East Lansing Contestant Places in Miss Michigan USA
Ashley Jones from East Lansing, a recent Michigan State University (MSU) graduate, was a top 15 semi-finalist in the Miss Michigan USA 2016 pageant this in Port Huron.
A quick breakfast for your student! Movie: Man From U.N.C.L.E.
This movie is based on the American television series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960’s.
Cast: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Debicki, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
NEWS SPOTLIGHT: Ingham County gets anti-overdose drug Narcan
The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office has acquired Narcan for use against the increased abuse of heroin and other opiates in our county.
Interpersonal Edge: the path to big-time career success starts with small achievements
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
Q: When I look at the long list of tasks to do before I can get ahead in my job this year, I feel discouraged. When I look at people I admire, I simply can’t understand how they accomplished all they did to end up so successful. Is there a strategy you teach clients to achieve great things when they’re overwhelmed by the number of steps to the goal?
Jill on Money: Social Security at 80: A pillar of economic security for Americans
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
In August 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed The Social Security Act, establishing a national plan to provide economic security for the nation’s workers. The program’s 80th anniversary is a good time to review the popular safety net.
The Kid’s Doctor: Stay vigilant to survive tick season
If you find a tick, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the head of the tick as close to the skin as possible, then slowly pull it out. Photo by fotolia
Excuse me, are you listening? 14-18
Photo: Rina Risper, President & Publisher of The New Citizens PressDear Readers,
School has started for all students in Michigan. My daughter has started high school. I remember when she was born and how excited I was. It is a production week and I can hardly keep my hands on the keyboard as I multitask.
REFLECTIONS: My trip to South Africa
By Erica N. Williams
TNCP Community Writer
South Africa 2015
This summer I had the honor of taking a once and a lifetime trip to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Soweto South Africa. This six-week transformative journey through a country which just 21 years ago was plagued by apartheid, proved to be a “rekindling of the flame” experience for me.
TAX SOLUTIONS: IRS is Hacked
By A.J. GrossEarlier in the year, the IRS said identity thieves stole tax return information from 114,000 taxpayers. The IRS has since said the number of taxpayers affected was actually 220,000.