April 21, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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Health & Advice

Catch the WAV and Ride Toward a Healthier Future: The Michigan Minority Health Coalition (MMHC)

Rina Risper05 mins

       Heart disease,  Michigan’s number one killer of African-Americans, causes more deaths than the next five leading disease indicators combined; cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality and violence. Approximately 35% of African American females are at risk for heart disease compared to 25% of Caucasians. Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions and is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States.

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Power of the Word 4-25

Rina Risper011 mins

 What a joy to be able to wish you, pray for you and greet you with the words, “A Blessed New Year”! We have been given another gift from God with the opening of a new set of days, hours and minutes to make life better for ourselves and for others.

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Wellness News 4-25

Rina Risper03 mins

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness & Information Day February 7, 2006

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Take Advantage of Higher IRA “Catch-up” Limits

Rina Risper05 mins

 

    Now that it’s 2006, you are one year closer to retirement. Of course, if you are still in your twenties, this milestone may not mean that much to you. But if you are 50 or older, the prospect of actually becoming a retiree looms larger as the years go by. 

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Power of the Word 4-24

Rina Risper011 mins

GOD IS COMMITTED TO US! HOW WILL WE RESPOND?

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Wellness News 4-24

Rina Risper06 mins

STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING THE HOLIDAY BLUES

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Time to Make New Year’s Financial Resolutions

Rina Risper06 mins

     Do you remember any of the New Year’s resolutions you made for 2005? If you don’t, it may not be such a tragedy. After all, you still may have had a good quality of life even if you didn’t get to the gym three times a week, learn a new language or take that gourmet cooking class. On the other hand, you can make a big difference in your future if you make – and keep – financial resolutions for the coming year.

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Power of the Word 4-23

Rina Risper011 mins

  Advent is a season of weariness. Advent is a time of stress. Advent is a time that takes a toll on everybody! Whether we are the ones running about trying to stretch a budget that has no more elasticity in it, or whether we are the ones trying to figure out how to buy something new, fresh and novel for that person who seems to have everything, Advent is that time of the year where we can almost feel the weariness that hovers in the air. 

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Wellness News 4-23

Rina Risper08 mins

  Stress and Concentration

 

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It’s Official: Time to Plan for Retirement

Rina Risper05 mins

 
  Kids won’t stay home from school, the mail won’t stop and the stock market will stay open – and yet, we are in the midst of a national “holiday” of sorts. Specifically, this is National Retirement Planning Week – which means it’s a great time for you to determine how well your retirement planning is going.

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