The New Citizens Press

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There are two ways to change any behavior: the hard way and the easy way. Sadly, most people choose the hard way. For example, a friend of mine wanted to lose weight, so he radically changed his diet and started training for a triathlon. Guess how long his diet and training lasted. About as long as it took you to read this sentence. Instead, there were 1,000 small, simple and painless things he could have done that would have helped him get into better shape more effectively.

By Rick Garcia

 

 

Bags-Check.  Cooler-Check.  Sunscreen-Check.  After a long, cold, damp gray winter, the anticipation of escaping from the “Blahs” where black ice, brown grass and gray skies could drive a person mad – gives us a rite of passage known as Spring Break. 

By Jill Schlesinger

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 Has the magic worn off? Despite all of the fanfare and fancy graphics from financial outlets, the public reaction to the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a new all-time nominal high seemed downright muted. Or as a recent radio caller said, “The record didn’t feel as good this time around!”

The pain of not knowing

 

Left: Rodney Graham, was a teenager when his cousin, Nicole “Niki” Haynes was brutally murdered in 1995. He is still searching for answers.

 

Below: Sonya Allen and her 

granddaughter, Kamiya. Over 50 people showed up for a peaceful candlelight vigil on June 29, 2012. Her son, Brandon was murdered in 2007, he never got to meet his daughter, Kamiya. 

 

TNCP photos