Health Care Squabbles Continue
By Bob Robinson
The new health care bill is slated to help with the high cost of prescriptions.
Health & Advice
Your Other 8 Hours: Five Rules to Reduce Risk When Starting a Business in the Other 8 Hours
I have a metal paperweight on my desk with the inscription, “What would you do if you could not fail?” It’s a nice ornament with a feel-good message, but it’s completely wrong and dangerous. Anybody can fail at anything. If you start a new venture without first thinking about and limiting risks, you can put your finances and, worse yet, your relationships in jeopardy. What starts as a way to build a dream life during the other eight hours, become your own boss or make a fortune can turn into a nightmare if you don’t limit your risk.
Interpersonal EDGE: Reduce Anxiety to Engage Stonewalling Co-worker
Q. What can you do or say to a person when you have an office conflict if they refuse to engage you in dialogue, and gossip about you from afar? Aren’t there some people who just won’t talk about problems?
Retire Smart: Author Sees a New Frugality Emerging for Retirement
Chris Farrell is an optimist, so when he talks about the Great Recession he looks for the silver lining.
The economics editor for public radio’s “Marketplace Money,” Farrell thinks the recession is ushering in some very healthy changes in our consumer behavior and personal financial habits. The debt-and-consumption driven 1990s are giving way to a more sustainable lifestyle.
News Spotlight: Hats Off to Health Diabetes Awareness Event Set
Diabetes is one of the most serious health challenges facing Americans today. Nearly 21 million people in the United States, or 7 percent of the population, have diabetes. And another 54 million people are believed to have the beginning stages of diabetes. Every minute of every day, another American develops type 2 diabetes.
News Spotlight: Men. Take Charge of Your Health!!! Health Fair for Minority Men
Be informed about the health issues impacting minority men. A must attend Health Fair and Men’s Health Dialogue is set for April 1 at the Ingham County Health Department.
Your Other 8 Hours: Bad Day? 5 Tips to Keep Your Motivation
A couple of weeks ago I had a bad day. Actually, it was a terrible day. Every piece of news I got was disappointing. Did it affect me? I still have bruises from the rock I tried to hide under.
Naturally Savvy: Throw a Green Kids’ Birthday Party
Using real plates and cutlery instead of disposable ones sends the message that protecting the environment is worth the extra work involved.
Interpersonal EDGE: Identifying Workplace Superstars
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. Our company started hiring again, and we brought in a number of supervisors that looked like rising stars. However, our management team isn’t seeing the performance we expected, and we have to hire another wave of supervisors. How do you screen an employee who might be great at the talk but not deliver the walk on the job?
Retire Smart: Recession Darkens the Retirement Outlook for Women
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
Janice Johnson left her job as a managing director at a major New York financial services company at age 49 to start her own executive training business. Almost immediately, that plan was sidetracked when her mother became seriously ill with the West Nile virus. Traveling to Mississippi-where her mother lived-to provide care became Johnson’s main occupation for the next two years.