Ask The Business Librarian 4-19

    Q:    I’m just starting a coffee shop and need to find some vendors for various supplies, like commercial coffee makers and other supplies.  Does the library have any information on this?

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    Eastern Stars Raises Awareness and Funds for Diabetes Research

          LANSING, MI — Rev. Reynard N. Blake, Jr., Executive Director of Greater Lansing African American Health Institute (GLAAHI) was a speaker recently at a prayer breakfast sponsored by District 4 of the International Masons and Order Eastern Stars District 4 hosted by Lee Taylor.

         In front of almost 100 attendees, Rev. Blake pointed out that a little over 11% of all African Americans aged 20 or older have diabetes.  That is over 2.5 million people. 

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    Former Lansing Mayor Hollister to Lead Mayor-elect Virg Bernero’s Transition Team Cooley Law School President Don LeDuc to Serve as Transition Team’s Deputy Director

      Mayor-elect Bernero Says Hollister and LeDuc Bring Invaluable Experience and Knowledge to Mayoral Transition Process

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    BEYONCE AND FAMILY DONATE TO HOUSING CHARITY: Singer gives $1 million to Houston homeless displaced by hurricane

      In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, Beyonce Knowles, her mother Tina Knowles, singer Kelly Rowland and the Knowles family are donating $1,000,000 via the family’s Survivor Foundation to St. John’s Downtown and the Bread of Life. 

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    LANSING MAN RECALLS HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ROSA PARKS

      By Joe S. Black

     
        Born in the aftermath of integration and white-flight in Detroit, I remember being taught how great Martin Luther King was and Malcolm X being spoken of as his hate mongering nemesis.  Times have changed and the perceptions of civil rights leaders have evolved…

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    Timeless Love Opera “La Boheme” Arrives at the Wharton

     

    EAST LANSING, MI —   La Boheme, composed by Italian born Giacomo Puccini and based upon the libretto based on the French novel Scenes from Bohemian Life by Henri Munger, will be gracing the Wharton Center stage. 

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    TALK TO KIDS ABOUT… Responding to Racist Comments

     

     
    Parenting columnist Dana Williams describes how, even at a family event like the county fair, parents can’t always shield kids from racist comments. 

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    As I See It 4-21

      Are Employers Less Likely to Hire Muslims?

     

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    Plain Talk 4-21

           I had a conversation not too long ago with a young man who was having marital problems.  I remember thinking to myself, “Frank, what do you know about marriage?”  

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    Excuse me are you listening? 4-21

     Procrastination is on the top of my list for discussion.  What I find to be a miracle and maybe my first baby steps towards my “Procrastination Recovery 10 Step Program” is that  I benefit greatly from just doing what I need to do as soon as possible.

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