Civil Rights Mourns Director, Hosts Lansing Forum on Health Access
Former Michigan Department of Civil Rights Director Kelvin W. Scott
Health & Advice
Your Other 8 Hours: Financial Help for Women: 5 Effective Strategies
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
In a divorce, a woman’s life is turned upside down — nearly everything about her existence changes. But for the man, sometimes the most he has to change is his phone number and address. Women who had left jobs to raise families are at a significant disadvantage and find it difficult as they try to re-enter the workforce they left years earlier. I don’t have marriage advice, but if you do a few simple things in the other eight hours, you can survive a divorce and get back on your feet as quickly as possible.
Interpersonal EDGE: Drowning in Disappointment? Here’s Your Way Out
Drowning in Disappointment? Here’s Your Way OutRetire Smart: Reader Mailbag: How to Draw Down Savings in Retirement 9-4
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
Q: It’s been suggested that I withdraw about 4 percent of my retirement savings ($430,000) each year in addition to my current income of approximately $3,000 per month. I am 70 and my wife will turn 64 this year. We have no mortgage payments, although we do have a $550 monthly car payment for the next five years. Does 4 percent sound about right? – R.B., via the Internet
Freedom of Information Act – Your Right to Know
Journalists and citizens who file Freedom of Information Act requests often expect delay or denial, unfortunately, that can impact your daily life. Oftentimes, the lack of information provided by governmental agencies limit the ability to investigate issues, protect individuals or open the doors of justice. istockphoto
Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know
Did you know that you can ask for the documents below under FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)?
Fast Facts- 9-3 – Health News You Can Use
The Capital Area District Library has many resources available to help you with your exercise program and efforts at healthy living.
Retire Smart: How to Cope with Big Rate Increases on Your Long-Term Care Policy
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
If you have long-term care insurance, brace for the possibility of a steep increase in premiums this year.
Some of the largest long-term care (LTC) underwriters are asking state regulators for large increases on some policies this year.
Naturally Savvy: Losing Weight is a Group Effort
By Lisa Tsakos
Naturally Savvy.com
If you’ve already given up on your New Year’s pledge to better manage weight and eating habits, it could be because you’re taking the process too personally.
Financial Focus – 9-3 – Edward Jones – A Year After Market Low, How Should You Invest?
It’s been about a year since stock prices hit their low point during the long bear market. Since then, of course, we’ve seen a big rally, but some of the decisions you made when the market was at its lowest point may still be affecting your portfolio’s performance and prospects. So now that we’ve reached the one-year anniversary of the market bottom, it’s a good time to see where you are today and how you can prepare for tomorrow.