Posts Tagged Death Of A Spouse

  • Happy New Year –It’s January! - PUBLISHER’S CORNER Happy New Year –It’s January! – PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham January, a new beginning to a new year. As time marches on, I have been pondering the beginning of the new year… new beginnings. Isn’t “new beginnings” an oxymoron? Have you ever heard of “old beginnings?” But, I digress - back to new beginnings. Just what com...

  • Change is the Law of Life Change is the Law of Life

    By Mary Schricker Realtor - Ruhl & Ruhl Real Estate “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, or the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” As a Seniors Real Estate Specialist I often discuss with clients the pros and cons of downsizing. The fear of the ...

  • Your Social Security

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office LOWER INCOME MIGHT MEAN LOWER MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM If you have Medicare coverage and you pay a higher Part B premium due to your higher income, here’s some news that may be comforting during these troubling economic times. ...

  • Fall Housecleaning Fall Housecleaning

    David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home My mom likes a clean house. As kids, my brother and I learned early on that the chores had to be done every Saturday morning if we were to have any hope whatsoever of hanging out with our friends later in the day. And if the whole family w...

  • “The Best Things in Life aren’t Things” “The Best Things in Life aren’t Things”

    By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor - Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate Your lives have changed. The kids have moved away. The backyard, once a haven for barbecues and family activities, now seems to be a breeding ground for weeds and a source of many hours of back breaking work. You want to move to som...