The New Citizens Press

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services

 

Mind over mountain! That’s what we were told throughout the seven day climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa at 19,341 feet. I expected the climb to be challenging. In fact, that’s one of the reasons I wanted to endure the long days, rain, cold, wind and altitude sickness.

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

 

 It’s a frightening number. According to a new survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women say they are violently attacked by their intimate partner. 

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Media Services

 

The Federal Reserve recently announced that it would engage in its third round of “quantitative easing” by purchasing $40 billion per month of mortgage-backed securities to spur economic growth and help reduce unemployment. Whether or not the plan will work is subject to debate. What is not debatable is that the Fed’s action is stirring fears of inflation. 

“You don’t have to brush your teeth - 

just the ones you want to keep.”  

~Author Unknown

 

Cedric D. Jackson II, 5-years-old, is waiting for the tooth fairy. Before he lost his baby teeth,  his mother, LaToya McClayton, taught him about good oral hygeine. Courtesy photo.

 

Didn’t travel much last year? Didn’t take a vacation at all? Make a positive change right now by planning a trip in the next few months! With must-see spots for the next three months in mind, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com were polled, and here are their “5 Spots to Hit in the Next 3 Months.”

By Malcolm Marshall, 

 

RICHMOND, CA — Betty Reid-Soskin is America’s oldest National Park Ranger and one of the most beautiful people I have met in Richmond, Calif., across the bay from San Francisco.