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Ask Rusty – When should I enroll in Medicare?
Dear Rusty: I am writing to ask for your advice on when I should sign up or enroll in a Medicare Plan. I have submitted an early retirement application to request benefits to begin 30 days after my 62nd birthday, in April 2025. I am a single lady with no dependents and currently rent my residence. Please…
Read MoreColumn: What’s Fair Price For Drug
By John Stanford This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin meeting with patients who use the 15 drugs it selected for the second round of Medicare price “negotiations” — including weight-loss treatment Wegovy. CMS will use these discussions to inform the lower prices it’ll set for the medicines. What CMS won’t…
Read MoreIt’s All About Purdue Boilermakers, By The Numbers, This Week
While playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Europe’s top professional basketball league, Omer Mayer wore No. 10. That number was unofficially off limits to Mayer when the 6-4 guard signed to play the 2025-26 season with Purdue. Only five Boilermakers since the 1950s have worn No. 10 but it will always be associated with Rick…
Read MoreWriter Walks Where Pope Once Walked
EDITOR’S NOTE: Andy Chandler has worked with Sagamore News Media on a few occasions. His talent in photography and writing speak for themselves. After an American was named the head of the Catholic Church for the first time in history, Andy went on a pilgrimage. The following is what he shared. Why I do it.…
Read MoreThe Need for Christian Community
This week’s offering is a reflection for Community of Faith United Methodist Church, Davenport, Fla. – an analysis of a sermon by Pastor Chris Jones, May 16, 2020 In case you missed it, here are the highlights of the pastor’s message this past weekend as he continued in the series called, “Credo: I Believe”…
Read MoreScattershooting with Trump, Beckwith, Braun . . .
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Charles G. Dawes . . . * * * OK, SO THE scuttlebutt is that Trump is playing with the idea of a third term? But is he really? With Donald J. Trump, who knows? I truly believe half the drivel that comes out of his mouth he means,…
Read MoreWiper Blades, Pantyhose and Another View of Judge New
Normally when I do a reader column, I have comments from several people, but David Sutton sent an email that was so full of interesting details, it easily filled an entire column by itself. David began by referring to my recent stories of celebrity visits — and alleged visits — to Hamilton County. He brought…
Read MoreInsomnia Part 2
I want to follow up on last week’s column where I discussed the causes of insomnia by focusing now on prevention and treatment. If the cause of insomnia isn’t readily apparent, it can help to keep a sleep diary for two to four weeks and share it with your physician. The diary should include when…
Read MorePurdue Football Rebuilding; Question is: How Good Will They Be?
Not since the years after the Civil War has there been a bigger reconstruction project than the one facing Barry Odom in his first few months as Purdue football head coach. OK, so I’m exaggerating but let the numbers tell the story of how the Boilermaker program is being rebuilt from the studs. 25 That’s…
Read MoreCOMMON SCENTS
This is a very provocative way to start a column, but I must admit something: I can’t keep my pants on. I try very hard, especially at parties, but inevitably they’re almost off by the end of the evening. So, what’s the problem? I have lost my hips. Where did they go? Who has them?…
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