude can promptly put a positive spin on an otherwise mediocre day. I have always felt that positive reinforcement goes a lot further than any negative feedback. I do understand sometimes someone might have to just break it down to brass tacks. That may be necessary but uncomfortable, however if done skillfully it can still be a favorable transaction. I believe that you would agree that being positive is good. Am I wrong?
Plain Talk 7-13
If you could be granted one wish, what would it be? Think about that question for a minute. You would have to know what’s important to you. Would your one wish be about you and only you? Would you ask for riches enough to last you a hundred lifetimes so that you could eat, drink and be merry?
Excuse me, are you Listening? 7-13
I carried an article around with me in 1996 when JonBenet Patricia Ramsey was murdered the day after Christmas. My birthday is December 27, so to hear about such a heinous crime on a day that was supposed to be so joyful for me stuck to the hairs on the back of my neck like a yoke.
Do you have an opinion? 7-13
In our July 6, 2008 – July 19, 2008 edition our feature story was “ Local Woman Teaches Lessons of Dignity”. It was about Marilouise Smith-Mays , an educator and librarian . She owns Private All Ages Language School (PAALS), which assists those who need tutoring or reading assistance.