Will Ferguson Be a Tipping Point for Black Youth Voter Turnout?

  By  Khalil Abdullah 

New America Media
 
WASHINGTON, DC — A week before National Voter Registration, Tuesday, September 23, civil rights leaders  hope to increase African American youth voter turnout by citing the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a city where only 12 percent of registered voters turned out to vote in the last city council elections. 

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We Remember: Mary Lou Pittman

 Above:  (L-R)  President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press and Mary Lou Pittman at a Men Making a Difference (MMAD) fundraiser at Riverfront Apartments.  Mary Lou will be missed by many. TNCP Photo

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SINAS DRAMIS ATTORNEYS HONORED BY BEST LAWYERS

  The Lansing- based Sinas Dramis Law Firm, which has only 12 lawyers, was honored to have five of its attorneys included in the most recent publication of The Best Lawyers in America.  

 

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Museum Links Michigan War Efforts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above: The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the  stories of Michigan citizens who served and sacrificed, here and abroad , from WWI to the present

Photo by Rick Garcia

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QP Voices: ‘Finding Your Roots’ with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

 

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the past of well known people and their ancestry on PBS.  Left: Author Stephen King

 

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Michigan Apples Taste Better Geographic factors contribute to superior taste from Michigan-grown apples

  LANSING, MI —With the majority of Michigan’s apple growing region located along the coast of Lake Michigan, it is clear that proximity to the Great Lakes makes a difference in producing high-quality, flavorful apples.

 

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Interpersonal Edge: Sharing your feelings won’t boost your effectiveness at work

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

 

  Q. I’ve been through quite a bit of therapy, and I believe it is important for me to be honest with my feelings at work. The other day I told a coworker he was hurting my feelings, and he just got mad. Isn’t the point of mental health to know how you feel? Is there a way to talk about my feelings that doesn’t make my situation worse?

 

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Jill on Money: Will sizzling summer lead to a September swoon for stocks?

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
So much for the summer doldrums! August 2014 was the best August for stocks in 14 years. The Dow gained 3.6 percent on the month to 17,098; the S&P 500 took out the psychologically important 2,000 level, rising 3.8 percent to 2003.

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The Kid’s Doctor: White patches on a child’s skin could be vitiligo

  By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

 
 
  I recently saw a 10-year-old patient for her routine physical. One of her mother’s concerns was that her daughter had “white patches” under both arms. Once I examined her, I told her mother that the “white patches” were actually due to Vitiligo, an acquired disorder of pigment loss.

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