November 27, 2024

The New Citizens Press

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

Rina Risper04 mins

  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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Kiplinger on Travel: What to do if you’re stranded while traveling

Rina Risper06 mins

 

By Cameron Huddleston

Kiplinger
 
Air travelers could be left high – or perhaps it would be better to say low – and dry if a volcano that’s rumbling in Iceland erupts with the magnitude that another one in that country did in 2010.

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DTW Airport Helped Shape Michigan’s Aeronautic  History

Rina Risper07 mins

 

Left: Daniel Mason, Volunteer Historian for the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, has written a book about the history of the airport while maintaining collections.
He also has discharge papers from the National Guard Observation Squadron in 1937, is one of many collections from Mason’s efforts. 
Photos by Rick Garcia

 

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Pacha Mama Tea is Nature’s Miracle Drink

Rina Risper018 mins

 

Left  - Anthony Stein a friend and soon-to-be business partner of William “Chef Nick” Nicklosovich fell in love with the tea when he tried it for the first time, came across the gauyusa  (pronounced gwhy-you-suh) leaf when he was working in the Ecuadorian Amazon.  Right – William “Chef Nick” Nicklosovich, co-owner of Pacha Mama Tea.  Pacha Mama Tea is all natural and is made from only gauyusa leaf, water and lime.
Courtesy photo

 

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Consumers Energy Foundation Supports Farm Award Program

Rina Risper05 mins

 From the Consumers Energy Foundation, Chris Thelen, Lansing Area Manager, and Carolyn Bloodworth, Director of Corporate Giving; from the Historical

 Society of Michigan, Larry Wagenaar, Executive Director, and Kellie Bolster,Centennial Farm Program Coordinator.
 
Photo by Rick Garcia

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Jill on Money: Ten home buying mistakes

Rina Risper08 mins

 

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
  After that nasty weather in the first quarter of the year, the much hoped for housing recovery never quite took hold during the normally vibrant spring buying/selling season. Despite the Polar Vortex, there were other factors that kept a lid on housing buyers, including the fact that tentative buyers were spooked by rising prices, especially in certain hot housing markets. 

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CIA officer Speaks on Personal Branding

Rina Risper05 mins

 

 

 
 
 
By Rick Garcia
 
A unique partnership between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Arab American Women Business Council (AAWBC) was evident as approximately 75 women and a few men gathered for a dinner presentation at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle early June.
 

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Kiplinger on Travel: Why senior travel discounts aren’t always the best deal

Rina Risper06 mins

 

By Cameron Huddleston
Kiplinger
 
Most seniors know that they can take advantage of travel discounts geared specifically toward them for savings on hotels, attractions, rental cars, guided tours and more. But are the special rates for older travelers really that special?

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Island Conference –A Glimpse of Michigan’s Future

Rina Risper07 mins

  By Rick Garcia

 
The 34th Mackinac Policy Conference convened more than 1,500 professionals, government leaders, CEOs and media on the island- a scaled down version of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.  

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