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Social Security Matters By RUSSELL GLOOR, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation Ask Rusty – When Should my Wife Claim Her Social Security Benefit? Dear Rusty: I just …

To be a kid again A pair of daring women in Florida are determined to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records by hopping into their cars for a 500 mile ride from Jacksonville to Key West. It …

Social Security Matters By RUSSELL GLOOR National Social Security Adviser at the AMAC Foundation Ask Rusty – Why Must I Pay Into Social Security when I’m Collecting Benefits? …

What are the odds? Loose your wallet in a swimming pool and it’s easy enough to recover; drop it in the sea and you can kiss it goodbye. Marcie Callawaert lives near Tofino, British Columbia a …

Moose on the loose The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming attracts skiing enthusiasts from all over the world. It occasionally also draws a moose or two as was the case recently and as Ken …

Party In The Potty How do you attract a crowd in a convenience store? Easy! Throw a party in the potty. The HOP Shops chain of stores in Kentucky recently installed big red buttons in its bathrooms …

Ask Rusty – Will Withdrawing from 401(k) Affect My Social Security? Dear Rusty: My full retirement age (FRA) is 66 and 8 months, which I’ll reach in September 2024. I’m still …

Medal of Honor: Marine Corps Sgt. Richard Binder By KATIE LANGE Department of Defense News Like many men born in the mid-1800s, Marine Corps Sgt. Richard Binder immigrated to America to find better …

How Switzerlands John Sutter founded Californias state capital. Part One: The Gold Rush.

John Sutter, in full John Augustus Sutter, original name Johann August Suter, (born February 15, 1803, Kandern, Baden [Germany]—died June 18, 1880, Washington, D.C.), German-born Swiss pioneer settler and colonizer in California. Discovery of gold on his land in 1848 precipitated the California Gold Rush. Sutter spent much of his early life in Switzerland; he was a Swiss citizen and served in the Swiss army. Fleeing from bankruptcy and financial failures and leaving his wife and children in S...