Perspective by Melik

     

     

     

    Life is a drag isn’t it, getting up every morning to go to work? Or for your second and third shifters you have the added pressure of your schedule being not quite like everyone else’s in your world. You probably work at a job that you don’t mind but it’s not really a dream job is it? On top of that if you have kids you have the added pressure of dealing with that 25/8. You love them but you had no idea it was going to be so taxing some times.

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    Excuse me, are you Listening? 7-11

    When we saw each other we just smiled.  The last time I saw her was in May.  I spoke to her briefly on the telephone several times but never met her in person.  She works at an organization that helps children who are in the worst situations.  How could we ever forget the children in our community?  We can write about the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina but what about the children who don’t have the same type of parents that you’re to your own children. 

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    Do you have an opinion? 7-11

    We would love to hear your thoughts about our articles.  Letters, e-mail and photos should include your name, address, and daytime and evening phone numbers.  Letters may be edited for length and clarity; photographs can only be returned with a self-addressed stamped envelope.  Address : The New Citizens Press, Opinions, PO Box 19006, Lansing, MI 48901; or e-mail us at tncp@comcast.net.
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      Plain Talk 7-11

      I hope that all of the fathers and surrogate fathers had a Happy Father’s Day.  I’ve 3 beautiful children ages 16, 7 and 5 that I love very much.  There are few things that are more important to me than being a good father.  I take that job very seriously and believe it’s a privilege.

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      As I See It? 7-11

      Who Asked Us? Incarcerated Young People on the Drop Out Crisis

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      Book Reveiw 7-11

       

       

       

       

       

      Congo
      By Hugo Daems
      ISBN:  978-1-4343-2116-9
      Publisher:  AuthorHouse
      Available:  Bookstores everywhere

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      Blackflix Movie News Presents: Clockers

      Studio: Universal (2 hr. 9. min.)
      Plot:   Spike Lee’s atmospheric murder mystery involving two brothers living in a Brooklyn housing project.
      Cast: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer
      Rating:    R
      Bottom Line:   ****

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      Wellness News 7-11

      DIABETES AND YOUR FEET

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      Teen Talk 7-11

      Recently, I graduated from high school. As you know, walking at graduation is one of the most memorable experiences in your life.

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      Part II – Weighing Justice in America: Is there equality for the rich and the poor?

      When Walter Swift was freed after being wrongly imprisoned for 26 years he told the crowd that he feels like a bird has been let out of a cage.  He is shown with lawyers from the Innocence Project, a group that works to free those who are wrongly imprisoned.  Courtesy Photo

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