You CAN Become a Better Person
Q: I’d like to change my life for the better but I don’t know how. I know I’m weak and need God’s help to do it, but how do I get that? Maybe you can point me in the right direction. – S.P.
Thousands attend African American parade and festivities
LANSING, MI — Despite the numerous construction projects along the parade route, the African American Parade got underway on Saturday, August 5, 2006, with all the grandeur and good humor as in the past 7 years.
Maybe You Never Cry Again by Bernie Mac
Maybe You Never Cry Again
By Bernie Mac
ISBN: 0-06-053473-7
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Available: At bookstores everywhere
Back to school on a shoe string budget
JACKSON, MS — According to Dr. Stephen Jones, parents can save thousands of dollars by mapping out a back to school shoe string budget.
Poetry Under Mystical Circumstances
It was beautiful. I could only believe that we would be done before the rain. The poetry finally came to an end but it was a performance by all that I will never forget.
Appreciate the Gift of Life
Don’t be afraid to get old. Learn to make the best of each moment that we’ve been given on earth. Look forward to those years you have yet to experience, and don’t regret the young ones their youth.
The BWL Needs to Get Its House In Order
The Board of Water and Light raised electric and water rates 2001-2003 and 2005. Water rates just increased 6.5% on July 1. Now the board is proposing a 1.5% increase for electric rates in September in order to generate an additional $1.5 million in revenues. Why so many increases?
The Mexican Consul will bring his Mobile Consulate Office to Cristo Rey Community Center
LANSING, MI — The Mexican Consul, Vincente Sanchez-Ventura, will bring his Mobile Consulate Office to Cristo Rey Community Center located at 1717 North High Street on September 9, 2006 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Any Mexican citizen needing to renew a passport, or an ID card (Matriculas Consulares) may apply for one on this date at Cristo Rey Comminty Center.
Transition to College: Separation and Change for Parents and Students
These students are preparing for their first semester on campus. Raising children is a difficult job a lot of parents say that they cannot wait for their children to fly the coop. But when that time finally comes, some parents find themselves feeling sad, lonely, and even depressed.
Going to college is more than just "going back to school." The departure is a significant milestone in the life of a family and ushers in a time of separation and transition, requiring an adjustment on the part of parents, the college bound youngster, and the whole family.
Shadow Boxer
Studio: Freestyle Releasing (1hr. 30min.)
Plot: Two killers have a change of heart when they discover their victim is pregnant.
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, Stephen Dorff
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***