WE REMEMBER WILSON PICKETT: Soul legend dies of a heart attack at age 64

    *Wilson Pickett, the soulful crooner of such R&B classics as “Mustang Sally” and “In The Midnight Hour,” died of a heart attack, according to his management company. He was 64.   

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    Wellness News 5-1

         Doctors wrote 12 million antibiotic prescriptions in a single year for colds, bronchitis and other respiratory infections against which the drugs are almost always useless.  “A study found such indiscriminate use of antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, a growing problem in the United States,”

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    Power of the Word 5-1

    QUESTION: Do we become angels when we die? I’ve heard people say that but I wonder if
    it’s actually true, or if we even know. – B.F.

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    Financial Focus 5-1

    Don’t Be a “Groundhog Day” Investor

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      SENIOR FORUM

      DEAR SENIOR FORUM: To move or not to move, that is the retirement question. We live in the suburbs. We would like to live in the country. But we do not want to put too many miles between us and our children and grandchildren, who live here in the metro area. We want them to visit us.

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        Ask The Business Librarian 5-1

        Q:    I’m looking for a new job this year and am wondering if there are any lists out there that talk about the best Michigan companies to work for?

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        Volunteers on a Mission to Help the Hungry

         Sigma Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated brothers, Robert James, Fred Porter, Bernard Crawford, and Leonard Rusher serve dinner at the City Rescue Mission as one of many of their volunteer services throughout the year.  

         

        2005 CITY RESCUE MISSION STATISTICS

        26,620      Shelter beds were occupied 

        63,127      Meal Count for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

        34,487      Attended Chapel Service

        8,061       Volunteered at the City  Rescue Mission

        The City Rescue Mission Distributed:   

            10,925         Gospel Tracts

            2,320           Backpacks & School Supplies

            2,634      Personal Needs    

            874     Haircut Slips

            1,349        Bibles

            635 Food Orders including Holiday Baskets

         

        The mission always needs personal needs and kitchen items.

         

        Source: City Rescue Mission

           

         

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        MLK DAY: King Papers Project Deepens History

         The King Papers Project, housed at Stanford University, offers teachers and students a deeper look into this nation’s civil rights history. 

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        A HOMECOMING FIT FOR A QUEEN

        Latifah goes home to premiere ‘Last Holiday’; talks about Hollywood star and filming in New Orleans

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        Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans

         

             In  December 2003, the federal government’s Medicare program changed dramatically. That is when the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) became law. The most significant change brought about by the MMA was the new Medicare prescription drug plans known as Medicare Part D, which become effective on January 1, 2006. 

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