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by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens My Friend is 65; shouldn’t she be exempt from Medicare payroll taxes?Dear Rusty: My girlfriend is 65 and she just enrolled in Medicare.

Present Yourselves

“do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.”

What is truth?

It’s the question Pilate asked Jesus: “What is truth?” (John 18:38).

Dear Editor:

I am writing to formally raise the ongoing and worsening issue of extensive littering along Hwy. 1 North from the Hwy. 1 Bypass to Johnson Chute Road.My family and I reside in Natchitoches Parish and operate four family- owned business entities domiciled here.

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I’m Still Working; Why Didn’t my Benefit Amount Increase?Dear Rusty: I have been working somewhat consistently since commencing my Social Security benefit income. I’ve been collecting since my full benefit age of 66, approximately.

I hate having to talk to my abusive ex

Many people who’ve never been entangled with an abusive partner are often unaware of is that abuse hardly ever ends one a survivor leaves.

SWEPCO reflects on Storm Fern, says preparing for next storm

Last week, Winter Storm Fern brought historic, system-wide ice damage across our region. Heavy ice and prolonged subfreezing temperatures downed trees, power lines and critical infrastructure, disrupting service to homes and businesses.

Why aren’t we the greatest generation?

Twenty-six years ago, Tom Brokaw wrote a book about what he called “the greatest generation.” Now, there is a new best seller out calling America today “the dumbest generation.”

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Why is my Social Security Retirement Benefit So Small?Dear Rusty: Can you help me understand? I have paid into Social Security since I started working in 1978. I did have a lot of tax deductions, but I don’t understand why I only receive $350 a month from Social Security.

Pilgrim Reflections

This coming Saturday will be Valentine’s Day here in the U.S., which originally dates back to a Catholic feast day in A.D. 496 to honor a third-century priest named Valentine who was executed on February 14.