April 4, 2026

The New Citizens Press

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OPINION: Workplace Bullying: The New Face of Discrimination

Rina Risper013 mins

  By Elsie Duell 

 
Workplace bullying has become more and more of an issue in organizations, companies, and even government especially in our current climate of economic despair where jobs are few, and unemployment is high

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Jill on Money: Get financial house in order before having children

Rina Risper06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Birth rates are up for the first time since the recession began, and economists are cheering. It’s not that the practitioners of the dismal science are lovers of baby showers; rather, they say that the new mini baby boom is yet another example of an improving economy.

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TAX SOLUTIONS: Back Taxes on Credit Report

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By  A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.
 
Delinquent back taxes can show up on your credit report.  This will have a harmful effect on your credit score.  There are steps that can be taken to remove taxes from your credit report.  

 

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OPINION: There is a need to make it possible for more people to be released on bail

Rina Risper05 mins

 

By Howard Spence

In America, some people are charged with a crime without any credible investigation and proof, then put into jail and left there for a long time awaiting trial – despite their protests that they are innocent… That happened to a poor 16 year old black kid named Kalief Browder, who was detained in Reikers Island jail over 3 years awaiting trial with a bail of $10,000 that neither he nor his family could afford.

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Robert C. Koehler: Zero tolerance

Rina Risper09 mins

  

By Robert C. Koehler

Tribune Content Agency

  “As I walked down the hall, one of the police officers employed in the school noticed I did not have my identification badge with me.”

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    Movie: Trainwreck

    Rina Risper06 mins

     

    Studio:     Universal Pictures (2hr. 2 min.)
    Plot:     Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
    Cast:     Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, Method Man, Leslie Jones
    Rating:     R
    Bottom Line:     ****
     

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    The Kid’s Doctor: Don’t let swimmer’s ear keep your kids out of the water this summer

    Rina Risper06 mins

      By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

     
      This time of year, kids spend a lot of time in the water, which can lead to a painful condition called “swimmer’s ear” (otitis externa). This is a common summer infection of the external auditory canal, the portion of the ear that connects the outer ear (where the Q-tip goes, but really shouldn’t!) to the inner ear.

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    Movie:Trainwreck

    Rina Risper06 mins

      Studio:     Universal Pictures (2hr. 2 min.)

    Plot:     Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
    Cast:     Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, Method Man, Leslie Jones
    Rating:     R
    Bottom Line:     ****
     

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    The Kid’s Doctor: Teach your kids how to swallow a pill

    Rina Risper04 mins

     

     If you wait too long, pill-swallowing can becomes a huge issue for a child.

    By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

    www.kidsdr.com

     
      I’ve always been a proponent of teaching children how to swallow a pill. In fact, I think I taught my boys this skill before they were 5 years old, mainly because I was tired of trying to find the measuring cup or syringe for the liquid medicine, which often didn’t go down “like spoon full of sugar,” even though we sang the song during dosing. 

     

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