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E.L.-based résumé service helps students, professionals make first impression

Abby Lubbers
February 5, 2008

Jackie Minkel always asks her clients three questions: Where they’ve been, where they ‘re and where they are going.Minkel’s business began 30 years ago as a typing service for students and eventually evolved into A-1 Resume Service, located above P.T. O’Malley’s, 210 Abbot Road. All along, she had been typing people’s r?sum?s, but when a student asked her to create a r?sum?, Minkel fell in love with the process.

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Winter wonders

Maggie Lillis
February 4, 2008

Jack Frost nips at noses, Mother Nature turns semitrucks into highway toys and Old Man Winter aims to freeze the flip-flop fun — winter in Michigan doesn’t conjure up the warmest memories.

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Battle static, flaky skin with tips from pros

Kelly House
February 4, 2008

The season’s combination of frigid temperatures and dry air usually in synonymous with cracked heels, scaly skin and frizzy hair. And with groundhog Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction last Saturday that spring still is six weeks away, now is an ideal time to winterize your body from head to toe.

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Snow season is cozy, has fun activities

Winter isn’t so bad. In fact, I rather enjoy the season, despite a few shortcomings. I know, snow, ice and minus-10-degree winds aren’t so awesome. Winter isn’t my favorite season, but it still has its charms.

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Let troubled ones know you will listen

I am writing an answer to a question this week that was never asked. Considering the context, it’s a question I’m not sure would’ve been asked. And I do not know if my answer would’ve changed the outcome of what did happen.

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SN style

Liz Kersjes
January 31, 2008

The State News talks to Caroline Dieck, an English and creative writing junior with eccentric style.

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Counter attack

Laura Leebove
January 29, 2008

For then-sophomore Katie Chalifoux, a stop to get snacks for her dorm was a typical event after an early dinner with her family. It was 4 p.m. when Chalifoux decided to leave the restaurant early to go to the grocery store. She parked her car five spaces from the entrance and returned to find a van stopped next to the driver’s side door.

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Freshman fifteen Q's

College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and her perspective on her new frontier.

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Be green-friendly while grocery shopping

Liz Kersjes
January 28, 2008

For the environmentally minded shopper, walking down the supermarket aisle can seem morally conflicting or confusing. But with a few guidelines and suggestions, you can make the best grocery shopping decisions for yourself, your wallet and the earth.