August 20, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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TNCP Welcomes New Advice Column – Ask Tamara: I Found My Soulmate and It’s Not My Husband!

Rina Risper05 mins

Dear Tamara:

“Do you believe in soulmates and that there is one person that perfectly matches you completely?” I have been married for a few years and I just met a man that I believe is my true soulmate. We have so much in common and I believe we are destined to be together. Though I love my husband, this new man makes me feel alive. And it has nothing to do with sex. We just connect on a different and much deeper level. I don’t know what I should do about this.
– Soulmate

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The Sunray Catcher

Rina Risper012 mins

 By Ken (Duke) Monse’Broten

Today, in the prison chow hall, I overheard a young female officer talking to another officer. She was talking about her special little girl. Seems this little girl was standing on the front seat of her car, grabbing at the sunrays as they reflected off the windshield the other day. When her mother asked her what she was doing, the little girl said she was trying to catch a sunray for her mom as a present. Both officers agreed on how special moments like that were. The other officer then asked if this mother got to spend time with her special little girl.
 
Tom Lagana is a contributing author with five stories in “Chicken Soup for the Prisoner’s Soul.”

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FAST FACTS: Celebrating Anniversaries Made Easy

Rina Risper07 mins

 

 

 

 

Left: This aluminum tab recycled bag is a great find  for the “green  conscious” woman for her 10 year anniversary on the job.

 

 

In 1922, Emily Post published the first known list of traditional anniversary presents and gift categories. Originally, the etiquette guru listed gifts only for the first, fifth, tenth, fifteenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth and fiftieth anniversaries. By 1957, Post had expanded her anniversary list to include every year from the 1st to the 15th, and for every fifth year after that.

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Saving Michigan’s Earned Income Credit

Rina Risper06 mins

By Bob Robinson

 
If some lawmakers have their way, millions will be ripped from the Michigan economy, and thousands of Michigan families will be financially devastated.  
 

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Clueless Fashionista: Shopping Tips: Don’t buy or wear items just because they fit

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By  Ashia Sims
 
The other day I found a pair of pants that were from another time in my life.  It was a time when I was a few sizes smaller.  I was curious about them and how they managed to stay in my closet because I am very good at getting rid of clothes that don’t fit or compliment me.  Well I tried the pants on and they fit.  Surprise, Surprise.  Actually let me make a correction here.  The pants didn’t fit in the sense of how I like my clothes to fit but I was able to get them up and on me and even button them.

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News Spotlight: Health and Safety Precautions for Cold Weather Months

Rina Risper08 mins

 

 
LANSING, MI – Winter in Michigan is a celebrated season despite the extreme drops in temperature posing serious risks and hazards.  To combat these potential dangers, there are specific guidelines citizens can follow to
stay safe and healthy throughout the cold weather months. 

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Your Other 8 Hours: A Revolutionary New Way to Learn

Rina Risper07 mins

 
By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
One of the best ways to make incremental progress during your other eight hours is to learn. There are all sorts of newfangled websites that can teach you a thing or two — some with nifty videos and others with PowerPoint presentations. Call me old school, but I think one of the easiest and most economical ways to learn is by reading a book.

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Do you have an opinion? Your letters – 10-1

Rina Risper02 mins

Dear Mrs. Risper,

 
I recently volunteered at a fundraiser held at Woldumar Nature Center’s – “Chili” Winter Evening event. I was one of the lucky students from Eastern High School students in the National Honor Society that got to volunteer. I am a senior.

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Excuse me, are you listening? 10-1

Rina Risper04 mins

Dear Readers,

 
What can I say except that it has been an interesting 10 years.  I remember going into labor with Amir, my now 8 year old, at the CATA bus station downtown.  It was right after my oldest, Gianni, was in at play at the Boarshead Theater for Young Peoples College, a summer program at Lansing  Community College.  I decided that after the play was over that I was going to go to the CATA bus station to deliver my last bit of newspapers.  I just happened to go into labor as soon as I dropped the papers off.

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On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews : 11th Street Station Restaurant

Rina Risper04 mins

 

 

 

 

 

11th Street Station Restaurant

1050 East 11th Street, Suite 100
Austin, TX 
Price Range: From $7.99 – $18.99
Casual dining atmosphere with great customer service

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