Columnists

Legal Issues For The Elderly… Five Steps For Handling Your Inheritance

Issue 40.10

Of all the money that may pass through your hands during your lifetime, none is more emotion-laden than an inheritance. After all, you got it because somebody died. If the inheritance was unexpected, or large compared to your lifestyle, before you spend it, […]

How Time And Taxes Fly!… Three Big Changes Coming In 2011

Issue 40.10

There was a time when I could hold my oldest son, Paul, in my arms and rock him to sleep. After what seemed like only a week, he was too big to lift up anymore. Time passed quickly and […]

Living By Principles… Facing The Future

Issue 40.10

From the earliest recollections of my youth I remember the elderly generation giving counsel and suggestions on how to go about doing things. I also remember thinking that they didn’t know as much as me, and that “times had […]

Richens Eye Center Schedules Grand Opening… New “Green” Facility In Historic Downtown

Issue 40.10

Dr. Sharon Richens has relocated her ophthalmology practice, Richens Eye Center, to a new “green” facility in the historic downtown area of St. George and invites the public to stop by on Saturday, October 9, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to tour […]

Social Security Column… Don’t Let A Natural Disaster Delay Your Social Security Payment – Get Direct Deposit

Issue 40.10

Hurricane season is here for many parts of the country. In other areas of the nation, it’s wildfire season. As you prepare for the threat of a natural disaster in your community, put signing up for Direct Deposit at the top of your “to do” […]

Geek Speak… Single, Dual And Quad Core Computing

Issue 40.10

One of the more confusing things in the computer world right now is the comparison of various types of CPU’s (Central Processing Units). There are two major manufacturers (AMD and Intel) and both of them make a variety of CPUs for various purposes. […]

Genealogy Corner… Major Updates To FamilySearch Beta Site

Issue 40.10

FamilySearch has announced a major upgrade of its FamilySearch Beta site. http://beta.familysearch.org/ Its usefulness has already outpaced FamilySearch’s familiar Pilot Record Search site. http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html# New features, including the following, make the beta site easier to use and nudge it […]

Looking Back… A Divorcee

Issue 40.10

Being labeled “a divorcee” wasn’t something I’d ever thought would happen to me in my lifetime. Figuring out how to relate to my former spouse and his extended family was difficult. Both set of parents […]

Angels Among Us… Helping Others In Activities Of Daily Living

Issue 40.10

I am doubly blessed because I love what I do and I meet the neatest people in life. They are so inspiring and heroic in facing their illnesses and pending death.

One reason a person may qualify […]

Senior Finances… Choosing the “Right” Executor

Issue 39.10

A will is a “living” document; therefore whenever you have a major life change you should consider reviewing your will. Part of this review should include making sure the person you have chosen to be your executor or personal representative is still ready, […]