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Get Started on Your Small Business Website

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago09 mins

By Ray Mitchell

In the wake of COVID-19 economy, businesses that previously got along without having an online presence, or one that was limited to a Facebook or Instagram page, began looking for ways to get online and get online quickly. A website of your own gives your business control of your message and provides new opportunities to reach more customers.

Excuse me, Are you Listening? If you have a skill, offer to help with schooling.

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Rina Risper, President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press

Dear Readers,

Most of our readers have been supporting for a long time. I am so happy to announce that I have two children in college.

Lighting Up Lansing – One Smile at a Time

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago01 mins

Grace Carras is a spoken word poet from Michigan.

MDHHS to Begin Posting School Outbreak Information; Includes School Names and Case Numbers

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago04 mins

LANSING, MI — Recently, in an effort to provide accurate and timely information about COVID-19 in Michigan schools, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will begin reporting outbreak information by school building.

Michael B. Jordan Honors Chadwick Boseman: ‘I’m Dedicating the Rest of My Days to Live the Way You Did’

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago08 mins

Chadwick Boseman during arrivals at the 91st Academy Awards on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. CREDIT: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

America’s Test Kitchen Recipe: Salmon

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago07 mins

The key to perfect pan-seared salmon is doing less, not more

By America’s Test Kitchen, Tribune Content Agency

America’s Test Kitchen

Pan-searing salmon sounds straightforward: Just add a little oil to a nonstick pan, get it good and hot, season a couple of fillets, and cook them until they're cooked through and nicely browned on the exterior but still pink on the inside, right?

Pet World: Give cats space they need to adjust to new home

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago08 mins

Photo by Khanh Nguyen

By Cathy M. Rosenthal, Tribune Content Agency

Dear Cathy,

We adopted a two-year-old cat. She was captured as a stray and spayed. She is very social with people. We were told she “hates” other cats but is okay with dogs. We have a 13-year-old male dog who is totally complacent about everything. The cat has started to lay her ears back, meow annoyance, and chase him from wherever she doesn't wish him to be. Thus far, our corrections have been clapping hands with a displeased tone of voice. She will exit the situation but will repeat the behavior later. I've also sprayed pheromones around sleeping areas and tried calming cat treats.

Interpersonal Edge: Stopping the cycle of abuse

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q: I've been watching the news on the Floyd demonstrations to protest the death of the African American man. I'm both heartbroken and afraid of what is happening. I don't see how more violence in words or behavior creates change. In your work inside companies what do you see that breaks the cycle of verbal or physical abuse between perpetrator and victim?

News Spotlight: Suspect Arrested in Fire That Killed Three People

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago02 mins

The Lansing Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire located at 1450 Elizabeth Street at 11:45PM on September 3, 2020.

Photo of Abbieana Reneka-Cameilla Williams

COVID-19 surge prompts self-quarantine recommendation for all local MSU students

Rina Risper6 years ago5 years ago05 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — At least 342 people affiliated with Michigan State University have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) since August 24. The health department strongly recommends all local MSU students self-quarantine immediately to contain the outbreak.

Nearly 19 Million Eggs Recalled Over Possible Salmonella Contamination; Michigan Not Currently Impacted

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Launches Planning for Fifth Annual Gun Buyback, Highlights Policy Victory on Weapon Destruction

“He Wouldn’t Have Left His Kids”: Former Wife Still Searching for Answers in Danny Tamez’s Unsolved 2018 Homicide