May 5, 2026

The New Citizens Press

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Rina Risper

Interpersonal Edge: the path to big-time career success starts with small achievements

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 By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q: When I look at the long list of tasks to do before I can get ahead in my job this year, I feel discouraged. When I look at people I admire, I simply can’t understand how they accomplished all they did to end up so successful. Is there a strategy you teach clients to achieve great things when they’re overwhelmed by the number of steps to the goal?

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Jill on Money: Social Security at 80: A pillar of economic security for Americans

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
  In August 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed The Social Security Act, establishing a national plan to provide economic security for the nation’s workers. The program’s 80th anniversary is a good time to review the popular safety net.

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The Kid’s Doctor: Stay vigilant to survive tick season

Rina Risper06 mins

 If you find a tick, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the head of the tick as close to the skin as possible, then slowly pull it out.  Photo by fotolia 

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Excuse me, are you listening? 14-18

Rina Risper07 mins

 

Photo: Rina Risper, President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press

Dear Readers,

 
School has started for all students in Michigan.  My daughter has started high school.  I remember when she was born and how excited I was.  It is a production week and I can hardly keep my hands on the keyboard as I multitask.

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REFLECTIONS: My trip to South Africa

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By Erica N. Williams

TNCP Community Writer
 
South Africa 2015
 
This summer I had the honor of taking a once and a lifetime trip to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Soweto South Africa. This six-week transformative journey through a country which just 21 years ago was plagued by apartheid, proved to be a “rekindling of the flame” experience for me. 

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TAX SOLUTIONS: IRS is Hacked

Rina Risper04 mins

 

By A.J. Gross
 
Earlier in the year, the IRS said identity thieves stole tax return information from 114,000 taxpayers.   The IRS has since said the number of taxpayers affected was actually 220,000.

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Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy Takes Education to the Next Level

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By Deborah M. Walker and TNCP Staff
  
With so many schools allowing enrollment of students outside of their districts and specialized curriculums, from math and science to arts and performance, it is becoming the norm that parents have so many educational opportunities to choose from.
 

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The Kid’s Doctor: Stay vigilant to survive tick season

Rina Risper06 mins

  If you find a tick, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the head of the tick as close to the skin as possible, then slowly pull it out.  Photo by fotolia 

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Travel: Tempt Your Taste Buds in West Michigan

Rina Risper042 mins

 

Henderson Castle has become one of the most popular restaurants in Kalamazoo.  Built in 1895, it is on a steep hill and overlooks the downtown area.  

 

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