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Legal Issues For The Elderly… Common (and Costly) Estate Planning Mistakes

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Costly mistakes can be made when doing estate planning. In most cases, mistakes are made by well-intentioned people who failed to take advantage of opportunities to accumulate wealth, shelter assets from estate tax, and protect estates for future generations. Some common estate-planning mistakes are listed here. By exercising care now, you can save […]

Looking Back… Complex Repairs

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In our world today, complex family relationships are common with the number of individuals who divorce or die after marrying or separate after living together without marriage or remarry multiple times. All of this makes for step relationships as well as divided families. When I divorced 35 years ago, it was awkward to […]

Principles of Freedom – Is War Necessary? – Part Two

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Part 2

In our continuing discussion of war, today we focus on the “lesser wars” of the last century. These include Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars and Afghanistan along with a few other armed conflicts. As with the larger wars, these too were created and fought because of fear and anger. We got […]

Senior Sampler 25th Anniversary Party… Cruise Drawing

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This month the Senior Sampler is Celebrating 25 years in business. To say thank you to all our readers for supporting us over the years we are holding a Birthday Party at the Senior Center Friday November 21st from 2.30pm- 3.30pm. Birthday Cake and Punch will be served and we will be drawing […]

Okay, So I Need A Little Help, Now WHAT?

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Okay so, I’m finally ready to admit to myself that I need a little help! I’m not yet ready to admit it to my children, or anyone else, and I’m certainly are not ready to leave the home that I love or give up my independence. Nor do I want to become an […]

Arthritis In The Low Back… What To Watch For And How To Treat It

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Do you wake up stiff in the morning? Feel like you have to roll out of bed like a log and slowly inch yourself up? Does it take a good 20 minutes or more before you feel like you can finally move like a normal human being? Do long car rides or sitting […]

Ed’s Up On City Council Issues… I Can’t Dance Don’t Ask Me – In St. George You Can Ask And You Can Dance

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Public Places Require A Permit For Health And Safety Reasons

Schools And Churches Are Exempt-Another Case Made For Code Enforcement Reform

November 6th City Council Meeting brought forth the bad rap the City received from members of the community that even extended to Saturday Night Live television show concerning Public Dancing. It […]

Geek Speak… Monitors And Multiple Screens

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As tablets become more popular and powerful, the landscape is changing. For those who simply want to check their email, stay in touch through social media and do a little research on-line, tablets and limited laptops such as the chromebook fit the bill quite nicely and are reasonably inexpensive unless you go to […]

Genealogy Corner… Donny Osmond at RootsTech 2015

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One of the biggest names in entertainment from one of the most well-known families in the world will be part of the largest family history conference in the world. RootsTech 2015 announced that entertainer, actor, author, and television host Donny Osmond will be joining RootsTech as a keynote speaker on Saturday, February 14, […]

Looking Back… Repairing Bridges

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How do we close the gaps in our family relationships? By building a bridge of online communication! With the modern generation so enthralled with digital games, texting and social media, you can reach out and connect with them using the Internet. Time for an old dog to learn new tricks––if you want to […]