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Sandwich Generation-An Unavoidable Meal

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Rick Garcia

I grew up having my elders around the house. In those days, everything evolved around our “Abuela,” “Lola” or the old white-haired matriarch who took care of us when our parents were working. She was the after-school program and daycare with the benefits and perks of home and warm, loving hugs.

Retire Smart: Letters from readers

Rina Risper13 years ago08 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Media Services

Time to clean out the inbox and answer the most frequently asked reader questions!

Q. I’m 43 and have just changed jobs. I have approximately $10,000 in my old 401(k) and I am not sure what to do with it. Help! – Dana

Your Other 8 Hours: Why You’re Stuck: Change Your Path to Change Your Life

Rina Risper13 years ago07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services

I’m a little embarrassed. Over the weekend, I dug into a fantastic book titled “Handbook of Motivation Science,” and I had an epiphany.

Two Suspects Nabbed in Home Invasion Call

Rina Risper13 years ago03 mins

Right: Colton Anderson and Left: Alan Marshall

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at approximately 1:00 a.m. Lansing Police Officers responded to a residence in the 800 block of Vine St. in regards to a Home Invasion in progress. The caller/home resident informed dispatch that several male subjects forcibly entered the house with weapons. Anderson and Marshall have hearings scheduled in 54-A District court in front of Judge Deluca.

Local Food Conference Stirs Community

Rina Risper13 years ago09 mins

Top: Participants meet and greet between sessions at the Everybody Eats 2.0: Food democracy session at Trinity Church. Bottom: Children painted slogans and art during the conference.

Photos by Belinda Thurston

By Belinda Thurston

A karate dojo in Flint started a garden. It created job opportunities for teens and fresh produce in a post-industrial desert.

The Onion’s Big Fail, And What It Demands Of Us

Rina Risper13 years ago09 mins

In 2013, Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest person ever to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012). She is also the first Academy Award nominee who was born in the 21st century. She will be playing the role of orphan Annie in an African-American film version.

March is National Reading Month

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Rick Garcia

If I could go far back to the very first book I opened, it was a used tattered hardcover called “Smudge.” I was four or five and my older sister read aloud as I followed the colorful “smear”

illustrations of a brave black kitten and her siblings who were off to adventurous mischief.

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: GINGERBREAD CAKE

Rina Risper13 years ago02 mins

Try It!

Movie Review: “Snitch”

Rina Risper13 years ago03 mins

Studio: Summit Entertainment (1hr. 52 min.)

Plot: A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Michael K. Williams, Benjamin Bratt, Rafi Gavron, Harold Perrineau

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: ***

Your Other 8 Hours: Is selfishness the solution to our country’s problems?

Rina Risper13 years ago08 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services

We’ve got problems. Our economy has stagnated; unemployment is high; we have an almost inconceivable amount of national debt; and our elected officials are fighting among themselves. What we need are some good solutions. What’s to blame for this mess?