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Social Security imposter scams are widespread across the United States. Scammers use targeted, sophisticated tactics to deceive you into providing sensitive information or money.
Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has received reports of scammers creating fake versions of the...
Open enrollment is quickly approaching and while businesses continue to navigate through economic uncertainties, dynamic shifts and the ongoing Great Resignation, strong benefits offerings could help retain employees.
That’s what was revealed by the fifth annual HSA Bank Health & Wealth Index,...
You may know someone who gets a monthly Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income payment and who also needs help managing their money. If someone you know needs help, we can appoint a person or an organization to act as a “representative payee” responsible for receiving and managing...
By October, most woodland warblers are long gone from our area, having headed south in search of the insects they so dearly love to eat. One exception is the Palm Warbler, like the one in the accompanying photo recently seen in a local garden. Unlike many warblers, the Palm spends much of its time...
5 Years Ago (October 2017)
Pearl Howden Cox, born October 6, 1917, in Standish, MI, celebrated her 100th Birthday. Pearl and the late James Ralph Cox were blessed with 49 years of marriage, three daughters and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Family members and friends gathered in the...
Thursday, October 13th,
• Rotary Club, Regular Meeting at CJ’s, Noon.
Friday, October 14th,
• Halloween in the City - Trunk or Treat, East Edge Graphics Parking Lot & Pinconning Nature Trail, 4 - 7 pm.
Saturday, October 15th,
• Pinconning Band Booster 23rd Annual 3 Holiday Craft Bazzar,...
Changes are coming in 2023 for when Medicare Part B coverage starts.
What is not changing:
If you are eligible at age 65, your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP):
Begins three months before your 65th birthday.
Includes the month of your 65th birthday.
Ends three months after your 65th birthday.
If...
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the blessings we have in our lives and to share memories with our loved ones. We are thankful because we’re able to provide you and your family with services, benefits, tools, and information to help you throughout life’s journey.
Social Security is more than...
Whether your family has been on its A-game when it comes to dental health or you were subject to the summer slide, the start of the school year is a great chance to reset. While your kids get used to the earlier wakeup call, incorporating oral health techniques along the way will help them beyond...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
I’ve got a ton of green tomatoes on my plants. Does anyone have some good Green Tomato...