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One-woman dynamo makes her mark
Monday, October 01, 2007


Career change at 57 opened doors in retirement

Sue Sprague is a great example for someone wanting to make a career change later in life—at the age of 57 she decided to pursue a career in massage therapy and has been interested in the field ever since.



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Could cold weather help sell your house?
Monday, October 01, 2007


Why experts say winter is the smartest selling season and how you can benefit

In the colder winter weather, many homeowners will pull their houses off the market. Others will hunker down until spring before setting the “For Sale” signs out on their front lawns—all due to the longstanding belief that you can’t sell your house in winter.



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Benefit cuts hit Michigan especially hard
Friday, September 07, 2007


Health care plans first on chopping block for many companies

Ford Motor Company is cutting benefits for U.S. salaried employees as it struggles to conserve cash after a $7.2 billion loss so far this year. The company is scaling back health care benefits and raising premiums, according to Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans.



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Labor Day celebrates tradition in Michigan
Friday, September 07, 2007


Picnics and parades abound

Labor Day—to some it signifies the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Still others view it as a welcome reprieve from work. Postal workers don’t deliver mail that day, and many families across the U.S. celebrate it with barbecues and picnics.



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Health costs rising
Friday, September 07, 2007


Many retirees unprepared

When Leroy McKnight of Haslett, Mich. retired as an hourly employee and union officer after more than 30 years with General Motor Corporation, he assumed his retiree health care benefits would be covered. Wishful thinking.



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Looking for options
Friday, September 07, 2007


New plan offers hope for many at retirement community

Bob Sprague, who worked as a plant personnel manager for Chrysler, always knew health care costs would be a major issue for retirees.



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Many retirees giving children the gift of security
Friday, August 10, 2007


According to a recent poll conducted by CBS News, one in five Americans has had the responsibility of caring for an aging parent—by taking them into their homes or paying for their care.

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It takes a village
Friday, August 10, 2007


Retirement community shines inside and out

Imagine a place where a 200,000-gallon pond containing 30 colorful koi fish is surrounded by a lighted pathway and a quaint gazebo—a sprawling utopia of greenery containing more than 16,000 flowers and two herb gardens solely used by an adjoining restaurant.



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What’s a consumer to do?
Friday, August 10, 2007


Developing a sound exit strategy from utility bills

It’s open season on the wallets of homeowners across the nation—and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight when it comes to rising utility and tax bills.



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League of their own
Friday, August 10, 2007


Tennis Club courts fitness, fun for players

Gene Simmons is working on his serve.



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