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Genealogy Corner… Family Tree Hinting Improved

Issue 4.15

On Tuesday, December 23rd FamilySearch released a new update of the hinting data viewable on an ancestor’s detail page and in the descendancy view in the Family Tree. In this data update newly added or changed persons in the Family Tree have been hinted using all the newly available information. It also includes […]

Principles of Freedom – Same Sex Marriage

Issue 4.15

The big news this week is that the US Supreme Court is going to make some decisions on the same-sex marriage issue, probably by this summer. Passions are high on both sides of this issue so perhaps this is a good time to step back and examine the government’s involvement in marriage in […]

Make Estate Planning Your New Year’s Resolution

Issue 4.15

New Year’s Resolutions – just about everybody sets them but not everyone reaches their goal. The key to setting any resolution or goal is to make it specific and attainable. This year, we want to remind you of the importance of keeping your estate plan up to date.

Estate planning goals can change […]

Are Clinical Trials Safe??

Issue 3.15

Have you ever wondered about enrolling in a clinical trial of a new treatment? The decision may not be easy, however without the clinical trials we would not have the life saving treatments we have the today.

A year ago, “Joe” a healthy active young man running his own business was diagnosed with […]

Ed’s Up On City Council Issues… Princess Decree’s “They Got To Go” And So Shall It Be.With A Wave Of Her Hand “Termite Terrace” Shall Be No More.

Issue 3.15

Foreordained By Councilwoman Randall Appearing With All The Grandure And Pompous Of A Princess That She Could Muster, City Council Acts To Insure That “Terminte Terrace” Shall Be No More.

January 8th City Council meeting got off to a slow start with the Mayor informing the audience that no one showed up for […]

Geek Speak… What’s New From CES?

Issue 3.15

The Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) in Las Vegas took place last week. As usual there are hundreds of booths catering to thousands of business and commercial interests, but I go just to get a look at what is coming and what is popular in new tech. This year I had to get […]

Genealogy Corner… FSFamily Tree User Group

Issue 3.15

It’s a great time to work on your family history. A growing number of websites have made it easier than ever before and discoveries are much more likely.

One of the best family history sites is FamilySearch.org. You may have used this website that includes Family Tree, which is a community family tree […]

Pre-planning Cremation: Where to Begin?

Issue 3.15

A new year has begun, and many individuals are interested in putting their affairs in order. Preplanning your final arrangements is an excellent way to accomplish this resolution. As you begin the cremation preplanning process, it is important to remember that you are not just planning for yourself. You are making arrangements and […]

Too Good To Be True?

Issue 3.15

I’ve been writing in the Senior Sampler for 3 years. I recently went to a consultation where the potential client has been reading my articles. He said he had wanted to talk to me for a long time. Some of what I write about seems “too good to be true.” I immediately thought […]

Your Eyes Could Be The Windows To Your Health

Issue 3.15

Seventy-eight-year-old retired mortgage broker Robert Waters walked into his ophthalmologist’s office for a routine annual eye exam, and walked out with something he wasn’t expecting—an urgent follow-up with his cardiologist. “I saw a microscopic clot in the blood vessels of his retina,” said the ophthalmologist. The follow-up revealed a much bigger mass residing […]