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Unfortunately, many Americans will be unable to celebrate the holidays with their extended family and friends in person this year, making it all the more important to boost holiday cheer at home. Here are few festive ideas for getting into the holiday spirit during this socially distant season.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Americans in more ways than one. With the ups and downs the market has experienced since the start of the pandemic, it’s important that working Americans understand their various financial and retirement planning options.
According to a recent survey from the...
Gas prices in Michigan dropped 3 cents compared to a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.01 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 7 cents less than this time last month and 49 cents less than this time last year.
Motorists are paying an average of $30 for a full 15-...
Pinconning High School class of 1950 1st row: (top l to r) June A. Bourassa, Wilbert F. Bishop, Rita R. Blondin, Lyle J. Bourassa, Carol L. Foco, George Gromaski, Leota I. Davies, Richard L. Dolney, Dorothy E. Eschenbacher, Edward F. Borowy, June M. Ferguson; 2nd row: Richard J. Butterbach, Regina...
Before and during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, law enforcement officials throughout Michigan are participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. To protect lives there will be increased patrols on roads from December 11, 2020 to January 1, 2021, with zero tolerance for...
AAA Travel expects the vast majority of Americans to stay home this holiday season. Public health concerns and travel guidance are influencing their decisions not to travel over the year-end holidays, a period that typically sees high demand for vacations. While AAA expects at least 34 million...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
I want to bring in the New Year with something delicious and decadent. Please see if...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
Today I would like to extend an offer to our readers. If you are personally or know of someone that is personally in need of help for the holidays, please send a message explaining what type of help they need (excluding counseling or psychiatric help) to Positively Pinconning by way of couveaud@...
There are many online resources about Social Security, so it is important that you come to us as the first place for answers. You can find many of the answers about our programs and services on our Frequently Asked Questions page at faq.ssa.gov. We feature our most-asked questions at the top of...