October 31, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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PET WORLD: How to handle a pet with diabetes

Rina Risper06 mins

  By Marc Morrone

Tribune Content Agency
 
  Q: My nine-year-old cat was just diagnosed with diabetes. He was 16 pounds. Recently he lost three pounds. I am not giving him insulin shots. Is it possible to reverse the diabetes with diet alone? I'm giving him special food the vet has recommended. My question is will the diabetes be controlled enough with diet and no insulin? – Vincent Halstead, Hartford, CT 

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Excuse me, are you listening? 16-1

Rina Risper05 mins

 Dear Readers,

 
The new year has literally started off with a bang.  I am not sure what is going on but I think that we all need to put our phones away, turn down the music and pay attention.

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Baby Boomers on the Move: What to Consider If You Are Planning to Relocate

Rina Risper010 mins

 

Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer
 
You’ve worked hard and are nearing retirement age. Like many other baby boomers, with your kids out of the house and a surplus of empty space and time, you may be thinking about moving. To help you make up your mind—or make your transition go as smoothly as possible—we’ve compiled this list of tips. 

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Movie: Passenger

Rina Risper06 mins

 Studio:   Columbia Pictures  (116 min.)

Plot:  Two passengers on a 120-year journey to another planet are stuck in space when their hibernation pods wake them 90 years too early.
Cast:  Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
Rating:   PG-13
Bottom Line:  **

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Living United Locally: Central Michigan 2-1-1

Rina Risper07 mins

 

Tom Page is the executive director of Michigan 2-1-1.

Courtesy photo
 
By Tamara El-Khoury Watson
 
Last month a daughter of a disabled veteran who was too depressed and discouraged to reach out for help did so on his behalf. She dialed 2-1-1 to ask for help locating an emergency food pantry. At the end of the call, the relieved daughter had information on the nearest food pantry as well as where to apply for food assistance. She was even connected to a program to help her father with gas money so he could attend his brother’s funeral.

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Jill on Money: More year-end financial planning tips

Rina Risper06 mins

 

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

Last week, I outlined some financial planning tips that varied somewhat from year-end advice in past years, due to changes that likely in the tax code going forward. They included things like accelerating and bunching itemized deductions, using highly appreciated securities for charitable contributions, paying state and local taxes as soon as possible but holding off prepaying mortgages, and selling winners in taxable accounts.

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