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Your Other 8 Hours: 3 Steps to Create a More Powerful Self-Image

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
What does it mean to act “out of character?” In Hollywood, when an actor breaks character, it means they are acting in a way that isn’t consistent with the character they are portraying.

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Retire Smart: The pros and cons of annuities

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
  In the last edition, we covered the basics of annuities. In this edition, we address specifically the pros and cons of these tax-deferred retirement savings vehicles. 

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Fast Facts

After a lot of genealogy research, both Trotter and Rau discovered they had sergeants in their lineage.
 
By Allie McLary
 
Genealogy, the study of family ancestries and histories, has become a hot topic and the librarians at the Capital Area District Libraries have taken notice. What’s more, they’re taking advantage of the library’s resources to discover more about their own family roots. 

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Poetry in the City Shines Despite Rain

Singing in the Rain:  Featured poet, Rosemarie “One Single Rose” Wilson and Shaton Andrews sing a powerful acapella duet at Poetry in the City.  Below:  Shaye Ramont on the Capitol steps. TNCP photo

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ADVENT HOUSE OFFERS OPEN-ENDED GED PROGRAM AND MUCH MORE

Time to go back to school:  In this new economy, a high school education or obtaining a GED is now even more important than ever. istockphoto

LANSING, MI — Attempting to get a GED is a daunting task under the best of circumstances.  Doing so while facing unemployment, lack of adequate housing, child care, or food can be more than most people can overcome.  That’s where downtown Lansing’s Advent House comes in to help level the playing field.

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Movie Review: “The Dark Knight Rises”

Studio: Warner Bros. (2 hrs. 44 mins.)
Plot:   Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham’s finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Cast:   Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rating:  PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
 

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Your Other 8 Hours: How to Invest Your Time and Energy for Maximum Success

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
The greatest insights — those that can have the most profound effect on creating a richer life — are often the most obvious. There are a handful of such truths that can radically transform your perception and be the first steps toward living your best life. The following truth, if recognized and internalized, can lead to a whole new way of looking at the world that will allow you to get the most from it: You have a limited amount of time and energy to invest. 

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Emergency Department Visits Increase 89 Percent During Michigan’s Recent Heat Wave

LANSING, MI — Michigan’s recent heat wave in early July led to many people being medically affected by the heat. During the 10 hottest days of the heat wave, heat-related emergency department (ED) visits increased 89 percent from the previous 10-day period, with 734 ED visits versus 389.

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