October 16, 2025

The New Citizens Press

News For, By and About People

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Lighting Up Lansing – One Smile at a Time

Rina Risper01 mins

                                                                 This is a happy family: Jeremy 

Deanda, Santo Deanda and Selina Terry took this photo at Binder Park Zoo.  Jeremy recently popped the question and she said, “YES!”  The couple plan to marry in 2021.

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Excuse me, Are you Listening? We will be talking about 2020 for a long time!

Rina Risper03 mins

 Dear Readers,

 
It seems as though 2020 has lasted for two years already.  Is that even possible in late August or early September?  With the amount of sleepless nights and no end to the novel Coronavirus, we still remain more stressed than ever.  Who would have ever thought that the idea of wearing a mask would cause so much controversy? 

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VIDEOVIEW

Rina Risper011 mins

 By Jay Bobbin

Tribune Content Agency
 
Ratings for each film begin with a “star’’ rating — one star meaning “poor,’’ four meaning “excellent’’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below. 
 
 
“THE OUTSIDER: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON’’: It might seem impossible for someone to be in two places at the same time — including a murder scene — unless Stephen King is involved.

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America’s Test Kitchen Recipe: Thai Beef Salad

Rina Risper08 mins

 

 This bright, balanced Thai grilled-beef salad will be your new favorite summer salad. 

By America’s Test Kitchen, Tribune Content Agency
America’s Test Kitchen

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SELF CARE = SELF LOVE

Rina Risper07 mins

 

Taking deep breaths help you relax. 

Photo by Oluremi Adebayo

By Jennifer Benson 

 
How do we self care these days when 2020 has changed our lives? Let me count the ways…. 

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The Plant Professionals: I am bringing my plants in from outside. Is there anything I should be doing?

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Kathy Valentine

 
As   summer fades and fall approaches, many an indoor plant collector begins thinking about the process of acclimating plants back into the lower light of indoors. All those lovely bright green specimens that have been out on the deck or under the pergola must come indoors before the temperatures swoop down into the frost zone. A little preparation will make the transition successful. 

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Jill on Money: Halftime for pandemic recovery

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
COVID-19 started as a health pandemic and then became a financial pandemic — now the two are intertwined. Let’s start with the big picture on where things stand and then we can get to your action plan for the second half of the year.

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Interpersonal Edge: Dealing with change burn out

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
Q: I’m dragging myself through my home work day lately, fantasizing about beach vacations, and generally exhausted. I’ve been tired before but this is different. I’m burnt out worrying about COVID-19, the protests, finances, government, and the economy. Why am I so tired, am I just a change wimp, and how can I handle my burn out better?
 

 

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Action Needed for Social Security Beneficiaries with Dependents and Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payment

Rina Risper03 mins

 “Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon.  People receiving benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes, and have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual payment. 

 

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