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What are the Big Changes Coming to the Post Office in 2024?
By Donna Fuscaldo, AARP, January 2024 Before you head out to the Post Office, here's what you'll find that is new. Through snow, rain,...
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Jan 24, 20243 min read
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How to Prevent and Treat Frostbite
By Kim Hayes, AARP, January 2024 Learn your risk factors to protect you, your pets, and your family. A majority of states have plunged...
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Jan 24, 20246 min read
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Tax Breaks Over 50 You Can't Afford to Miss
By Patricia Amend, AARP, January 2024 IRS tax code offers perks to taxpayers of a certain age. The rate of inflation fell in 2023. The...
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Jan 23, 20247 min read
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How To End Your Overpacking For Good
By Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, January 2024 I'm a professional packer, and these 4 items ended my overpacking for good. If you find...
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Jan 23, 20244 min read
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What Are the Warning Signs of a Brain Tumor?
By Michelle Crouch, AARP, January 2024 6 Brain Tumor symptoms you should not ignore. Warning signs vary for the rare but often serious,...
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Jan 23, 20244 min read
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One Unanswered Question: Don't Leave This Behind As Your Legacy
In this newsletter, we could talk about facts and figures relating to death and dying. We could give you a thousand reasons why taking a...
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Jan 23, 20245 min read
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Where Are We Going In 2024?
85% of economists predicted a recession in 2023, so did most CEOs and everyone on Wall Street. Their almost unified approach was to sell...
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Jan 22, 20246 min read
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Kitsap Transit ACCESS Buses
One of my loyal Compass & Clock readers wanted information about the ACCESS transportation system. So this article / information is for...
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Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Relocating Nursing Home Residents Can Be Fatal
By Emlly Paulin, Dec 2023, AAR Betty Jo Artrip's favorite spot in Mountain View Regional Hospital, her nursing home of more than seven...
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Dec 30, 202312 min read
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Signs of Liver Disease
By Beth Howard, Dec 2023, AARP Hidden risk factors and warning signs of Liver Disease. Drinking, taking antibiotics, even high blood...
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Dec 30, 20237 min read
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Don't Skip Exercising These Parts of your Body
By Michael Wojciechowski, Dec 2023, AARP Surprising parts of the body you need to exercise regularly. Your arms, legs and back aren’t the...
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Dec 30, 20237 min read
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How Do I Request a Tiering Exception?
Dear Marci, I recently started taking a new medication. It’s covered by my Part D plan, but when I went to the pharmacy, I was charged a...
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Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Tips on Coping With Loss
It feels like the last couple of weeks of each year, there is more news about someone passing away. Whether they are a well-known...
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Dec 30, 20233 min read
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7 Ways Retirement will be Different in 2024
By Andy Markowitz, Dec 2023, AARP How changes in Social Security, Medicare, taxes and more will affect your finances. For most people,...
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Dec 28, 20235 min read
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Did You Know?
By Mike Adams I received this from Mike Adams on December 20th, and even though our January Newsletter was coming out on January 2nd, I...
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Dec 28, 20233 min read
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How Worried Caregivers Can Avoid Becoming Anxious
By Barry J. Jacobs, AARP, Nov. 2023 Strategies to observe and stop harmful behavior in its tracks. During my caregiving years, I worried....
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Nov 27, 20234 min read
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10 Over-the-Counter Medications that can become risky after 50
By Maggie Aime, AARP, Nov. 2023 Age-related changes can affect the way your body handles various drugs and supplements. If you’ve...
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Nov 27, 20236 min read
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What are Facility Fees?
Dear Marci, I went to the doctor last month and now owe more than I thought I would. I called the office and learned that they charged me...
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Nov 27, 20232 min read
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The #1 Exercise to do as you get older
By Michelle Crouch, AARP, Nov 2023 If you have time for only one exercise, fitness experts say, try this. Seated? Please stand (don’t use...
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Nov 27, 20235 min read
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For All You Beatles Fans Out There...
I find the story behind The Beatles last song fascinating, and wanted to share it with other Beatles fans. The Beatles released Their...
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Nov 19, 20233 min read
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