Columnists

Geek Speak… Searching The Internet For Information

Issue 26.12

It is easy to surf the internet to find information about almost anything or anyone. The information is always accurate and up-to-date, or is it? This article is about how to sift the system – to figure out what is true, what you can trust and what is gossip, malicious lies or just […]

Genealogy Corner… The IGI Moving Day

Issue 26.12

Part 1

The International Genealogical Index (IGI) is a computer file created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was first published in 1973 and continued to grow through December 2008. It contains several hundred million entries, each recording one event, such as a birth, baptism (christening), marriage, death or […]

How A Yearly Hearing Evaluation Can Change Your Life

Issue 26.12

Did you know that a comprehensive hearing evaluation should be completed every year after the age of 50? These evaluations are used to measure how well a person understands others; whether at home, work, church, or even in noise. Comprehensive yearly evaluations are also used as early predictors of health matters such as […]

Looking Back… Old Fashion Fun

Issue 26.12

When was the last time, you had some good old fashioned fun? Or maybe that is something that doesn’t exist any more? Does life always seem difficult, full of challenges, trials, and lots of stress? Exactly why we need to make room for and create some old fashioned fun. Looking back on my […]

Not Yesterday’s Reverse

Issue 26.12

For many years the Reverse Mortgage was known to be an option for financial relief for seniors who found themselves without antiquate means for retirement. They saved their whole life to get their home paid off then the reverse would allow them access to a large portion of the equity and no payments […]

‘One Bad Apple’

Issue 26.12

We have all heard the expression, ‘one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch’. In every industry or profession there are those individuals whose practices give the others in their trade a black eye. Those practices include everything from unethical behavior to downright dishonesty or just a plain lack of knowledge as it […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… A Bang Up Job

Issue 26.12

One mission that we flew on over Germany during WW2 was different from all the others. This was to a war production plant near the city of Munich. I was the lower ball turret gunner on Robert Parnell’s crew. On every mission when our radio operator, Wally Sanchez, was not sending or receiving, […]

Platinum Care Is Care Above The Rest

Issue 26.12

You heard it correctly we have changed our name to represent the type of personal care you and your loved one receives at Platinum Care Assisted Living (formerly known as Ted Warthen Assisted Living).

Our mission at Platinum Care Assisted Living is dedicated to treat each and every resident with care, dignity and […]

Social Security Column… Questions And Answers

Issue 26.12

RETIREMENT

Question:

I just started my first job and my paycheck is less than I expected. Why am I paying for retirement benefits when I have a lifetime to live before retirement?

Answer:

Besides being required by law, you are securing your own financial future through the payment of Social Security and […]

Affordable Funerals In A Changed Economy

Issue 25.12

My name is Arvin Hansen, and I would like to share my story with you. I am a licensed funeral director and embalmer. My wife, Sherrill, and I owned two funeral homes in Burley and Rupert, Idaho. After fifty years of working in the funeral industry in Idaho, Sherrill and I moved to […]