January 10, 2025

The New Citizens Press

News For, By and About People

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me2u – 9-19 – Plate

Rina Risper07 mins

 

 
By Melik
 
I have never been to prison. I have never spent a long stint in jail. I have never been in a position where I was starving. I have had times in my life when my cabinets were almost bare but have always managed to get at least a couple of meager meals in a day. So I can’t tell you where protecting my food comes from. I do not like to share. Maybe it is a germ factor. I do not like it when others put their DNA filled fork on to my plate. I figure if I am not in a kissing relationship with you I do not want to use food as a cootie sharing medium.

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Fast Facts – 9-19- Science Fairs

Rina Risper04 mins

 

 

 

 

By Carol Grund
CADL

For many years, science fairs have been part of the school curriculum, especially in elementary schools. They offer a chance for students to learn about a particular topic in science or engineering that they are excited about, and to share it with other students and family members.

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Local Non-Profit Helps Artists Connect with Entertainment Industry Professionals

Rina Risper06 mins

 

 

LANSING, MI — Getting into the entertainment industry is more than just making beats and knowing how to play an instrument or sing. 

According to an article in www.ehow.com there are different methods for breaking into show business and taking steps to creating a successful career.  They suggest that performers acquire knowledge. They add that before you can step off into any business, you must know the requirements of that business. Many people fail to get even the most beginning knowledge about the entertainment business before they run headlong into it.

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Retire Smart: The New Retirement Plan: Watch the Expense Side of the Equation

Rina Risper09 mins

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services

How much will you need to live on in retirement? You’ll often hear the big financial services companies offer this rule of thumb: Plan to replace 80 percent of your working income in retirement.

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On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews: Joe’s Bakery and Coffee Shop

Rina Risper05 mins

2305 East 7th Street
Austin, TX 78702-3427
512.472.0017
Tues. – Sun.: 6:30am-3pm
 
Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop is a family business serving Austin since 1962.  The Avila family celebrates the traditions of the Mexican American culture from the food they serve and many patrons enjoy the recipes that they have been serving over the years.

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Retire Smart: To Understand Your 401K Plan, Just Focus on the Fees

Rina Risper09 mins

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services

If you’ve spent hours analyzing the investment strategies of the mutual funds in your retirement portfolio, here’s some bad news: You could have saved a lot of time just focusing on the fees.

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As I See It: Minorities in Agriculture

Rina Risper010 mins

Shakara Tyler is a Penn State University senior majoring in Agricultural Sciences with two minors in Agricultural Communications and Law and Liberal Arts. During the summer of 2010 she was a research scholar at Michigan State University in the Summer Research Opportunities Program.

She writes about the plight of minorities in agriculture.

 

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Father of Slain Child Vows: “My Daughter Will Not Be Forgotten”

Rina Risper015 mins

Top Left:  Amaia Edmond 7-years-old, Wexford Montessori
student died onJuly 23, shows her dazzling personality on Easter Sunday, which was on April 4th in 2010.  Courtesy photo.

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One Year Later, The Murder of James Lauderdale III is Still Unsolved

Rina Risper05 mins

LANSING, MI — Jackie Summerville lovingly picked up her grandchild, Kyla Lauderdale and grazed her lips across her chubby cheek. Jackie lamented that she had been through enough this past year and was grateful for the opportunity to cherish one kiss from the 1-year-old.

 

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Former Lansing Teacher and Michigan Army National Guard Soldier selected to attend United States Army War College

Rina Risper06 mins

 Lieutenant Colonel Shawn A. Harris, of Kentwood, Michigan, is among the chosen few to pursue this dream of elite Soldiers. In August 2010, Harris will report to the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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