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Boomer Bits: BBB Tip: How To Spot And Avoid Identity Theft
It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week and Better Business Bureau has some tips to keep you safe. Scams are designed to either steal your money, or steal your identity in order to steal your money later. Scammers have all kinds of techniques to collect personally identifiable information (PII). Once they have it, they can effectively become…
Read MoreBOOMER BITS: Ask Rusty – Will Social Security Be There for Me?
Dear Rusty: I am 56 and hope to hold out to get maximum Social Security at age 70. However, with all of the talk of Social Security funds being depleted, is it wise to continue with this mindset? Will there even BE Social Security benefits for folks in my age bracket? Should I think about…
Read MoreAn Inspirational Moment With Fox News Anchor Harris Faulkner
By John Grimaldi Most of us are reluctant to bring up the subject of religion in conversations, according to a Pew Research survey, but Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner, not so much. She is unabashed when the subject comes up. In fact, she’s written a book about it called Faith Still Moves Mountains. Faulkner delved…
Read MoreBill Requiring Public Retirement System to Divest From ESG-Using Firms Passes House Committee
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz A House committee on Thursday approved a bill requiring the state’s public pension system to divest from and terminate business relationships with firms or funds that use non-financial “ESG” factors in decisions, such boycotting gun manufacturers and fossil fuel companies. The prohibition is part of a GOP effort to crack down…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Feb. 3, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:50 a.m.SET: 6:05 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 21 °FLOW: 14 °F Today is… • American Painters Day• Elmo’s Birthday• National Wear Red Day What Happened On This Day: • 1488 Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so…
Read MoreDr. Arrowood Explains Snow Days, Looks Forward to Fun Events
The snowstorm “aka snowmaggen” that blew through the Midwest last Wednesday resulted in most schools throughout the state closing their doors due to the dangerous conditions. When we receive reports that severe weather is coming our way, we follow an intricate process to help us make the best decision we can on whether to delay,…
Read MoreIndiana Tech Cybersecurity Program Earns Prestigious National Designation
Indiana Tech has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) for its Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity program. This designation is given to institutions meeting the newest standards of cybersecurity from National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—co-sponsors of a program created to develop skilled…
Read MorePurdue Researchers Receive More Than $143K to Strengthen Marketplace Interest
Purdue University innovators who create new processes and products need capital, among other resources, to bring their ideas to reality. A Purdue fund is making financial support available to help them further develop their work. Researchers from the College of Agriculture and College of Engineering have received more than $143,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund…
Read MorePublic Health Infrastructure Bill Moves Forward
By Whitney Downard A bill earmarking funding for local public health departments advanced through a Senate committee Wednesday, despite the outcry of COVID-19 misinformation and state dictatorship. The bill, which has no price tag yet, moves to Senate Appropriations for further funding discussion. “In one sense, Senate Bill 4 is actually an infrastructure bill regarding…
Read MoreDigital Revolution Inspires New Research Direction in Ecosystem Structural Diversity
A special issue of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment lays the foundation for pursuing structural diversity as a new research direction in ecology. The issue, funded by the National Science Foundation, also describes the digital data collection methods that enable the new research direction, and the applications of the work in various…
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