The New Citizens Press

Local Food Conference Stirs Community

Rina Risper13 years ago09 mins

Top: Participants meet and greet between sessions at the Everybody Eats 2.0: Food democracy session at Trinity Church. Bottom: Children painted slogans and art during the conference.

Photos by Belinda Thurston

By Belinda Thurston

A karate dojo in Flint started a garden. It created job opportunities for teens and fresh produce in a post-industrial desert.

The Onion’s Big Fail, And What It Demands Of Us

Rina Risper13 years ago09 mins

In 2013, Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest person ever to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012). She is also the first Academy Award nominee who was born in the 21st century. She will be playing the role of orphan Annie in an African-American film version.

Excuse me, are you listening? 12-4

Rina Risper13 years ago016 mins

Dear Readers,

While uploading archives, it is interesting to read letters that I wrote years ago. I get so excited reading them over again. This “Excuse me, are you listening?” was printed in our 4th year and was twenty-fourth edition.

March is National Reading Month

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Rick Garcia

If I could go far back to the very first book I opened, it was a used tattered hardcover called “Smudge.” I was four or five and my older sister read aloud as I followed the colorful “smear”

illustrations of a brave black kitten and her siblings who were off to adventurous mischief.

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: GINGERBREAD CAKE

Rina Risper13 years ago02 mins

Try It!

Movie Review: “Snitch”

Rina Risper13 years ago03 mins

Studio: Summit Entertainment (1hr. 52 min.)

Plot: A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Michael K. Williams, Benjamin Bratt, Rafi Gavron, Harold Perrineau

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: ***

Aboutthatcar.com Jaguar’s AWD Sedans

Rina Risper13 years ago08 mins

By Frank S. Washington

MONT TREMBLANT, Quebec, Canada – The weather was awful here. There was snow on the ground and it was raining with the temperature just above freezing. That meant ice, slush and slippery roads. But this ski resort 130 kilometers (81 miles) northwest of Montreal was an awesome place to experience the big news from Jaguar.

Do you have an opinion? 12-4

Rina Risper13 years ago022 mins

Is the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a racial entitlement or a necessary legal protection?

By Steve Horton

Time will tell how history judges the recent comment by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia that a continuation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be a “perpetuation of racial entitlement”. That act sought to end the legal loopholes and governmental practices that had effectively kept African Americans from the ballot box, disenfranchising them both as voters and as office holders.

Your Other 8 Hours: Is selfishness the solution to our country’s problems?

Rina Risper13 years ago08 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,
Tribune Media Services

We’ve got problems. Our economy has stagnated; unemployment is high; we have an almost inconceivable amount of national debt; and our elected officials are fighting among themselves. What we need are some good solutions. What’s to blame for this mess?

The Kid’s Doctor: Too much texting?

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

“Get me a really old-fashioned one that just rings, because I don’t want to be tempted to text!” Photo by Fotolia.com

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

During my tween/teen checkups, I try to fit in a discussion of how much time an adolescent spends on the phone each day, how much time on a computer, and how much time watching TV – a basic compilation of their “on line/on screen” usage.

Consumer advisory: Michiganders encouraged to check their freezers for recalled shrimp, shrimp products including from Kroger

ELPD Provides Update in Red Cedar River Death Investigation