October 29, 2025

The New Citizens Press

News For, By and About People

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MICHIGAN APPLE RECIPES: Individual Apple Upside-Down Cakes

Rina Risper03 mins

  Ingredients:

CAKE:
3 tbsp. butter, melted
3 tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 medium (about 2 1/4-inches in diameter) unpeeled cored Gala or Empire apples, sliced 1/2 -inch thick
1/2 cup dried Michigan tart cherries
1 box dry yellow cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs

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Almost anyone can be an organ donor, no matter their age

Rina Risper07 mins

 

Tribune Content Agency 

  DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is there an age that’s too old to be an organ donor? Also, is marking “organ donor” on my driver’s license the only thing I need to do to become a donor, or would my family still be allowed to make a different decision?

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Kiplinger on Travel: Best cruises, airlines, and booking sites for your travel dollar

Rina Risper04 mins

  By Miriam Cross and Kaitlin Pitsker

 
 Who doesn’t love a getaway? But traveling can be expensive – and daunting as you try to find affordable airfare and accommodations, plan the perfect trip and deal with all hassles of getting to your destination.

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Interpersonal Edge: Want a new career? Explore new hobbies

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

  Q. I’m in my 40s and wondering if I picked the wrong career track. I don’t know what else I might want to do, but I feel bored and irritated more often than I ever did when I was young and idealistic. What should I do?

 

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Jill on Money: Did QE work?

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
 Almost exactly six years ago, the Federal Reserve launched an unconventional program of buying bonds to rescue a faltering economy. 

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The Kid’s Doctor: Poison-proofing your home saves lives

Rina Risper05 mins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Store all medicines out of reach of children, preferably in a locked cabinet.
Photo by Fotolia 

 

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Interpersonal Edge: Playing blame game is giving up your own power to change

Rina Risper06 mins

  By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. The largest problem I have at work is with other people. Every time something goes wrong at my job, I’m staring at someone who did something stupid, incompetent or thoughtless. How do you approach problems that are someone else’s fault?

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Bicycle Insurance: What You Need to Consider

Rina Risper08 mins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above: Bryan Waldman practices law at the Sinas Dramis Law Firm in Lansing.  Bryan devotes a significant part of his practice to protecting the rights of the  severely, catastrophically injured and lecturing extensively on Michigan personal injury and auto no-fault matters.  Bryan is also a well-known bicycle lawyer and heads the Sinas Dramis Bicycle Law Group.  Courtesy photo

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News Spotlight – Bank Robbery

Rina Risper01 mins

 

At approximately 2:52 p.m. Lansing Police were dispatched to a bank robbery (CASE C/U) in the 4300 block of S. Pennsylvania.
 

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News Spotlight – LCC to Host Annual K-6 Science and Math Exploration Event November 8

Rina Risper03 mins

 

LANSING, MI — Elementary children in kindergarten through sixth grade in the tri-county area are invited to attend Lansing Community College’s (LCC) annual Science and Math Elementary Exploration Day (SMEE) on November 8 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

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