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‘UGLY QUILT’ DAY PLANNED AT MSU MUSEUM

Rina Risper18 years ago07 mins

The sign in front of a shopping cart that only holds an “Ugly Quilt” made from scraps states: Sometimes quilts and quiltmaking are the cornerstones of projects designed to raise awareness and to directly address human rights issues. Some are single quilts made by single makers. Others are the results of projects engaging thousands in activism. For instance, the NAMES Project raises awareness of AIDS and the Ugly Quilt Project addresses of AIDS and the Ugly Quilt Project addresses the needs of the homeless in a tangible way.

Brant Johnson No Longer on 96.5 WQHH’s Airwaves

Rina Risper18 years ago01 mins

“It came as a surprise to me there was no forewarning,” said Johnson in a telephone interview.

Plain Talk 7-4

Rina Risper18 years ago05 mins

Money is getting tighter. Food, gasoline, housing and just about everything else is going up in pricing but our paychecks aren’t growing along with it. It’s getting harder to hold on. The job market is down, right along with the stock market. Thousands of people are losing their homes to foreclosure.

New Resolution 7-4

Rina Risper18 years ago03 mins

New Resolution #27: Accept the fact, life keeps rolling – literally.

Movies

Blackflix Movie News Presents: Vantage Point

Rina Risper18 years ago03 mins

Studio:  Columbia Pictures
Plot:   Eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States.
Cast: DennisQuaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Edgar Ramirez, Zoe Saldana
Rating:    PG-13
Bottom Line:  *1/2

Books

Book Reveiw 7-4

Rina Risper18 years ago06 mins

Give God The Glory
By Kevin Wayne Johnson
ISBN: 0-9752572-9-3
Publisher: Tate Publishing LLC
Available: Bookstores everywhere and www.tatepublishing.com

Nu Poetry 7-4

Rina Risper18 years ago01 mins

hussein by marcus e. brown aka joseph black©

Health & Advice

Wellness News 7-4

Rina Risper18 years ago04 mins

KEEPING YOUR HOME DRUG-FREE

Teen Talk

Teen Talk 7-4

Rina Risper18 years ago05 mins

“Talking out both sides of your mouth”. A teacher explained this phrase to me. It means to be a hypocrite, to say one thing and then say another. Politicians are often accused of such behavior. But this was wasn’t a politician they were referring to; it was the Superintendent of the Lansing School District, T.C. Wallace.

Ask the Business Librarian 7-4

Rina Risper18 years ago07 mins

Q: I have to write a business plan and am wondering if there are any examples at the library that I can use to get started?