October 31, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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THE KID’S DOCTOR: Early talkers are few but mighty

Rina Risper05 mins

 

 

There are few children who are speaking in full sentences by the time they are 18 to 24 months.
Photo by fotolia.com.
 
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
Is your child a precocious talker? Most children start to acquire words around 12 to 15 months, but that means five to 10 words and building. By the time children are 18 months old, they are often mimicking when you ask them to say a word, and some are putting two words together. 

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Jill on Money: Onus is on students, parents to nail down college costs

Rina Risper06 mins

 

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
College acceptances are in, and now the hard part: figuring out how to pay for it! With the cost of tuition, fees, room and board at public four-year colleges running around $20,000 – and up to $70,000 for some elite private schools – how can families foot the steep education bill?

 

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Girl Scout Collects Boxes of Cookies to Donate to the Homeless Angels

Rina Risper04 mins

 

 Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan was formed in 2008 when 7 councils merged to one.

 
 
The cookie program is great for girls and it is in most cases girls 
introduction to financial 
literacy.  
 
The skills the girls gain are:
 
Business ethics
Goal setting
Money management
People skills
Decision making
 
These are skills that prepare them for adulthood and prepare them to be tomorrow leaders.
 
Courtesy photo 
 
Mike Karl and Leyliana Moreno.  Leyliana collected 132 boxes to be donated to the Homeless Angels.  

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Making An Impact On Students From Kindergarten to College

Rina Risper07 mins

  By Jeannine Belton Williams

 
The purpose of this article is to inspire, encourage and to challenge educators, parents and community members to continue to advocate for students to ensure their academic, social and personal success!  

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Jill on Money: Free trade: Good or bad for America?

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
There has been a lot of trash talk about U.S. trade policy this political season. Candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have led the rallying cries about how trade deals have killed U.S. jobs and upended the economy, which is a great way to incite disgruntled voters. However, as always, the facts are a bit murkier. 
 

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Interpersonal Edge: If you run yourself ragged, don’t expect gratitude

Rina Risper07 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. I try really, really hard to be good at my job. I work late, work extra and always go the extra mile. I get really upset when customers get mad at me anyway. Recently, a customer made a big stink after I bent over backwards to help her. I felt so unappreciated. I keep obsessing about what she said about me and worried about my reputation. How can you handle negative reviews when you try so hard to do it right?

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Movie Review: “Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice”

Rina Risper06 mins

 Studio:  Warner Bros. Pictures (2 hr. 31min.)

Plot: Batman takes on Superman while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs.
Cast:  Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Holly Hunter
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:    **

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Architect Zaha Hadid’s Death is a Global Loss for Architecture

Rina Risper08 mins

 Zaha Hadid pushed boundaries with her buildings—and that’s what architects will remember. Hadid’s design was chosen to build The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, the contemporary art museum, opened November 10, 2012.  MSU photo

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