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, […]
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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 […]
Retired Savannah Deputy Superintendent Ball-Oliver says she ‘worked for the children first’
“I work for the children first,” said Bernadette Ball-Oliver, recently retired Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. She recounted how, throughout her 35-year career, she told many of her colleagues and supervisors, including former Superintendent Thomas Lockamy, “you can get in line with everybody else,” because the children were […]
Retired Pittsburgh police commander accused of secretly recording officers admitted into ARD program
Former Pittsburgh Police Commander Matthew Lackner, who was accused of illegally recording conversations of fellow officers, has been admitted into the Accelerated rehabilitative disposition program, also known as ARD. >> Pittsburgh police commander accused of using 2nd body cam to track officer locations It’s a program for first-time offenders that allows criminal charges to be […]
I’m Retired and I Regret Investing In My 401(k) — Here’s Why
Inside Creative House / iStock.com When it comes to funding their golden years, most Americans rely heavily on their 401(k) retirement accounts to make it happen. But for 67-year-old retiree Therese R., that widely-accepted wisdom doesn’t exactly check out. In fact, she has some regrets about sinking so much into her 401(k). Here’s why one […]
A couple who achieved financial independence and retired in their 30s shares their $280,000 a year budget raising 2 kids in San Francisco
Sam Dogen retired at 34 and hasn’t worked 9-to-5 since 2012 despite living in San Francisco.Courtesy of Sam Dogen Sam Dogen and his wife retired in their 30s, raising two kids on a nearly $300,000 budget in San Francisco. Dogen and his wife pull in well over six figures from passive investments and side gigs. […]
Fear of clowns helps retired judge win the New Yorker’s caption contest
The weekly cartoon caption contest in the New Yorker magazine is what retired Judge Glen Reiser calls “a thing.” It attracts more than 5,000 entries every week. Roger Ebert, the late film critic, submitted captions 200 times and won once. Chicago lawyer Lawrence Wood entered more than 900 times. He won on eight occasions and […]
I Retired in My 50s: Here’s My Monthly Budget
cdwheatley / Getty Images/iStockphoto Retiring in your 50s doesn’t require a superpower, a trust fund, or the lottery, but it does require discipline. Since your investments will have less money to compound, you’ll need to contribute more of your own cash each month. Learn more: Retirement Savings: 4 Expenses Retirees Regret Keeping in Their Budgets, According […]
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Retired Border Patrol chief to speak in Monroe
MONROE — The program “Secure the Border Now” will be offered from 5:30-9 p.m. June 19 at the McIntyre, 13910 Lake Drive in Monroe. To register, visit State Rep. Jamie Thompson’s Facebook page. Speaking will be recently retired Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem, who served for nearly 30 years in El Paso, Texas and Yuma, Arizona. “He has seen […]