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Most business owners are focused on growing their business and legacy. But at some point, they must consider a plan for retirement. That’s why it’s important for business owners to begin thinking about how Social Security fits into their retirement planning. Social Security benefits are part of the retirement plan of almost every American worker…

Some people who receive monthly Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments may need help managing their money. When we receive information that indicates you need help, we’ll work with you to find the most suitable representative payee to manage your benefits. A representative payee is someone who receives your monthly benefit payment…

Fishing is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get … and often you’d just as soon it was different than what you ended up with. That’s what happened to me this past week. On a day that I figgered I would catch the farr out of ’em —…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s father swept into Lawrence, Kansas, 57 years ago this month to give a campaign speech. It was just his third day as a 1968 presidential candidate, and he clearly was trying out themes for his challenge to President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was still a candidate for reelection. Though…

Are you a sickle cell warrior or do you know someone with sickle cell disease? At Social Security, we’re committed to supporting sickle cell warriors and the people who care for them. An adult or child with sickle cell disease may be eligible for benefits through Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income…

Once upon a time, several years ago, my wife and I went on a Hawaiian honeymoon. To be honest, it was amazing. While we were there and I was half an ocean from any real stress or worry, I found myself transformed. I ceased to be the uptight, worrying, anxious individual that I had become…

Recently I wrote about floating the Roubidoux River as boy, working as a fishing guide for newspaper editor Lane Davis. Lane liked to fish that river because he felt it received less fishing pressure and might have more fish, if not bigger ones. I always wondered, what the Roubidoux River was named after. The French…

I have reached the age when my computer wallpaper changes, and I really have no idea how or when it happens. Occasionally, I just notice that there is a different picture staring back at me when I sit down to check my morning emails. Today, an incredible photo of a city riverfront greeted me. A…

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