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Understanding Your Social Security… Social Security Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Issue 35.17

We know the importance of “familia” in Hispanic culture, and we’re proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) by helping build a secure future for you, your family, and your future family. You can learn more about how Social Security helps secure today and tomorrow for millions of families […]

Life Is About Action

Issue 35.17

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

— Norman Vincent Peale

Over my […]

Retirement Planning In A Continued Bull Market

Issue 35.17

The bull market for equities continues to defy predictions of an impending correction. Most economists maintain that it’s not if a pullback will happen. It’s when. That being said, vigilance in this environment is critical, particularly in retirement.

Is It Time to Rebalance?

Since stocks bottomed out in 2009 after the financial crisis, […]

Brand New Technology

Issue 35.17

After attending the most recent training event, our Doctors of Audiology are bringing a brand new, highly advanced hearing aid system to you. This technology is the new benchmark in smart hearing. It connects wirelessly with cell phones, TV, and sound systems. It also allows patients to adjust volume and sound inconspicuously through […]

Adult Strabismus – Ocular Misalignment & Double Vision… Frequently Asked Questions And Answers Provided By Richens Eye Center

Issue 35.17

Can anything be done for adults with misaligned eyes?

Yes. Recent treatment advances allow most adults with misaligned eyes to have surgical correction or control of double vision with “prism glasses.”

Is eye straightening as an adult strictly “cosmetic”?

No. Eye alignment surgery improves eye function in most adults and can lead to […]

Genealogy Corner… FamilySearch Data Problems

Issue 35.17

When you log into https://www.familysearch.org/tree/ and look at your pedigree view, either the landscape view, the descendancy view or the portrait view, you will see colorful icons. Boxes with a temple icon are for ordinance related information. The turquoise blue boxes are record hints provided by completed projects from FamilySearch Indexing. The purple […]

Geek Speak… Apps That Matter

Issue 35.17

I was taking time to review all the apps I have added to my smart phone over the last few years and found that there are a bunch of them that I do not use and some that I have never used. I also found that there are lot of games that just […]

Understanding Your Social Security… Your Retirement Planning Starts With Social Security

Issue 34.17

Right now is the perfect time to start planning for a secure, comfortable retirement. And you can count on Social Security to help you begin the process. First, we encourage you to set up an online my Social Security account so you can verify your lifetime earnings record and make sure you get […]

Could You Have Sleep Apnea And Not Even Know It?

Issue 34.17

Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder occurring at night when a person does not breath for a minimum of 10 seconds or longer. The time can often be for periods of 30 to 60 seconds. Sometimes a person will be obstructed and their body will try so hard to breath that they gasp […]

Are You Safe With Your Eyes?

Issue 34.17

Yesterday as part of my weekly routine, I went out to our shed and pulled out a gallon of muriatic acid. It was time to add some acid to our pool, my weekly chore. Any pool owner can tell you the importance of keeping a good balance of chemicals to ensure safe swimming. […]