Columns
5 Years Ago (November 2018)
When your family’s in the golfing business, you start
hitting balls at a young age. So it was for Pinconning
High School Freshman Tori Shark. She finally played
her first “serious” round of golf last summer, and father
Eric saw she has a talent for it. After Tori started...
State Rep. Mike Hoadley today voted against a Democrat plan to radically alter Michigan’s energy policy, voicing strong concerns that the new mandates are a gamble that will burden Michigan families with electricity that is more expensive and less reliable.
plans call for utilities to have 100%...
Bay County’s Forest Sustainability Program staff will soon be finishing up Fall monitoring of the wooded areas throughout the county looking for Spongy Moth egg masses laid on the bark of trees this past summer. The Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) is an invasive species that emerges in early...
Question:
I worked the first half of the year, but plan to retire this month. Will Social Security count the amount I earn for this year when I retire?
Answer:
Yes. If you retire mid-year, we count your earnings for the entire year. We have a special “earnings test” rule we apply to annual earnings...
Most business owners are hyper-focused on growing their business and legacy. But at some point, they must consider a plan for retirement. That’s why it’s important for business owners to begin thinking about how Social Security fits into their retirement planning. Social Security benefits are part...
This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This law prohibits disability-related discrimination in programs that are run by federal agencies or receive federal funding. It also protects federal employees and contractors from discrimination.
Section 503 of the...
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...
I recently saw a quote that I think is worth talking about. It said, “ Prayer is not like a spare tire that you use in emergency. It is to be used like a steering wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout your life.” Author unknown. This reminds us that God is not a genie that grants wishes...
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 have some frozen blueberries and raspberries I need to use up. Does anyone have some good...
(NAPSI)—In each step of their lifecycle, vape products can harm our environment with three forms of toxic pollution: plastic waste, hazardous waste, and electronic waste (e-waste).
Step 1: Production
From the very beginning of production, vapes are devastating for the environment. Sourcing raw...