August 25, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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NEW MSU MUSEUM EXHIBIT ASKS: WHO ARE YOU BEHIND THE MASK?

Rina Risper07 mins

 

E. LANSING, MI — The Michigan State University Museum presents a special exhibition, “MASK: Secrets and Revelations” that puts many of its global collections on public display for the first time.
 
Photo: Painted mask from India

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Summer Music Festivals Wind Down

Rina Risper09 mins

 
Roger Gentry “Kidd Cincinnati” welcomed youth to the stage during his dynamic performance;
showcasing his willingness  to promote the blues to the younger generation. Photo by “I KNOW a GUY, who KNOWS a GUY” © 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twyla Birdsong  performed at Bluesfest with The Hoopties who perform a wide variety of original “all-American” music, ranging from old-school country to contemporary R&B to classic funk and reggae.
Photo by Shannon Poynter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
This past summer was packed with entertaining music festivals. Those willing to make the trek to Detroit, MI enjoyed the “true extravaganza”, with “Sing the Truth” featuring Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright honoring the legacies of Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln and Odetta. “Sing the Truth” – a special production that honors great women in jazz, folk, R&B, gospel and the blues, is making just three appearances in North America, and only one of those performances, the one in Detroit, was free.

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Interpersonal EDGE: Handling Snakes in Corporate Grass

Rina Risper05 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services

Q. Several years ago I was accused of falsifying documents by a male coworker. My managers knew my coworker was untrustworthy, so the accusations were ignored. Now my accuser works in another division and talks frequently with my staff. How do I protect myself from a repeat of slander without appearing slanderous myself?

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Urban Housecalls: Lupus

Rina Risper08 mins

By Portia Harris, MD

Could It Be Lupus?

A 30 year old mother of two has been having joint pains and chest pain for several years.  She has been to several doctors for her symptoms and had numerous ER visits.  She also had a miscarriage when she was in her mid-twenties.  On her last visit to the doctor she was referred to a rheumatologist for further evaluation because she had an unusual rash on her face that resembled a butterfly.  At the rheumatology appointment she finally gets a diagnosis of lupus.

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Fast Facts: What is Gluten?

Rina Risper05 mins

By Reference Librarian Eunice B.
 
It’s in the news a lot lately and also popping up in your grocery store and on TV commercials. But do you know what “gluten-free” means, or why it’s important?

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Your Other 8 Hours: Change Your Life and Create a Personal Revolution

Rina Risper07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini
Tribune Media Services
 
Do you want to change your life but struggle to make it happen? There’s a reason it’s so difficult, and the recent unrest in the Middle East provides us a glimpse in to the challenges we face when we try to improve our lives.

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Ask Tamara: My Family Is Still Friends With My Ex!

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Tamara:
 
My boyfriend and I broke up six months ago after dating for seven years and he just won’t stop coming around. He pops up at family functions and constantly stops by my mother’s house. The other day I went over there and he was helping my mother paint the living room!

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Excuse me, are you listening? 10-18

Rina Risper022 mins

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My mother conjures memories of recycling in a whole new and different way. I wonder if I am living up to her expectations? 
 
Dear Readers,
 
Surround yourself and your family with healthier and happier people and great things will begin to happen!

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Do you have an opinion? Your letters 10-18

Rina Risper05 mins

Michigan Open Carry Law – is wrong…
 
The Second Amendment does not guarantee that every citizen can carry a gun – this Amendment was written in the 1791, which is 220 years ago, when war weary American’s were afraid of the British, French, Canadians, Germans, Native Americans.  At that time,  there was no United States Army, no organized militias, no state police and no local police.  You had to protect your family and home by yourself, by any means necessary, it was a dangerous time.

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Retire Smart: Deficit Cutting Will Widen Retirement Security Gap for Minorities

Rina Risper07 mins

By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
During this summer’s din about debt ceilings and deficits, you might have missed this important headline: the gap in net worth between white and black Americans has grown is 20 to one, and the gap between whites and Latinos isn’t much better, standing at 18 to one.
 

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