Dr. Laura Ganger
Ganger Dermatology
Healthy tips for healthy skin
I often get asked, in various ways, the following question: “What are the two or three best things I can do that would make the most impact on my skin?” People lead very busy lives, and their time, money and …
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Valerie Dockter
Care Response
The story numbers tell
I love data, or more accurately, I love the stories numbers tell. Consistently, within a percentage point or two, 73 percent of our initial inquiries for home care have been made by an adult child – primarily by daughters. There …
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Martin Cobb
Financial Management Consulting
Budgeting basics
Many small business owners avoid budgeting altogether as they often perceive it as a restrictive device that locks them into something, and then punishes them if they don’t adhere to it. However, for those who can keep an open mind, …
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Jeff Steinbach
Service Manager at Briarwood Ford in Saline
Spruce up your ride before it gets hot
As the weather improves, now is the time to wash away the remnants of winter and take care of some vehicle maintenance. In many parts of the country, plenty of salt, sand or gravel covers roadways during the colder months, …
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Dr. Amanda Childress
Doctor of Pharmacy and Advanced Nutrition Response Testing practitioner
Five tips for sleeping like a baby
One of the most important things you can do for your health is to get plenty of good quality sleep. But what can you do if you have difficulty sleeping? Here are five simple (and non-prescription) tips to help you get …
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Paul Messiter
Senior Investment Advisor
Steps to smarter financial decisions
When making financial decisions, do you always use rational, conscious thinking? New tools like PET scans and fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) have given neuroscientists an unprecedented view of the brain. And now their research is prompting psychologists to consider …
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Carol Parks
Business Consultant
The ridiculously inexpensive magic of direct mail letters
Expensive… The widely held misconception of nearly every marketer or CEO at the mere suggestion of the words “direct mail.” But not so fast… When compared with other forms of advertising (newspaper, radio, TV, billboards…), direct mail’s glaring advantage is …
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Jeff Roth
Your Listing Agent, Real Estate One
Should I jump into the housing market this spring?
As of April 2013, Michigan is still a leader in the housing recovery. There is pent up demand by buyers and a shortage of homes for sale. Consequently, for many sellers, the value of their home has risen to the …
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Melissa Mueller
Vis-a-Vis Skin Spa & Bodywork
Want to know the best anti-aging product on the market?
Every month there is a new designer ingredient that promises to help magically erase the signs of aging. There is one product in particular that stands far and above all others in the anti-aging realm, and I bet you already …
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Scott McElrath
Dangerous Architects
Should you trust an architect who can’t swing a hammer?
In a similar vein, would you trust an accountant who has trouble with arithmetic? Or a doctor who fumbles with needles? Architects tend to be hands-on professionals who, many times, need to visualize, create, draw and problem solve while helping …
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Peggy Galimberti
Program Director
Ele’s Place balloon release
Ele’s Place, a healing center for grieving children, provides grief support to children and families who have experienced the death of a family member or close friend. Our primary program is ongoing, peer support groups for grieving children ages 3–18 …
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Doug Selby
Meadowlark Builders
Home Energy Assessments 101 – What are they and why should I care?
Back when Meadowlark Builders was a new company, home energy raters were almost exclusively independent, and never did the work that they would recommend on fixing homes. We used these raters to help us develop a profile of the homes …
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