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The retirement tightrope

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Balancing dreams, realities

The allure of retirement paints a seductive image: golden sands beneath one’s feet, the luxury of time to rediscover long-lost hobbies, and an escape from the unrelenting pace of working life. It’s a time many look forward to, often spending years meticulously planning and daydreaming...

What you need to know about probate

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When it comes to the topic of probate, there's a lot of anxiety surrounding it. We often hear horror stories in the media about the complications and expenses that could eat into an estate's value. But is probate as daunting as it's made out to be?

First, let's clarify what probate is: It's the legal process after someone dies to ensure their Will is valid and assets are distributed according to their wishes. Whether or not probate is something to worry about depends on various factors. These may include the estate's size and intricacy, the specifics of the deceased's Will, their state of residence, and even where their assets are located.

SOME COMMON CONCENRS ABOUT PROBATE

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The cards don’t lie - The difference between lie, lay

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Over the past year, I’ve gotten back into the hobby of collecting baseball cards. As a child of the 1980s, I specialize in collecting the overproduced sets that pushed the hobby hurtling over the cliff of monetary value into a chasm of low values. However, I still find myself drooling over Nolan Ryan cards and Bo Jackson rookies.

In the world of baseball card collecting, where the pursuit of the perfect mint-condition specimen can consume hours, days or even years, there's one grammatical conundrum that can leave even the most seasoned collector scratching their heads: the proper usage of "lay" and "lie."

I know you were wondering how I’d tie baseball card collecting to grammar...

Making the ‘moist’ of 2023

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I don’t often watch TikTok videos, but, when I do, they involve giant jars of mayonnaise. In a bold bid to crown "moist" the 2023 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year, the Kraft company made a grand gesture by delivering an 8-foot-tall jar of mayonnaise to the eponymous dictionary’s headquarters. While “moist” is often considered an unpleasant word, it is actually the perfect word to capture the year 2023.

The reason? Moist is actually a very timely word.

The year 2023 has been a year of extremes. We have experienced both record heat and record rainfall. We have seen both political turmoil and social unrest.In a world so often divided, moist is a word that can bring us together...

Improving energy, agriculture coordination N.M. Senators introduce interagency legislation

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WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M.,  and John Hoeven, R-N.D., members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced the Department of Energy and United States Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Act Nov. 14. This act will require interagency collaboration on activities including environmental science, electric grid modernization, and rural technology development. Overall, this bipartisan legislation will develop partnerships that maximize limited federal research dollars to improve the ability to address key agricultural research needs.

The DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act also leverages the DOE National Lab system to...

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