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Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 2,880 cases of DOLE® Italian Blend salad
LANSING, MI – This is always an exciting edition for The New Citizens Press. We have the opportunity to introduce you to fantasic people in our community that are doing interesting things. Over the year, we come into contact with many people and since starting the “Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful” article in 2005, we have been featuring impactful individuals.
Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and
elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Plot: A prequel to the previous X-Men movies, “First Class” promises to resolve mysteries about the origins of Professor X and his team of mutants.
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Bill Milner, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Beth Goddard, Zoe Kravitz
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
By Laurence Washington
I’m going to have to recheck my history books concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis. According to history books, John F. Kennedy stopped the Russians from installing nuclear missiles in Cuba by ordering the Navy to blockade the island from Russian ships delivering parts and equipment to complete missiles installation.
The Ossian Sweet house, though private, remains a historic site in Detroit.
Photo by Andrew Jameson
“It has all the elements of a great story. I mean, really fascinating figures. … I’m from Michigan, from Detroit, and it’s a place I care an enormous amount about. It was a chance to write about a place I love. It’s not the most flattering picture of Detroit, but I tried to give the most honest one.”
Author Kevin Boyle, on his book “Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in Jazz Age”.
LANSING, MI –The 2011-12 Great Michigan Read is now underway, featuring “Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age”, by Detroit native Kevin Boyle.
Written by Detroit native Kevin Boyle, “Arc of Justice” tells the story of African American Dr. Ossian Sweet and the chain of events that occurred after he purchased a home for his family in an all-white Detroit neighborhood in 1925.
By Frank S. Washington
DETROIT, MI – I just spent a week test driving Suzuki’s latest effort to expand its offerings with the 2011 Kizashi Sport SLS Sedan.
The front fascia was more muscular, it had chrome accents, a lower grille, body side sill extensions, lower body side molding and chrome accents, a rear integrated spoiler atop the trunk, 18-inch alloy wheels and a slightly lower ride height.
Dear Readers,
Summer is a very interesting time of year in Michigan. One day it will be 50 degrees the next day it is 85 degrees and 101 in your car. Summer brings out a lot in people as well. No pun intended but we must revisit proper etiquette. I know that it may be hard to hear about this but it is necessary to talk about. And of course, I am not talking about you.
By Christopher Elliott
Tribune Media Services
Q: My husband and I recently flew from Berlin to Newark on Continental Airlines. After about 45 minutes in the air, the flight attendants offered beverage service. I politely requested coffee.
Dear Tamara:
My husband and I have been married for four years. In those four years I have had two children and have gained quite a bit of weight. On our wedding day I was about a size 6 and now I am closer to a size 16. At first my husband didn’t complain about my weight gain, but lately he is starting to be more verbal about his disapproval.