August 20, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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Interpersonal Edge: Don’t fall for fantasy in the workplace

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. My team and my manager work with a charismatic supervisor who is always telling lies about what he’s going to do for our company. My team and manager hang on every word he says, make excuses for why he doesn’t deliver, and then look forward to his next promise. I’m sick of my team getting hung out to dry. How do I get my team and manager to wake up?

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Retire Smart: Acknowledging our financial blunders

Rina Risper08 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
  Who among us has not made a costly financial blunder? Come on; admit it – we all make some dumb moves for which we have to pay a pretty penny. 
 

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The Kid’s Doctor: So-called ‘good grades pill’ an unnecessary and potentially harmful stimulant

Rina Risper05 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
 There’s a lot of pressure placed on students to succeed, and many of them are turning to what teens call the “good grades pill.” What is it? One of the prescription stimulants commonly prescribed to treat children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Some teens who haven’t been diagnosed with ADHD have figured out that with the help of such drugs, they can focus better and improve their grades. 

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News Spotlight: Postal Service Announces New Delivery Schedule

Rina Risper04 mins

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5, 2013 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through Friday. The Postal Service expects to generate cost savings of approximately $2 billion annually, once the plan is fully implemented.

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Gallo Gym Brings Olympic Gold Medalist Boxer Claressa Shields to Lansing

Rina Risper06 mins

Photo by Sue Jaye Johnson

LANSING, MI —  The capital of Michigan has always been full of fighters, boxers, that is.  The Gallo Boxing Gym was founded in 1994 by Joe Bermudez, Sr. and Juan (John) Bermudez.

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The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in America’s Prisons

Rina Risper017 mins

The image above is part of a photo essay by 
documentary photographer Tim Gruber taken at the Kentucky State Reformatory and published by Mother Jones along with a longer version of the following article. Photo by Tim Gruber
 
By James Ridgeway
New America Media
 
SHIRLEY, MA — William “Lefty” Gilday was 82 and suffering from dementia and Parkinson’s when officials at Massachusetts’ Shirley Prison placed him in an isolation cell — a “medical bubble” — for throwing an empty milk carton at a guard.

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Q&A: Byron Hurt and the Dish on ‘Soul Food Junkies’

Rina Risper010 mins

By Malcolm Marshall
Richmond Pulse
 
Writer, activist, lecturer and filmmaker Byron Hurt takes on tough subjects for the right reasons. His previous film “Beyond Beats and Rhymes,” explored the world of Hip-hop and music videos, and its affect on ideas of masculinity among youth and the black community.

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Virtual Tourist: Top 5 spots to keep your New Year’s resolution

Rina Risper09 mins

The Grounds of Rancho La Puerta.

 

www.VirtualTourist.com

In the haze of New Year’s sequins and champagne, many of us make commitments to lose that last five pounds, give up that food we can’t seem to avoid, or unplug from our smartphones. Rather than trying to change your patterns in your day-to-day routine, how about taking a trip that is conducive to making your new year’s resolution a reality? 

 

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