We constantly hear about how online shopping is making things simpler for everyone, and how shopping local is almost passe.
For those uber shoppers -- young women -- that is definitely not so.
How do I know this? Well, I only need to ask the experts at Teen Vogue.
An honorary doctorate being awarded by Michigan State University to Washington Post columnist George Will at MSU's fall commencement ceremonies is the focal point of protests in East Lansing today.
More than 800 people had RSVP'd and were expected this morning for protests that were also held earlier this week, according to organizers.
The ignitor is that the protests organizers say Will, who taug
West Michigan is constantly receiving recognition for all it has to offer.
Great schools, festivals, housing, health care, and more make the list.
None of it would be possible without all of the great people.
Grand Rapids Business Journal is taking time to recognize some of those people with their list of "The 50 Most Influential Women In West Michigan".
Research conducted recently show that obese, white, women, are less likely than normal-weight white women or blacks of any weight or gender to seek potentially life-saving colon cancer screenings. The reluctance on their part is particularly serious because obesity is associated with a higher risk for colon cancer and an increased risk of death from the disease...
Someone shared this video with me on my Facebook page. It's three minutes long and while it is humorous you may see a little bit of yourself in it.
Roughly 50% of women realize that they are having a heart attack. The symptoms vary from men's symptoms, so while you think you know what to look for, think again...
Heather Locklear and Demi Moore have been in the news recently. Hospitalized for a number of fictitious reasons but the vouyeristic public can see some of the real reasons bubbling to the surface. All one has to do is look at Demi Moore's gaunt appearance to know she is fighting some sort of eating disorder...
I love this story! Stephen Hawking may be a physicist who thinks about how the universe came to be from "nothingness", he contemplates living with this degenerative disease of his for a number of years. But there is one thing that still mystifies him and makes him look like every other man in the universe...
If you're a woman this should come as no surprise to you! Men are getting more than two thirds of the jobs as our economy enters into the recovery stages. One reason for this might be that many men are showing up in jobs that were predominatly female dominated, retail being one of them...
It's a remarkable development. On the eve of upcoming elections, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has announced that women will be given a voice in Saudi politics - but not just yet.
If you think The Smurfs might be a good movie to see with the kids, you're not alone. Sony's The Smurfs - a movie about little blue forest pixies - was the top movie over the weekend, tying with Universal's Cowboys and Aliens for the top of the heap in ticket sales.
Now more than ever, women are showing off their skills in the formerly male-dominated world of video games.
The trend seems to be partially fueled by the recent increase in the popularity of interactive social media, but other factors come into play as well.