The New Citizens Press

Long lines expected at this Tolkien movie.

 

Studio:     Warner Bros.

Plot:    A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a “unexpected journey” to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.

Cast: Martion Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis

Rating:     PG-13

Bottom Line: **1/2

 

Visit your local library and see what they have available for you and your family for the holidays.  Curl up with a good book!

 

By Jolee Hamlin, 

Head Librarian at CADL Holt-Delhi 

 

The New Year marks a period of reflection on both the past and the future. Many of us make resolutions and take them very seriously. Others are more light-hearted in their approach. Either way, here are some suggestions for books you’ll find at Capital Area District Libraries that can help you on your journey to self-improvement.

By Kelly Goff

The Root 

 

Shortly after the Jovan Belcher tragedy I was asked on a television program whether or not the NFL player’s high-profile murder-suicide and sports announcer Bob Costas’ courageous comments about gun violence in the incident’s aftermath would have any impact on gun control in America.

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Media Services

 

 The fiscal cliff is now front and center in the national consciousness, and with Thanksgiving behind us, the time is right to help you further understand what is at stake for you and your pocketbook. 

By Rick Garcia

 

 

I guess I’m at the age where I succumb being labeled as “Old Schooler.”  It’s more devastating when it comes from the mouth of my own children.  Their litany of complaints admonishing me from not keeping up with the latest bells and whistles on the smart phone or capitalizing on the most cutting edge social media apps that further push Facebook or blogging into the “Old Schooler” category.

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services

 

Do you ever feel like curling up in a ball and trying to forget the problems around you?