Words Of Business Wisdom, High-Stakes Thriller, And A Unique Audiobook Experience “Gather As You Go: Sharing Lessons Along the Way” by Carol Lavin Bernick (NAPSI)—Former Alberto Culver Executive Chairperson Carol Lavin Bernick offers a collection of wisdom on topics from leadership, philanthropy and branding to civic engagement and raising kids as a working mom to Read More …
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Planning Your Retirement
An IRS Incentive To Save For Retirement (NAPSI)—Saving for retirement can be challenging when juggling competing financial priorities, such as building short-term savings, paying off debt, and just covering basic living expenses. The good news is that the Saver’s Credit—a little-known tax credit made available by the IRS to eligible taxpayers—could reduce your federal income Read More …
In Honor of Women: Gender Gaps At A Glimpse
(NAPSI)—As we honor America’s approximately 169 million women this month, let us keep in mind where progress has been made while also calling out where access to opportunities are still not equal. While women average fewer earnings than men—and women of color earn even less than that, according to the 2018 American Community Survey, single Read More …
Booktrib’s BookBites
Four Great Reads: Two Fun Romps And Two Focusing On Major Life Issues “Fly Back, Agnes”by Elizabeth Atkinson (NAPSI)—Twelve-year-old Agnes hates everything about her life: her name, her parents’ divorce, her best friend’s abandonment, her changing body. So while staying with her dad over the summer, she decides to become someone else. She tells people Read More …
Health Awareness
Manage Your Blood Pressure And Protect Your Kidneys (NAPSI)—Did you know if you have high blood pressure you are at increased risk for chronic kidney disease? High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is the second leading cause of chronic kidney disease in the United States. About 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure may Read More …
Children’s Health Update
Children’s National to Make March Matter for Children in the Hospital (NAPSI)—This month, kids across the region will enjoy playing sports, spending time with friends or traveling for family vacation on spring break. Sadly, hundreds of other children will remain in the hospital fighting to get stronger, coping with life-altering diagnoses and enduring treatment. But Read More …
Health Awareness
You Could Be Part Of The 33 Percent (NAPSI)—Look around the next time you’re in a crowd. One-third of everyone in there with you is at risk of developing dangerous kidney disease. Kidney Disease FactsIn the United States, 37 million adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease—and more than 90% aren’t aware of it. Read More …
The Cleaning Season
Dust Your Ducts (NAPSI)—When you breathe a sigh of relief after giving your home its annual thorough cleaning, you may be breathing in more dust, dirt, and pollution than you realize—unless you’ve also gotten the HVAC system cleaned. A Hidden Problem Through normal living, people generate a great deal of contaminants, such as dander, dust, Read More …
PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE
Seven Myths You May Mistakenly Believe About Long-Term Care (NAPSI)—As you develop your retirement plans and think about how a potential need for long-term care may impact those plans and your loved ones, certain misconceptions may prevent you from taking action. So—let’s dispel these seven common long-term care myths: Myth #1: I’ll never need long-term Read More …
Energy Matters: Poll Finds Illinoisans Support Energy Industry And DAPL Optimization
by Craig Stevens (NAPSI)—On March 5th and 6th the Illinois Commerce Commission will gather to consider the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Optimization plan to increase crude oil throughput of the pipeline. Safely operating since 2017, Dakota Access has an important footprint in Illinois. Construction of the initial pipeline relied on the skill of Illinois’ Read More …