August 20, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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SCAM ALERT: Some Degree Programs are not FULLY Accredited

Rina Risper09 mins

  By George White

New America Media
 
Federal law enforcement agencies and their state-based watchdog partners are stepping up efforts to protect the integrity of academic degrees by shutting down education programs that are not fully accredited. They’re also cracking down on alleged degree-for-fee scams that help some enrollees commit fraud or that saddle unsuspecting students with worthless diplomas. 

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Movie: The Purge: Election Year

Rina Risper06 mins

  Studio:  Universal Pictures (105 min.)

Plot:  A group of unlikely allies band together to protect a senator on Purge night.

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The Keyzer Chronicles!: Why Black Lives Matter

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Aleshia Keyzer

 
I’m surprised my tongue is still attached after how hard I have been biting it this past week. When events occur that rock the nation, such as the events that have taken place this past week, I plead with myself to stay off of social media. 

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THE KID’S DOCTOR: Parents can help teens deal with stress

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com
 
  If you have a teenager, you’ve probably heard the words, “I’m stressed out!” on a regular basis. I don’t remember ever saying this as a teen, but I’m sure there must have been some version of that saying in the air, although stress wasn’t much of an issue when I was growing up. 

 

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Excuse me, are you listening?

Rina Risper07 mins

 

Dear Readers,

Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies.  My mother had a garden at our home on Long Island.  It was one of her many projects after leaving the concrete and asphalt of Brooklyn, NY.

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The 10th Anniversary “Poetry in the City” is Set For July 14th

Rina Risper05 mins

 Featured poets:

Top: East Lansing High School student, Aaliyah Buell
 
Bottom:  Poet, singer and 
performer, Rosemarie Wilson “One Single Rose”,  from Detroit. 
 
Courtesy photos
 
Day: Thursday, July 14
Time: 7-9 pm
Where: Capitol steps (Lansing, MI)
 
You can listen or read. Sign up at the event.  No offensive 
language.  Bring a blanket or a lawn chair. For more information, call 517-372-8466.

 

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Nobody’s Perfect, But That Doesn’t Mean Your Credit Can’t Be!

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Porsche Miles Grant
 
You may be wondering if it’s possible to get a perfect credit score, and how many people actually have perfect credit. However, it is not impossible to obtain a perfect credit score.

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