May 4, 2026

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Interpersonal Edge: Identify root of workplace problems

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
 Q. I’m generally overwhelmed by the number of problems I face at work every day. I’ve been to time management classes. I know how to prioritize. I still see no way to actually fix the mountain of issues that face me every Monday morning. Is there some way not to start out behind every day I go to work?

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Your Other 8 Hours: 6 Steps to resolve conflict

Rina Risper09 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Yesterday, a good friend of mine called me in tears. She said she had a very upsetting interaction with someone she had known for many years and didn’t know what to do about it. Our conversation during those first few minutes was dominated by a flurry of emotions.

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Resources Available for Hearing Impairment

Rina Risper07 mins

By Rick Garcia
 
What is it like being Deaf? I can’t really describe the experience to the full extent, but as a young child I experienced a temporary hearing impairment known as Tinnitus, when a neighbor repeatedly fired a gun at close proximity. 

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MSP and LPD Join Forces to Tackle the Bernita White Murder Mystery

Rina Risper09 mins

Left to Right:  Lieutenant Kyle Bowman, Assistant Post Commander at the Michigan State Police Lansing Post and Lansing Police Department’s Captain Daryl Green have partnered to investigate the cold case of Bernita White who was shot and killed at Potter Park Zoo.  TNCP Photo

LANSING, MI  – One of Lansing’s most intriguing cold cases is the murder of Bernita White. It is being reviewed again by a new team of cold case experts. According to Lansing Police Department’s (LPD) Captain Daryl Green, unsolved cases are not re-opened because they are never closed.

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Vitual Tourist: 10 travel tips that are good for the environment

Rina Risper06 mins

A French woman fills a bottle of Evian water to take to her home in Evian, France.
Dallas Morning News
 
 
Saving resources can be a lifestyle at home and abroad. And for those who are just getting started, here are some environmentally friendly things to think about when you travel. In collaboration with staffers from World Wildlife Fund, members and editors of global travel website VirtualTourist have put together 10 tips on how to travel with conservation in mind.

 

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Movie Review: Man of Steel

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:  Warner Bros. (2 hr. 38 min.)
Plot:     A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth.
Cast:     Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburn, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Harry Lennix, Christopher Meloni
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***

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On Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity

Rina Risper012 mins

By Howard T. Spence, 
Eaton County Commissioner
 
Advances in Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity within Eaton County and Delta Township
 
The Board of Trustees of Delta Township, Michigan, is in the process of considering and enacting an ordinance which will make it illegal to discriminate in employment within the township based upon race, color, sex or gender, age, or a number of other demographic characteristics. Of great significance concerning the ordinance which is presently being considered and likely to be enacted is the fact that, for the first time, if the ordinance being discussed is enacted, it will be illegal to discriminate in Delta Township on the basis of sexual orientation.

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Aboutthatcar.com: 2013 Buick Enclave

Rina Risper08 mins

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT, MI – I heard this hissing when I got out of my 2013 Buick Enclave test vehicle. My heart raced faster as I checked around the three-rowed crossover and discovered a chunk of metal or glass stuck in the left rear tire.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 12-12

Rina Risper08 mins

Dear Readers,
 
Where does the time go?  Twelve years later, The New Citizens Press is still here.  We are different and providing the opportunity to get information out to the community and that is so important to us.  We still need to hear from you though.  We get the most interesting inquiries, telephone calls and visitors.  We appreciate any communication that we have with the public.  Every single day, I wish that I was perfect and did not make one mistake but that is a long shot for any business or individual.

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