Social Security protections and Medicaid options explained
The article explains that Social Security benefits cannot be attached for debt except for back taxes. A hospital cannot garnish benefits, and Medicaid may cover non Medicare medical bills, with advice to visit the local welfare office. It also notes a couple's questions about spousal benefits when one spouse retires.
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Medicare
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Social Security questions cover wages and eligibility
The column explains how benefits swap when a spouse reaches 65 and earns from self employment. It notes self employment tax at 6.4 percent, rules on credit for a working wife, and conditions for divorced wives to receive benefits, including support requirements and formal agreements.
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Bridges for Profit in Madhya Pradesh toll plan
The Indian state proposes a scheme where contractors build bridge pontoons at their own cost and are allowed to charge tolls for a set period to recover costs and earn profit, addressing the state’s bridge shortage without upfront funding.
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Bhopal
India
Madhya Pradesh
Heritage panel eyes Henry Clay era Lexington house
The Kentucky Heritage Commission is seeking to preserve a Lexington home built as Henry Clay’s law office in the early 1800s, reflecting its historical significance in Frankfort and Kentucky.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Heritage Commission
Lexington
Henry Clay
Modern Toys Through the Ages Across Generations
The piece traces how Christmas dolls and toys have evolved from ancient and medieval fashions to today’s electric walking dolls and model trains. It notes historical dolls as idols in tombs, fashion babies in France, and the rise of accessible playthings for children alongside enduring limits and imagination.
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Kings
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Today in History highlights from December 23, 1967
On this date many events mark the day: Washington’s 1783 resignation at Mount Vernon. Joseph Smith’s 1805 birth in Shar on. Churchill’s 1940 call to Italy. 1941 remarks on defeating the Axis. Wake Island’s fall. a 1945 Moscow Big Three meeting with Stalin Byrnes and Churchill.
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Underground Hotel Planned in Coober Pedy Australia
A 15 bed room hotel 28 feet underground is planned for Coober Pedy a coal mining town in Central Australia. The facility will include a reception dining room and rest rooms and will be air conditioned with walls left in natural white and red sandstone reflecting the harsh desert climate.
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Sydney
Coober Pedy
Australia
St. Peter
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