Christmas
1958, A Sears Blunder Creates a Holiday Extravaganza
By Mike Fak
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[December 27, 2010]
Ten
years old is a pretty good age to be. At least it was for me back in
1958. I had finally mastered my multiplication tables and could
spell most normal words, so school was starting to be less trying,
especially when I showed up for it
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Seniors
Urged To Apply Online for Illinois Cares Rx
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[December 27, 2010]
SPRINGFIELD –
December 20, 2010. Illinois Department on Aging Director Charles D.
Johnson is reminding Illinois seniors about their Illinois Cares Rx
coverage. He is urging seniors and persons with disabilities to
apply online because it is the fastest way to get approved. Illinois
Cares Rx is the state’s prescription drug assistance program that
provides wrap-around prescription drug coverage to fill in the gaps
created under Medicare Part D. People who have waited until the end
of the year to apply will experience a break in coverage. Paper
applications take longer, but people who apply online today through
the end of the year can expect their coverage to resume in early
February.
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Your
Social Security resolutions for 2011
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[December
20, 2010 It’s
that time of year: out with the old and in with the new. You may be
thinking about your list of New Year’s resolutions for 2011. There
are many important things to consider. May we suggest a few? Each of
these will take only a matter of minutes. (Click
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Take Steps to Stay
Safe and Warm This Winter
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[December
17, 2010 SPRINGFIELD
– December 17, 2010. As the mercury dips, Illinois Department on
Aging Director Charles D. Johnson reminds older persons they are at
a higher risk to falling ill during these cold days.
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Lottery
and Secret Shopper Scams Reported in Western IL.
One of our SMP
Volunteers in western Illinois recently reported that a local police
department issued a warning about lottery scams and secret shopper
scams. The warning states that residents in western Illinois have
been receiving letters telling them that they won various lottery
amounts, containing fake checks that the recipients are told to
deposit, then send money to another address for “documentation and
taxes”. (Click here for the rest
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Social
Security can show you the way
Social
Security’s homepage, www.socialsecurity.gov, has a new look! Our
redesigned homepage now features a service channeling guide on the
left side of the page, which lists the most sought-after services
and information on the site. (Click
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As the elderly population grows
in Illinois and across our nation, protecting older citizens
continues to be one of the most important responsibilities of the
Attorney General’s office.
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Blundering Through Modern Music
By Mike Fak
In all honesty, I
don't understand music anymore. Actually, I never did. I certainly
didn't as a young man, because even then I realized most music was
goofy. I think I was the only teenager in America who realized that
"Love Me Do" by the Beatles, was a poor grammatical foray into
telling a girl you have affection for her and would appreciate
reciprocity if plausible. (Click
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Family gatherings, holiday shopping
and Medicare prescription drug plans
When
you think of November, you may imagine such things as turkey
dinners, family gatherings, Veterans Day, or the start of the
holiday shopping season. But newly entitled and current Medicare
beneficiaries, who are considering changes to their Medicare Part D
Prescription Drug plan, might think of November as the time for
thinking about Medicare. (Click
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For
Mature Audiences 
Ill. A.G. protecting seniors from fraud
A
Holiday Gift
