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Jill on Money: Social Security at 80: A pillar of economic security for Americans

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

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

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

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

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

Photo: Rina Risper, President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press

Dear 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

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

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

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

By A.J. Gross

Earlier 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.

Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy Takes Education to the Next Level

Rina Risper10 years ago4 years ago013 mins

By Deborah M. Walker and TNCP Staff

With so many schools allowing enrollment of students outside of their districts and specialized curriculums, from math and science to arts and performance, it is becoming the norm that parents have so many educational opportunities to choose from.

The Kid’s Doctor: Stay vigilant to survive tick season

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

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