August 25, 2025

The New Citizens Press

News For, By and About People

Headlines

Your Other 8 Hours: 3 steps to prepare for the next disaster

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
As a “sudden wealth” financial planner, I take great pride in helping others determine where they are going and how to get there. I consider myself an eternal optimist. In my mind, the glass is not half empty or half full — it is well on its way to becoming full. People are generally good and do what is right. On the other hand, I’m also a realist, looking not only at the destination but rather at all of the things that can go wrong along the way.

Read More

The Kid’s Doctor: Get smart about antibiotics this cold and flu season

Rina Risper05 mins

  By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com
 
 No matter what you do, it takes 7-10 days to beat a cold, and a toddler will get 5-7 colds, coughs and upper respiratory infections during the winter months.

Read More

Retire Smart: Mailbag: Inheritance, long-term care and tapping retirement savings

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
 
  Every few months, I like to use this space to empty out the inbox and answer some reader questions. And just a reminder: If you have a financial question or a comment about a recent column, send it to askjill@jillonmoney.com. And if you would like to be a guest on my syndicated radio show, call 1-855-411-JILL.

Read More

Interpersonal Edge: Helping employee understand the meaning of ‘no’

Rina Risper07 mins

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
 Q. I have an employee that treats “no” as little more than a speed bump. He just goes faster and pretends I didn’t say anything. Also, if I give him an inch on any policy, he figures the policy doesn’t even apply. I have had repeated conversations where I point out the rules; he smiles and then does what he damn pleases. How do I get him to toe the line?

Read More

Lessons of a Former Bully

Rina Risper012 mins

By Diego Sandoval

We’Ced Youth Media / 
New America Media
 
According to studies by the American Medical Association, more than 3.2 million youths experience “moderate” or “serious” bullying. In my case, it started as early as I can remember.
 
I can recall saying to one classmate in kindergarten, “Listen, this is my playground kid,” as I held a pointy object to his neck.
 
Editor’s note:  Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the family  of Everett High School student Dalia Carpenter who committed suicide, a tragedy family and friends have blamed partially on cyber-bullying.

Also Christine Keith, 37, lost her life along with her teenage son Isaac Miller,14, in a domestic violence crime.
Adults bully too. 

 
 
 

Read More

Aboutthatcar.com: 2014 Ram Trucks

Rina Risper06 mins

  

By Frank S. Washington

 
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA  – Ram, formerly Dodge Ram, has seen its share of the pickup truck market grow from 11percent in 2009 when it separated from Dodge  to19 percent today as a stand-alone brand.
 

Read More

5 destinations for your Christmas holiday

Rina Risper08 mins

St. Patrick’s Cathedral Exterior

Tony Pleavin, Dublin Regional Tours


 

www.VirtualTourist.com

 

Christmas is widely considered one of the worst travel times of the year, with flight prices jumping up and delays regularly occurring due to winter weather.

If you’re going to brave the airports this year, why not use those two extra days to your advantage and venture off to a new and exciting destination? With a variety of travelers in mind, VirtualTourist members and editors compiled this list.

 

Read More

Excuse me, are you listening? 12-24

Rina Risper08 mins

Dear Readers,


As we come to the close of 2013, I pray that you are taking care of yourself. The holidays are really hard for some in different ways. It always astonishes me when I see family members acting

as caregivers and the amount of time it takes to actually live for two people.

Read More

“Christmas Lights” Up Our Lives

Rina Risper06 mins

By Rick Garcia
 
Like many families in neighborhoods across the country, I go through the holiday ritual like a surgeon preparing for an operation, donning strands after strands of colorful, twinkling lights all over my home. 
 
Tradition passes from father to son, despite the advancement and technology of decorative illumination from grenade-sized bulbs to the hi-def LED or from the plastic Santa and his reindeers to the “blow-up” snowman.

Read More

Get Ready to Itemize Your Tax Deductions

Rina Risper05 mins

By A.J. Gross, C.P.A., E.A.
 
Joy to the world, tax time is just around the corner. I know you are excited. Ok, probably not. We CPAs and accountants are a unique breed. We get excited to work every day and night for three months straight to get everyone’s tax returns filed on time. Filing taxes is a necessary evil. It is best to prepare for tax time by reviewing your itemized deductions in December. You may be able to gather additional deductions before the year ends. The following is a list of itemize deductions.

Read More