August 25, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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Pet World: With Help, Elderly Mom Should Be Able to Keep Her Dog

Rina Risper08 mins

By Steve Dale
Tribune Media Services

Q: Please help settle a family dispute. My 91-year old mother lives 70 miles away in an independent living facility. Her memory is failing, as she was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Pets are allowed, but residents need to be able to care for them. I’m the only sibling who supports the idea of Mom keeping her beloved Charlie Boy. He’s a 10-year-old miniature poodle who adores Mom as much as she adores him. We pay a staff person to walk Charlie twice a day. Do you think we’re being fair to Charlie? And how do we deal with other care Charlie may need? – B.J., Miami, FL

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Ask Tamara: My Father’s New Girlfriend Could Be His Daughter!

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Tamara:

My parents were married for 32 years. My mother was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer and died four months after her diagnosis. My mother was our rock, and really kept the entire family together. It has only been a little over a year since my mother passed away and I recently found out that my dad is seeing someone new. To make matters worse, the woman he is seeing is only two years older than I am. While my brothers have no issues with the situation, I think it is too soon for my dad to jump into another relationship and I really think he has no business seeing someone young enough to be his daughter. How do I talk to him about this without starting a family feud?
Concerned Daddy’s Girl

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News Spotlight: HUD AND LOUISIANA ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO END LEGAL CHALLENGE TO ROAD HOME PROGRAM

Rina Risper08 mins

 Approximately 1,300 homeowners in four parishes to receive $62 million in additional compensation

 

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News Spotlight: EIGHT ARRESTED – 35 FACE VIOLATIONS AS A RESULT OF OPERATION NIGHTHAWK

Rina Risper03 mins

Thirty five (35) people are facing probation violation proceedings as a result of the most recent 55th District Court Probation OPERATION NIGHTHAWK.  The program is conducted on a targeted basis after business hours to monitor defendants on probation.  The sweeps, which occurred June 11, June 25 and July 1, 2011

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The Hardest Cases: When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive

Rina Risper063 mins

Her name was Isis Charm Vas and at 6 months old she was a slight child — fifth percentile in height and weight.
 
When the ambulance sped her to Northwest Texas Hospital on a Saturday morning in October 2000, doctors and nurses feared that someone had done something awful to her delicate little body.
 

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BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Rina Risper02 mins

Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and 
elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.
 
By Sharon Fox
 
1 pound breakfast or bulk sausage
1 cup chopped sweet onion
1 cup seeded and chopped green bell pepper
8 large eggs
1/4 cup cold water
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas, warmed
1 cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese
1 to 1-1/2 cups chunky salsa, optional

 

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Movie Review: Green Lantern

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio: Warner Bros. (105 min.)
Plot:  A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Peter Sarsgaard, Blake Lively, Mark Strong
Rating:  PG-13
Bottom Line:  **1/2
 
By Mike Pearson
 
It’s not easy being green, especially when expectations are that you will become the tent pole for the latest super hero movie franchise from Warner Bros.
 
So it is with Green Lantern, the much ballyhooed introduction of the DC Comics character who receives a powerful ring from an alien and is charged with becoming a defender of the galaxy.

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How do I wear that trend…big, bright floral prints

Rina Risper03 mins

By Aisha Sims
 
There’s nothing more sunny than a pretty, summer dress. Whenever I wear one, I immediately feel more girly. One of this season’s trends are big, bright floral prints. One great way to incorporate this trend into your wardrobe is with a pretty dress with big, bright floral prints.

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Fenner Conservancy Kicks off “Summer of Stewardship” at Nature Center

Rina Risper03 mins

Dame’s Rocket is one of several invasive plants being removed at Fenner Nature Center.

 

LANSING, MI — Fenner Conservancy, the nonprofit organization that manages Fenner Nature Center, has been awarded assistance in the form of an AmeriCorps staff member.  This full-time position will serve through the summer months, coordinating volunteer activities related to conservation and stewardship at Fenner.

 

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Ask Tamara: Computer Love

Rina Risper06 mins

Dear Tamara:
 
I have been chatting back and forth with a man I met online and now he wants us to meet in person. I admit, I am a little nervous about meeting him, but we really hit it off online and I really want to take our relationship to the next level. My family and friends seem to have mixed feelings about whether it’s safe for me to meet him in person. I feel like I know him well enough. We have exchanged several photos and chatted using a web cam. I really don’t think online dating is any different than going on a “blind” date with someone you never met.  Do you think it’s safe to meet him in person?
Computer Love
 

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