It is hard to believe that 2024 is here. With the multiple new fraudsters’ techniques, it is important to stay alert to protect your finances and reputation. The Social Security Administration has recommended these five resolutions to protect yourself: 1. Stay informed of the latest scam trends Follow reliable news sources. Subscribing to scam news … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) One of the best strategies for good health in the new year: Reduce the amount of sugar you eat. Sugar sneaks into our diet in surprising ways, from coffee drinks you don’t realize are sugar bombs to small amounts that add up in bread or sauces. Looking more closely at … Read more
DOUG AND POLLY WHITE Special correspondents QUESTION: I have just started a new business. I think it’s critical for us to develop good Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so that people can find us easily on the web. Do you have any advice for how to accomplish this? ANSWER: We agree, depending on your business, good … Read more
Paul Simon decided to embrace his deafness in one ear as “part of the process” for his 2023 album ‘Seven Psalms’. The 82-year-old legendary singer/songwriter – who retired from touring in 2018 – was saddened when he found out he had hearing loss, but he didn’t let his disability hold him back when making the … Read more
Kimora Lee Simmons is lucky to be alive after escaping a terrifying house fire. The 48-year-old model/TV star called 911 on Saturday (02.12.23) after a blaze broke out at her home in Los Angeles and she has thanked members of the city’s fire department for their quick response to put out the flames and credited … Read more
A volunteer-run animal rescue group in Western Australia has convinced Qantas to change rules around animal freight to save homeless pets from euthanasia. Key points: Qantas has made pet freight rules more flexible after concerns were raised by an animal rescue group The airline had been enforcing bans on the transport of pets on days … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. — An hour before sunrise, Shelly Brost walked a mile in freezing rain to the public assistance office. She was running out of time to prove she still qualified for food aid after being stymied by a backlogged state call center. Twice, she’d tried to use Montana’s public assistance help line to complete … Read more
A hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third of Nebraska hospitals. Across the country, health care providers are refusing to accept some Medicare Advantage plans — even as the coverage offered by commercial insurers increasingly displaces the traditional government program for seniors and people with … Read more
FORT WAYNE — The Community Foundation of Noble County is pleased to be an Ignite Your Future Program grant recipient of the Don Wood Foundation. The Don Wood Foundation created the Ignite Your Future Program to grow and strengthen advanced manufacturing and entrepreneurship in northeast Indiana and beyond. The Don Wood Foundation invited community foundations … Read more
HAVERHILL — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring will conduct a review of Whittier Tech during the week of Nov. 13. According to Whittier Superintendent Maureen Lynch and Special Education Director Kristine Morrison, the Office of Public School Monitoring visits each district and charter school every three years to … Read more