Lifestyles
November 30, 2019, is Small Business Saturday®. Starting in 2010, American Express designated this day—the Saturday after Thanksgiving each year—to encourage people to “Shop Small.” The financial services company reports that since the commemoration began, “Consumers have reported spending an...
(StatePoint) Planning for the holiday season? Whether you’re a guest or a host, there are easy ways to ensure that everyone enjoys their time with family and friends. Check out these tips for a joyful holiday season:
A Helping Hand
Holiday hosts are often bogged down by tasks and chores. Make...
Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, and Gail S. Ennis, the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, announce the launch of a dedicated online form at https://oig.ssa.gov to receive reports from the public of Social Security-related scams. These scams—in which fraudulent...
McLaren Bay Region is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Oregon-based Vector Remote Care (VRC). Under the new partnership, patients with cardiac devices wirelessly transmit their collected data through a wifi or cellular connection to VRC. Patients with implanted cardiac...
With Michigan’s October Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign now complete, preliminary reports indicate law enforcement officers from 96 police departments, sheriff offices, and Michigan State Police posts in 36 counties conducted 7,227 traffic stops resulting in 2,108 seat belt and child...
Social Security cares about accuracy and we want you to get the exact benefit amount you deserve. Changes in the law affect how we calculate monthly Medicare Part B (medical insurance) and Medicare prescription drug coverage premiums.
• Medicare Part B provides coverage for physician services,...
Gary Glenn, former state representative and current spokesperson for Representative Annette Glenn, is sharing around a doctored video of me that he must think is scandalous. It isn’t. The video is of me talking about wind energy.
For the record: though I believe scientists when they warn us of...
You know the signs. The thunderous cough. The pounding headache. The full-body fatigue.
It’s the flu. Last fall and winter, influenza sickened roughly 40 million Americans and killed 60,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This year’s flu season is upon us. Here are...
With many people preparing to head out for the start of the Firearm Deer Hunting Season, it is important to remember that almost 50 percent of vehicle-deer crashes occur in Michigan during the months of October, November and December. In 2017, 43 percent of all vehicle-deer crashes occurred in the...
August might be the last of the months that people think of when we say “summer vacation,” but it’s by no means the least. People are still taking trips and hosting family while enjoying America’s beaches and national parks. Social Security might not be on the top of your to-do list when you’re on...