August 20, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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TAX SOLUTIONS:  IRS to Use Debt Collectors

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By A.J. Gross
 
The Internal Revenue Service will soon use private debt collectors to collect unpaid back taxes.  This new tax collection provision was included in the new highway funding bill that passed in December.   Included in the new law is the authorization for private debt collectors to make “robocalls” or “robotexts” to collect unpaid IRS taxes.  The use of robocalls may make it easier for scammers. 

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FINANCIAL FOCUS: End-of-Life Planning Checklist

Rina Risper05 mins

 

Provided by Sara Frank-Hepfer
 
To ensure that your wishes are carried out after your death, end-of-life planning is essential. But when it comes to organizing your personal and financial affairs, it can be difficult to know where to start. The following checklists are designed to guide you through the planning process. 

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PBS Lists Black History Month Movie Picks

Rina Risper016 mins

  Documentaries can open windows to our past. Through the lens of talented filmmakers, we can re-live iconic moments in history like the 1963 March on Washington or climb aboard a Greyhound bus to join the Freedom Riders on their journey through the Jim Crow South.

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Movie Review: The 5th Wave

Rina Risper04 mins

  Studio:  Sony (1hr. 52 min.)

Plot:     The world is devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has decimated Earth’s population.
Cast:     Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber, Maria Bello, Nick Robinson, Maggie Siff

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Milk Means More Recipe: Cherry Vanilla Yogurt Bites

Rina Risper01 mins

 

Recipe Serves: 8 (makes 24 bites, serving size is 3 bites)

Recipe Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Ingredients: 
• 1 1/2  cups vanilla greek yogurt
• Seeds scraped from one vanilla bean ….. continued

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Interpersonal Edge: What is workplace enlightenment?

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. I’m interested in emotional maturity, personal growth and enlightenment, but every day I just want to bite people at work. Isn’t enlightenment some state you achieve where you sit around in nirvana all day?

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Jill on Money: In volatile market, keep emotions in check

Rina Risper06 mins

 

 

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
 Stocks have plunged for the second time in six months, and the big swings are testing every investor’s internal fortitude. The bad start to the year is even stirring grim memories of 2008, especially given the dire predictions of some economists and analysts.

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Your Plans for the $1.5 Billion Powerball Winnings

Rina Risper04 mins

 

By A.J. Gross
 
Did you buy a Powerball ticket when the jackpot was an estimated $1.5B?  I sure did.  Like most people, I figured out how to spend the money:  retire immediately, new house, new car, exotic vacations, and financially help close family and friends.  In my head, I was set for life and it felt good.  Until I found out I didn’t win.  Well, I knew I wasn’t going to win but it was fun to dream about it.  

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