September 16, 2026

The New Citizens Press

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Rina Risper

Excuse me, are you listening? 11-9

Rina Risper08 mins

Dear Readers, 
 
I am only assuming that I am not the only one who has a deep appreciation for the arts.
 
As I look back on my early education growing up in New York, I can always remember the painting projects, museum trips, dance classes and school plays that help shaped my future.

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Virtual Tourist: Five Great Non-Art Museums

Rina Risper06 mins

Orchard Street Tenement Façade.
 
The Tenement Museum preserves and interprets the history of
immigration through the personal experiences of the generations of newcomers who settled in and built lives on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, America’s iconic immigrant neighborhood
 
Photo by Keiko Niwa

 
 
Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York City, N.Y.
 
Although Ellis Island reveals that immigrants’ hardships continued upon arriving in America, few museums or landmarks illustrate the plight of immigrants in major metropolitan cities. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is such a place.

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Ask Tamara: My Kids Are at Each Other’s Throats!

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Tamara:
 
I have two children (ages 9 and 11) and they fuss and fight over everything. It is driving me crazy! I am tired of having to referee and tired of trying to get to the bottom of who’s right and who’s wrong. What can I do to stop my kids from fighting?
 
Referee

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Your Other 8 Hours: Five Rules to Reduce Risk When Starting a Business in the Other 8 Hours

Rina Risper07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services
 
I have a metal paperweight on my desk with the inscription, “What would you do if you could not fail?” It’s a nice ornament with a feel-good message, but it’s completely wrong and dangerous. Anybody can fail at anything. If you start a new venture without first thinking about and limiting risks, you can put your finances and, worse yet, your relationships in jeopardy. What starts as a way to build a dream life during the other eight hours, become your own boss or make a fortune can turn into a nightmare if you don’t limit your risk.

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The Kid’s Doctor: Remember, Drowning Is Silent

Rina Risper07 mins

Keep your children safe around water this summer.  
 
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
  In the summer, many families create memories and cool down at the beach, lake, or pool. Of course, the main concern is fun, but the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of water is safety. 
 
  Knowing that over 900 children between the ages of 1 and 14 drown each year, a discussion of water safety procedures is a necessary part of summer routines. Astoundingly, reports show that 9 out of 10 children who drown are under supervision.

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Interpersonal EDGE: When the Body Talks, Listen!

Rina Risper05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. How does nonverbal communication fit into the workplace? Is there a way to understand what people say with their bodies at work?

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Retire Smart: New disclosure rules to pull back the veil on 401(k) fees

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
How much does your 401(k) plan cost you? For many retirement plan participants, the answer has been elusive, until now. 
 
The U.S. Labor Department has finally said enough is enough and will impose rules beginning on July 1 that will require 401(k) administrators, like mutual funds and insurance companies, to disclose the fees they are charging to run retirement plans. This is good news for the three-decades-old 401(k) plan, which now accounts for $4.3 trillion of retirement savings.
 

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News Spotlight: Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam rolls into East Lansing early with festive bus tour

Rina Risper02 mins

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public invited to visit the tour bus at several locations May 17 – 22

 
Quidam performances May 23 -27 at the Breslin Student Events Center
 
East Lansing, – In anticipation of the upcoming performances of Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam, a one-of-kind tour bus will visit East Lansing from May 17 – 22. Quidam will perform from May 23 – 27 at the Breslin Student Events Center. Tickets are available at www.cirquedusoleil.com/quidam or 1-800-968-2737.

 

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Lansing Marches During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Keep the P.E.A.C.E. & Stop the Silence

Rina Risper08 mins

Take Back the Streets: Supporters of the peace movement march together to bring awareness to neighborhoods impacted by
violence. TNCP photo

 

Dalia Garza (left) and Vivian Bodiford (right) speak about Miranda Garza and James Jones III, who were engaged to be married.  They were victims of a double homicide in 2008. TNCP photo

Peace Rally held to stop violence in Lansing during “National Crime Victim’s Rights” Week

By Nadine Defensor

 

LANSING, MI — About 273 people gathered and participated at the  “Keep the P.E.A.C.E. & Stop the Silence” march on Saturday, April 28th to bring awareness to the violent crimes impacting the Greater Lansing community.

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Latino Fraternity Gives Back to the Community

Rina Risper06 mins

Kids’ Festival, a yearly event when children take a field day to MSU and enjoy a day of fun and educational activities.
Courtesy Photos

By Nadine Defensor

 
Popular culture often depicts fraternities in an unfavorable light, by showing them to be heavily oriented towards partying and trouble-making activities.  Although certain stereotypes about them may be true, fraternities, in fact, are instrumental to helping their communities through service projects and volunteering, while also establishing a close-knit companionship amongst their members.
 
Phi Chapter of the Phi Iota Alpha Latino Fraternity of Michigan State University (MSU) serves as an exemplary brotherhood that shows admirable commitment to helping their community. 

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