Savvy Social Security tricks for married couples
Married couples can boost retirement income by delaying benefits to full retirement age or age 70. Strategies include claim and suspend to allow a spouse to claim, and claim twice by taking a spousal benefit first and later switching to one’s own benefit at age 70, enhancing survivor and caregiver benefits.
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Remembering Alder Creek Ranch West of Denio and a Cowboy Called Tombstone
A reminiscence of life at Alder Creek Ranch on the Oregon line near Denio, detailing isolation, work routines, and a rough crew including Albert the musician. The narrator recalls trips for branding and bull testing, bunkhouse evenings, and a private concert that left a lasting debt of friendship and stories, including a warning about a figure named Tombstone.
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Alder Creek
Denio
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Jim
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Tombstone
Knott Creek
Baxter
Francis
Jess
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Sudoku is a logic puzzle with nine sections each containing nine squares. Fill all 81 squares with numbers 1 through 9 so that no number repeats in any section row or column. Each horizontal row and vertical column must contain each digit once. Complete the grid by placing numbers correctly.
Life Is A Temporary Assignment Reflections on Faith and Community
A brief devotional piece from a Hearts Desire Recovery Outreach group noting life’s transience. It recalls Psalm 39 4 and Job 8 9, cites Rick Warren, honors local supporters and donors, and invites participation in OilPatch Fellowship with free meals and Bibles. It emphasizes eternal over earthly focus and thanks contributors like Will Palmer and the Maddox Foundation.
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Earth
Rick Warren
Saddleback Church
California
Hearts Desire Recovery Outreach
Will Palmer
Jesus Christ
Shelley
Christ
Warren
Jesus
Corinthians
Nancy Etcheverry
Cyndy Rich
Pup
Nfaith Productions
United Way
J.F. Maddox Foundation
Lovington church thanks volunteers for post office food drive
A Lovington church thanks the Cornerstone Ministry of the First United Methodist Church and the Post Office for a successful food drive. Pudge Blackard, Outreach Chairman, expresses appreciation for the town's gracious volunteers and generous donations.
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Lovington
Cornerstone
First United Methodist Church of
Pudge Blackard
First United Methodist Church
The Village Idiot on Facebook Friend Drama and Fame
The narrator recalls joining Facebook and reconnecting with old friends only to be overwhelmed by oversharing cat photos political memes and fake promises. He laments changed relationships after 45 years of distance and jokes about unfriending while noting a few real connections remain.
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Facebook
Allison
France
Reynoldses
Earth
Bill Gates
Lindsay Lohan
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