Locals who wax nostalgic about a department store that stood on State Road 60 for close to 50 years will be charmed by a new holiday ornament that depicts in 24-karat gold-plated a longtime landmark that closed in 2000. ...more

November 4, 2009

This goes out to all the people of our good nation. I read in the paper the other day about Social Security benefits, where some are not getting a cost of living increase in their checks. Some are even getting cut and their Medicare and Medicaid premiums are going up. Boy oh boy, talk about helping us out. Let's just make things a little worse. ...more

August 27, 2009

Jim Rahenkamp is worried about the economy as are many of us. The situation looks really dire if you subscribe to his definitions and live life according to various popular buzz phrases. ...more

June 17, 2009

On their way to the Union train station to welcome home his mother and dad, 9-year-old Sam Gibbons and his aunt came upon a frenzied crowd outside Citizens Bank & Trust. ...more

March 15, 2009

Residents who remember the Great Depression offer their advice. ...more

March 13, 2009

A 71-year-old man who spent his mother's Social Security money on himself and on female companions has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. ...more

January 14, 2009

QUESTION: What benefits would a stay-at-home, non-working (outside the home) wife receive from Social Security and Medicare when she reaches the age at which she would be eligible? Would she receive benefits based on her husband's work record or would she receive no benefits at all? ...more

January 6, 2009

What benefits would a stay-at-home, non-working (outside the home) wife receive from Social Security and Medicare? ...more

January 5, 2009

I am 68 but working and receiving Social Security normal retirement benefit payments. ...more

November 17, 2008

I read one of your articles in which you talked about those receiving Social Security disability benefits being allowed to work. ...more

November 10, 2008