PSA: Local business owners: Don’t overlook retirement plans

If you’re a local business owner, you’re likely juggling growth, expenses, and your team’s needs, all while planning for your own future.  A workplace retirement plan may be able to help with all of that, directly and indirectly.

"Reel Reviews: ‘The Bluff’ revels in revenge, age of piracy" by: Jessica Shepard

It’s been almost a decade since the last “Pirates of the Caribbean” film graced the silver screen in 2017.  Since then, I’ve been eagerly awaiting a pirate film or miniseries that was more than halfway decent.

Work ethic

(Dictionary - noun the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward.)Let’s talk about the definition of work ethic.  Any description that uses the phrase hard work tends to get the same response as when someone yells “Fire!” What happened to the quality work ethic?

"Newspaper life makes time feel faster than it actually is" by: Jessica Shepard

Due to the busy nature of this job, my sense of time is vastly different from most of my friends’.   I usually can recall something I’d heard either months or days ago and still remember it clear as day.

"A new week, yet another issue to evaluate " by: John Sample

We ended the week with the Supreme Court deciding the President did not have the authority to place tariffs under the specific authority that it was implemented under.    The President immediately announced new 15% tariffs.

What should you do with your tax refund?

It’s that time of year when tax refunds go out.   If you get a refund this year, how can you make the best use of it?   For starters, you could use your refund to help fund your IRA.

"Reel reviews: Anthropomorphic animals take ‘GOAT’ beyond sports films" by: Jessica Shepard

While I was considering what movie to watch last week, I realized it had been a little bit since my last children’s movie review.   So, I managed to catch “Goat” on the big screen last week and found enough well-timed jokes to keep me entertained.

The nature of rest

There’s something to be said about achieving eight hours of rest every night.   In theory, it’s a great idea; in reality, clocking in five or six hours might be a more accurate measure.

"Following up from last week – a new personal challenge accomplished" by: Jessica Shepard

I think this might be the first time for me to ever write a column that’s a direct follow-up from a previous one.  Or, at least it’s my first time doing something back-to-back like this.  Usually, my column follow-ups are weeks apart and give our readers too much lull time in between.

"Spring around corner: Groundhog wrong" by: John Sample

The market moved back slightly from record levels last week even with better than expected jobs data and a lowering of inflation measures.  Maybe just the sell on the news and buy on the rumor.  We are still in good shape, but many have the feeling that the economics are poor.