November 7, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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Your Other 8 Hours: How to Boost Your Reputation and Build an Audience Online

Rina Risper09 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
Ever since Eve told Adam, “This apple’s amazing! You’ve got to try it!” word-of-mouth has been the best form of marketing. And yet, until the advent of social media, word-of-mouth marketing on a large scale hasn’t existed. In the age of Facebook, Twitter and Web 2.0, it’s a whole different story.

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Retire Smart: Alphabet soup of financial designations

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
 What’s better: a CFP or a CPA-PFS? What’s the difference between a fee-based financial adviser and a fee-only one? Being a consumer of financial services these days can be maddening. One reader asked, “Can you give me a rundown about what these designations mean so I can select the right type of adviser to help me with my retirement planning?”
 

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News Spotlight: Don’t Get Caught Alone in the Woods

Rina Risper06 mins

  Spring in Michigan means a lot of diverse outdoor recreationalists taking to the woods in search of edible mushrooms, migrating birds, wild turkeys, fishing spots or just some solitude. Michigan’s conservation officers are offering some common sense safety tips for anyone taking to the woods for some fun and adventure.

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News Spotlight: CATA Hosts 14th Annual Community Health Fair

Rina Risper03 mins

 CATA will host its 14th Annual Community Health Fair on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the CATA Transportation Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a FREE event. 

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One Millennial is Building a Culture of Success By Bridging the Gaps

Rina Risper09 mins

Mid-Michigan native Nandi Shareef, makes her Initial mark on the business world and now she faces the challenge: getting the different “generations” to understand one another. Courtesy photo

By Rina N. Risper

Nandi Shareef is a native of East Lansing, Michigan and graduate of Sankofa Shule Academy and East Lansing High School.    Nandi has been honored by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) as their Inaugural “One to Watch” designee and she recently turned twenty-five.

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The Top 5 Hotels You Don’t Need to Leave

Rina Risper011 mins

The view of the Pacific Ocean from the Namale Resort. You won’t need to leave during your vacation, but you’ll also be tempted to never go home. Photo by Namale

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Movie Review: Olympus Has Fallen

Rina Risper05 mins

Studio:     FilmDistrict
 
Plot:  A former Presidential guard is trapped inside the White after a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
 
Cast: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Robert Forster, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Rick Yune, Ashley Judd
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***

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Editorial: The Unraveling of Lives Caused By Crimes Continues Indefinitely

Rina Risper012 mins

Nicole “Niki” Haynes’ murder on February 15, 1995,  is still unsolved.

 

By Kim Garner

I have always had a particular interest in the criminal justice field with a passion to help the victims involved in major crimes.

 

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Your Other 8 Hours: Five Quick and Painless Money-Saving Tips

Rina Risper06 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, 

Tribune Media Services
 
 
There are two ways to change any behavior: the hard way and the easy way. Sadly, most people choose the hard way. For example, a friend of mine wanted to lose weight, so he radically changed his diet and started training for a triathlon. Guess how long his diet and training lasted. About as long as it took you to read this sentence. Instead, there were 1,000 small, simple and painless things he could have done that would have helped him get into better shape more effectively.

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