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Ask Rusty – About Claiming Social Security when I have a Health Savings Account
Dear Rusty: I have reached my full retirement age (66 plus 8 months) and plan to apply for Social Security this month, but I’ve seen articles which say that when I apply, I must also take Medicare Part A. This, even though I am continuing to work and am covered by my employer’s health insurance (a…
Read MoreSteve Wariner Concert Gives Fans All They Want – And More
Steve Wariner hit a home run. No surprise. The Noblesville native who has performed at the biggest venues all over the world came home last week. He gave a tremendous performance at Carmel’s magnificent Palladium to a full house. Two standing ovations were evidence of just how well he did. The concert began shortly after…
Read MoreBack From the Dead
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn Westfield native Larry Cloud, who pops up in this column occasionally, recently sent me copies of a number of documents related to the service of his uncle, William Stanton Cloud, during World War II. In many ways, the experiences of Larry’s “Uncle Bill” were like those of any…
Read MoreReading Through The Red Parts
“ When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.” (John 14:3) NLT Oh, the words of divine comfort! (One of my newest favorite passages). As a kid, I remember the old family Bible sitting on an end table in the living room.…
Read MoreJonah Tries to Run Away
“1 The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” 3 But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where…
Read MoreWhy’s Social Security Moved to General Fund?
Ask Rusty – Why was Social Security money moved to the General Treasury? Dear Rusty: Why were the Social Security funds moved from the Social Security account to the General Fund with the government? Is it not then called a tax making it an entitlement? That then gives the government control of our retirement. Most…
Read MoreWill Odom Raise Purdue’s Batting Average on Recent Hires to .500?
Remember when Darrell Hazell was a home run hire for the Purdue football program? “Hazell produced one of the more remarkable feats of 2012, leading Kent State to not only its first bowl game in 40 years but also an 11-win season and MAC championship game appearance,” Stuart Mandel, then with SI.com, wrote. “Hazell ……
Read MoreHeights Superintendent Shares Update
At last week’s Superintendent Advisory Group meeting, Jack Russell, President and CEO of OneZone, was our guest presenter. He shared his work with and perspective on our Reaching New Heights initiative. Jack did an excellent job enlightening the group about the program from a business perspective and as a parent with a child enrolled at…
Read MoreShame On Our Government
The good governor of our great state campaigned on a number of issues, but the one that caught my ear – and a number of other Hoosier homeowners – was property tax relief. We don’t need to go over the history. You know it far too well. Property taxes have gone up and up and…
Read MoreBonnie Shares Biblical Aspiration
I posted this question to social media one morning, “Which person in the Bible do you aspire to be like?” I promised my readers my personal response at the end of the day, and this is what I wrote. I aspire to be like the prostitute in the gospel of Luke 7. Here is part…
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