As retirement approaches, many couples face crucial decisions regarding their living arrangements. One such couple recently sought advice from financial expert Suze Orman on whether to buy a home or rent a luxury senior apartment. The husband and wife are financially secure, with a combined monthly income of over $9,000 from pensions and Social Security, […]
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A retired boomer moved from Florida to Panama to start life anew after her husband and son died. Everything is cheaper, she said, and life has been much calmer.
Janet Sussman moved from the US to Panama after a series of personal tragedies. She found the cost of living in Panama much lower and the community more supportive. Her new life involves house-sitting and enjoying a simpler, healthier lifestyle. Janet Sussman had her eyes set on her dream home: a cabin in the woods […]
3 Things All Retired Couples Should Know
Married couples share nearly everything — food, homes, vacations, and more. In some cases, they can even share Social Security retirement benefits. The Social Security program has included spousal benefits since its beginning in the 1930s. Here are three things all retired couples should know about spousal Social Security benefits. Image source: Getty Images. 1. […]
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2nd teen accused in murder of retired CPD officer appears in court
CHICAGO — A second teen accused in the murder of a former Chicago police officer appeared in court on Saturday. 17-year-old Marquan Jones was ordered to remain detained after a judge agreed with prosecutors that he presented a risk to the community. Chicago police say Jones, alongside 16-year-old Lazarius Watt, allegedly opened fire on 73-year-old […]
Bail denied for 2nd teen charged in fatal shooting of retired police officer, bomb tech
Cook County prosecutors on Saturday said that numerous witnesses and videos from surveillance cameras in the area helped identify a 17-year-old boy in the fatal shooting of retired CPD officer Larry Neuman in Garfield Park. Marquan Jones, the teen, was seen fleeing through an alley after the shooting by at least two witnesses, authorities told […]
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Boy, 16, charged with murder in shooting of retired Chicago police bomb technician
A 16-year-old boy turned himself in and was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired Chicago police Officer Larry Neuman, police announced Monday. Authorities said they were still searching for a second suspect in Neuman’s slaying Thursday morning near his home in Garfield Park. The boy, whose name wasn’t released Monday, was charged […]
Chicago police release video of suspects wanted in killing of retired Officer Larry Neuman
Chicago police released video footage Saturday of two people wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of retired CPD officer Larry Neuman in Garfield Park. The footage, seemingly from an outdoor security camera, shows two Black men between 16 to 21-years-old walking in an alley. One suspect is wearing a black hoodie and Jordan shoes, […]
Retired UNK chancellor reflects on 42 years of public service as ‘living proof’ of NU mission
Retired University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen served as a senator senator from Minden for 14 years, from 1989-2002. He was the longest serving speaker when he was appointed and left to lead UNK in 2002. (Courtesy of UNK Communications.) KEARNEY — University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen retired May 31 […]
Retired Army veteran loses Ruidoso home in South Fork Fire
Jun. 20—Don Spencer was at home in Ruidoso Monday afternoon talking with his daughter Tammy Claunch on FaceTime when he she saw smoke outside his window. “I said, ‘Wow, that looks really close,’” Claunch told the Journal during a phone interview. “He said, ‘Yeah, (but) it looks like it is going the other way.’” Claunch […]
Retired chaplain opens firearm and gun repair store in Seaside
SEASIDE — Bryan McKelvey looked at opening a firearms and gun repair store as a way to stay busy in retirement. The former senior chaplain at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office had a store in Jewell before expanding with Nehalem Valley Firearms on S. Roosevelt Drive in Seaside in June. Guns James Green, Shoana McKelvey […]