August 20, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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Be PHREEE: Kiss, Kiss, Hello

Rina Risper05 mins

Charissa says that a kiss and a bicycle may make you a happier person.
 
By Charissa Patterson-Martinez
 
Daily, I see men who work together greet each other with a kiss on each cheek and women who do the same. It is a beautiful thing to witness. Everyone exchanges kisses when you see them for the first time that day. 

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“Inside the Mind of a Sportsaholic” – Tips For Football Fans

Rina Risper09 mins

By Jimmy L. Wilson, Jr.
 
As summer turns into fall, we are quickly approaching football season. People will be gathering at stadiums, sports bars, and houses each weekend to watch the games. We will be venting our frustrations on Facebook, Twitter, and sports talk radio.

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Your Other 8 Hours: 3 Steps to Create a More Powerful Self-Image

Rina Risper06 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
What does it mean to act “out of character?” In Hollywood, when an actor breaks character, it means they are acting in a way that isn’t consistent with the character they are portraying.

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The Kids’s Doctor

Rina Risper06 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
  With winter viruses long gone (goodbye, flu and RSV!), summer viruses that have been lying dormant are once again rearing their ugly heads.
 
  My office has been overflowing lately with feverish kids of all ages. I think the most likely source for much of the illness we’re seeing right now is enteroviral infection.

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Retire Smart: The pros and cons of annuities

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
  In the last edition, we covered the basics of annuities. In this edition, we address specifically the pros and cons of these tax-deferred retirement savings vehicles. 

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Interpersonal EDGE: You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For

Rina Risper05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. The people I work for are crazy. The decisions they make are consistently irrational, abusive and unpredictable. I’ve been here four years, and my health has gone downhill. Can stress make you sick? And is there anything I can do?

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Fast Facts

Rina Risper05 mins

After a lot of genealogy research, both Trotter and Rau discovered they had sergeants in their lineage.
 
By Allie McLary
 
Genealogy, the study of family ancestries and histories, has become a hot topic and the librarians at the Capital Area District Libraries have taken notice. What’s more, they’re taking advantage of the library’s resources to discover more about their own family roots. 

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Do you have an opinion? 11-15

Rina Risper01 mins

Dear TNCP,

 
Rhama Word House is delighted to announce the recent grant awarded by the Capitol Region Community Foundation. 

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Excuse me, are you listening? 11-15

Rina Risper013 mins

All smiles:  William Hubbell (left)  and Amir Risper (right) were both on the Capitol steps in Lansing, MI to celebrate their birthdays on Thursday, July 19, 2012 during Poetry in the City. Fifty-five years separated them as Rosemarie “One Single Rose” Wilson sang her own rendition of “Happy Birthday” to them in the pouring rain. The other thing they had in common was the opportunity to have 100 people sing to them.  TNCP photo

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Poetry in the City Shines Despite Rain

Rina Risper03 mins

Singing in the Rain:  Featured poet, Rosemarie “One Single Rose” Wilson and Shaton Andrews sing a powerful acapella duet at Poetry in the City.  Below:  Shaye Ramont on the Capitol steps. TNCP photo

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