Five Things We’re Reading

Dec 3, 2024

by Liz Gullett

As MLC’s Communications and Social Media Manager, Liz Gullett keeps clients informed and up-to-date on the goings on in Lansing and the Capitol.

Below are some articles the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

Success Isn’t About Having the Best or Most Original Idea – It’s About Resilience. Here’s How to Build It. – Is forward movement and improvement key to success, not perfection, as we are often told?

Your Brain Doesn’t Have to Decline As You Get Older. Debunking Myths About Aging – Many controllable factors impact aging and our lifespans, which means there are actionable steps we can take to help ourselves as we age and to live longer.

Who is D.B. Cooper? New Evidence May Crack One of America’s Greatest Mysteries – One of the country’s greatest unsolved mysteries might finally have an answer to who was the hijacker.

New York to Implement Congestion Pricing at Lower Rate – It’s no secret that traffic is out of control at times in NYC, the governor has a plan to help reduce traffic in the city during its busiest times.

The 10 Best Books of 2024 –The New York Times released the list of fiction and nonfiction books their staff feel were the best this year.

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