September 25, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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Lansing Community College Ranked #1 in Michigan

Rina Risper04 mins

  LANSING, MI — Lansing Community College (LCC) is making lists, receiving awards, and being featured as a leading resource and contributor to higher education and community by local, regional and national organizations.

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College: Navigating the Steps to Post-Secondary Education

Rina Risper06 mins

 

Photo by Kenn W. Kiser

By Michele Strasz, Capital Area College Access Network, www.capitalareacan.org 

 
The Capital Area College Access Network (CapCAN) is dedicated to increasing college attainment in our community.

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Excuse me, are you listening?

Rina Risper07 mins

  Dear Readers,

 
Ever since 9th grade, my daughter has gone on a college tour with other students from the Greater Lansing Area.  She is now in 10th grade and has become very accustomed to being in high school.  The older the children get, the more exhausting it becomes juggling the things they want to do with the things you want to do. 

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Jill on Money: Don’t let workplace benefits go to waste

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
 Like most Americans, you're probably weighing options in the open enrollment period for insurance and other workplace benefits. Like most people, you will probably default to what you did last year. That's a shame, because spending some time with your various plan options can help you save money and take advantage of your company's buying power.
 

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Interpersonal Edge: Holiday etiquette in the workplace

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. My office always enjoys the holiday season and celebrates them all. We've hired a lot of diverse people over the last six months. Some of our new employees are offended by Halloween (devil worship?), others are offended by Christmas celebrations and some think Thanksgiving is politically incorrect. How do you navigate these differences while still celebrating the holidays important to many of us? 

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When dictators die, stability reigns

Rina Risper03 mins

  EAST LANSING, MI —   A dictator’s death rarely leads to regime change, according to a new study that comes as a fifth of the world’s authoritarian rulers are at least 70 years old and in various stages of declining health.

 

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Mobs are, sometimes, good

Rina Risper05 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Submitting to mob mentality is always a risky endeavor, for humans or hyenas. A new Michigan State University study focusing on the latter, though, shows that when it comes to battling for food, mobbing can be beneficial.

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