Social Security Q and A on numbers and benefits
A Knight Ridder Q and A explains you can refuse to give your Social Security number to businesses though you may lose the desired service. It details how earnings are reported on Form W-2 or tax returns, and explains SSI eligibility for the elderly, blind, and disabled with contact numbers for application and information.
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Social Security
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
SSI
Online morale drive halted for troops Dear Abby note
Dear Abby explains Operation Dear Abby cards and letters were suspended in October 2001 due to security risks. The Department of Defense confirms the postal program remains closed, but an Internet alternative via Operation Dear Abby net and Operation Dear Abbynet allows supporters to send messages to troops year round.
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Abby
Dear Abby
Allison Nahr
Arlington
Allison
Department of Defense
Armed Services
Edward A. Pardini
Military Postal Service Agency
House calls return in rural Minnesota as elder care widens
In Cloquet Minnesota 90 year old Sarah Fulton relies on a walker while physician Anderson visits her at home. Home visits once common now account for about 1 percent of doctor workload and are mainly for frail elderly patients with help from home care nurses.
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Knight Ridder
Minnesota
Vicki Anderson
Sarah Fulton
Cloquet
Minn
Fulton
Puumala
Anderson
Paul Starr
Ray Christensen
University of Minnesota Duluth School of Medicine
Moose Lake
Gateway Clinic
Christensen
Kristine Dwyer
Carlton County Public Health
Dwyer
Herman
Lila Shandel
Shandels
Lila
Senior-proofing the home for safer aging parents
A guide to making homes safer for seniors cites Dr. Barney Spivack and the American Geriatrics Society on fall risks and osteoporosis. Practical steps include bright lighting, clutter removal, sturdy footwear, reachable items, handrails, skid-proof carpets, and room-by-room safety checks. Lifeline of Southwestern Connecticut offers in-home safety monitoring with a personal help button and emergency response.
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Barney Spivack
Stamford Health System
American Geriatrics Society
Greenwich Hospital
Gerontologists
Marjorie White
Connecticut
Norwalk
Family and Children’s Agency
White
Dear Abby column origins and hosts
Dear Abby is authored by Abigail Van Buren also known as Jeanne Phillips and was founded by her mother Pauline Phillips Werte. The column is associated with the Dear Abby website and lists a Los Angeles post office box in California.
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Jeanne Phillips
Pauline Philips Werte
Los Angeles
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