Stop Proposed Rationing of High-Quality Care by Vicki Robb Phillips

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SB SeniorIF YOU ARE 50 OR OLDER YOUBeacon SHOULD READ IT!! DEC., 2009 Vol. 28: No. 5 Established Aug., 1982 329 Consecutive Months! RetireSafe: Stop Proposed Rationing of High-Quality Care by Vicki Robb Phillips. For seniors seeking the finest new physician hospitals, and ultimately enue from selling insurance and they DO Washington, DC (November in orthopedic or cardiac care, physician put the ones operating now out of busi- have a dog in this fight. Instead of protect- 18, 2009) Today RetireSafe, represent- hospitals are an obvious first choice,” ness,” he added. “Clearly the Senate ing their insurance coffers, AARP should ing over 400,000 senior citizen support- Phillips said. “This outrageous rationing should act immediately to strike the phy- be protecting the health of seniors, the ers across America, called on the United must not be allowed to stand, and we sician hospital limitation language from very ones they are supposed to help.” States Senate to stop urge the Senate to take the proposed health care reform bill,” Phillips contends that backing the 10- the proposed rationing corrective action now, Phillips stressed. year, tax-hiking, $1.2 trillion House bill of high-quality hospital before it’s too late,” he He continued, “Physician hos- is a deceptive move for AARP, and its care to Medicare pa- added. pitals offer the best in patient care, and endorsement in today’s highly politicized tients. “The health care “We need more rate far higher than most of the big chain atmosphere will anger many of its mem- reform bill soon to be of these outstanding and so-called ‘community’ hospitals they bers. considered in the Senate facilities to serve the compete against.” “Study after study RetireSafe represents older would deny Medicare growing millions of proves that the smaller physician hos- Americans who are concerned about cuts beneficiaries access to older Americans on pitals provide a higher nurse to patient in Medicare payments to medical provid- the best in hospital care by limiting the Medicare,” Phillips emphasized. “Health ratio, more physician control of hospital ers. Visiting Congressional offices last operation and growth of physician hospi- care reform legislation now before the operations, and minimal patient disrup- month, the seniors’ advocacy group is tals,” charged RetireSafe President Thair Senate would deny our seniors access to tion during recovery, Phillips noted. making a last ditch effort to impact the “A recent (August 2009) Con- legislation. They met with senior advisors sumer Reports study involving more than at the White House last month. Proposed Health Care Reform one million hospital patients nationwide, In a recent RetireSafe survey in ranked physician hospitals as the number their Listens campaign, over 1,500 old- Bills Contain LTC Provisions one hospital in 19 states, and near the top er Americans expressed concern about in the other states in which they operate,” the health care reform bill. Over half of by Eileen Doherty trust fund. Monthly premiums would be he pointed out. “One federally mandated the respondent, 60%, said there are not Denver, CO. A little talked determined by a formula to have the trust quality study done by the Centers for any groups who represent their inter- about provision in the health care debate fund solvent for 75 years. Low income Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) est in Washington; 93% said being able is the CLASS act which is part of both individuals and students would pay mini- showed that patients rated physician hos- to choose the doctor they want is a top the Senate and the House health care mal amounts. pitals 37 points higher than the national priority; while 64% felt having a public reform bills. CLASS , Community Living Individuals are expected to average, while another federal study of option was their lowest priority. Retire- Assistance Services and Supports Act , is receive approximately a $50 per day cash physician hospitals found the length of Safe launched the Listens campaign to designed to provide America’s more than benefit based on disability. Given that stay was anywhere from 17 percent to 31 give seniors across the country a chance 10 million Americans who need long term the average cost of home care is between percent shorter at specialty hospitals than to voice their strong opinions. $20-$30 per hour and that nursing home care services and supports with financial at their community counterparts,” Phil- Phillips encourages older people support for activities of living. care costs approximately $200 per day, lips stated. (More detailed information on looking for someone to turn to now, to The need for long term will the benefit is not intended to cover the hospital quality studies can be found in visit RetireSafe’s website at www.retire- only continue to grow as the baby boom- entire cost of long term care, but rather ers reach retirement age and experience to support the costs currently covered by the “health” section at consumerreports. safe.org, and get their voice heard and more disabling conditions. Individuals private pay, Medicaid, and long term care org or in the paper “Why America Needs counted in the online survey. would qualify for CLASS services simi- insurance. More Physicians Hospitals” at seniors- According to Phillips, our leaders lar to qualifications for long term care Similar to Social Security, the forcures.org.) He concluded, “It’s time should listen to seniors as well as to com- insurance. Individuals who are unable individual would be eligible for ben- for the Senate to stand up for our seniors mon sense views of officials like Tennes- to perform two or more activities of efits during their lifetime, including to and stop the cruel health care reform bill see Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen, daily living, e.g. eating, bathing, dress- offset costs of nursing home placement. rationing of Medicare hospital benefits at who was one of the governors who didn’t ing, transferring, or who have a cogni- Individuals would be eligible to carry over physician hospitals.” sign a letter supporting the House bill. tive disability that requires supervision benefits from month to month, but not RetireSafe calls AARP’s A former HMO executive, he has been or assistance to perform those activities from year to year out of their account. support of House bill perhaps the party’s sharpest critic in the as a result of traumatic brain injury, The net effect of this proposal the greatest fraud funding debate. Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, would be to reduce the federal budget against seniors in the Said Phillips, “Gov. Bredesen, in an interview this September, called the or mental retardation, would be eligible if deficit by $74 billion during the period 21st century the condition is expected to last more than 2010-2019, primarily with savings in potential expansion of Medicaid in health Washington, D.C. November 5, 90 days. Medicaid. These estimates are based on care reform ‘the mother of all unfunded 2009 . . In a statement released today, Although not expected to sup- a $123 per month premium for employees mandates… We can’t print money. We plant long term care insurance and/or and an average daily benefit of $75 for RetireSafe President Thair Phillips calls can’t borrow money. A lot of staffers Medicaid services for home care and/or life, with an inflation factor. Individuals AARP’s endorsement of the House health in Congress really don’t understand this nursing home care, this program would would have to pay into the program for care bill the greatest fraud against seniors idea of a balanced budget.’ RetireSafe not require underwriting and everyone five years before they would be able in the 21st century. He said, “AARP, eas- agrees.” would be entitled to receive benefits. to receive benefits, thus payouts from ily the most influential seniors lobby, is With the help of AARP, House According to an analysis by the the program would not begin until after using their clout to get a bill passed that leaders may have the votes they need be- Congressional Budget Office and dis- 2016. will slash Medicare and ration the health fore the gavel falls Saturday. Said Phil- cussed by the Kaiser Family Foundation, This is a minimal ben- care of seniors.” lips, “If so, older Americans are in for the the plan to finance this program is through efit that begins to address the govern- According to Phillips, it’s a sham sham of the century.” monthly premiums paid by voluntary ment’s responsibility in meeting the long for AARP to throw its weight behind a RetireSafe is a grassroots advocacy organiza- payroll deductions. The plan is to have term care needs of an aging population. bill most seniors do not support. He said, tion representing over 400,000 supporters. working adults automatically enrolled in Coupled with the long term care insur- “AARP gets the major amount of its rev- RetireSafe does not sell insurance. the program, unless they choose to opt ance partnership initiative and Medicaid out. If employers choose not to partici- reforms, this may provide another financ- pate, individuals can still participate by ing alternative for the community needs enrolling and paying premiums privately. of an elderly population that needs more Merry Christmas & Happy Anyone is eligible except patients in hos- assistance to live independently. pitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation and Eileen Doherty, M.S. is the Executive Medicaid beneficiaries. Director of Senior Answers and Services Holidays To You And Yours... Although premiums will be and the Colorado Gerontological Society. placed in a “Life Independence Account” She has more than 35 years of experi- for each eligible beneficiary and managed ence in gerontology in administration, Don’t Forget The Reason For by the Department of Health and Human research, training and education, and Services as a new insurance program, clinical practice. She can be reached at The Season!! benefits are envisioned to be paid out of a 303-333-3482 or at [email protected]. Page 2 - Senior Beacon - Dec., 2009 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info I’m Still Above Ground by James R. Grasso, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer Added for this year’s show will be a Arts and Crafts festival free for all exhibitors Please Be Aware and seniors in Southern Colorado. This will be free for all and includes free tables On page three across from this column you will see an article that distresses for everyone. You do need to bring your own table covers for this. Also sales taxes me deeply. Our country is becoming something that is unrecognizable and I fear for will be the responsibility of each vender. This will be great to have before Mother’s it as a nation. I guess you could say I’m a fear-monger but watching this bunch do Day.!!!! their bad business makes me believe that hard times are coming. This is a warning to We will have our usual wounderful line-up for this year’s show and one be as prepared as you possibly can be. When we have politicians telling us how great of the favorites, Bingo!!! This year’s Sponsors are, the Pueblo Area Agency on this healthcare program is or that other program is and then actually vote against their Aging, Senior Beacon, AARP, Wynwood Brookdale Senior Living, Pueblo County participation in these programs you know there is something weird happening. Don’t Commissioners, Argus Home Care, Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage, Womacks be what is called a “useful idiot” because there is something “rotten in the state of Casino and Hotel and St. Anthony’s Senior Passport Centura Health. the United States.” Our leaders are selling us out. Thanks to all for your support over the last 13 year’s Kathilee Champlin From Kathilee Champlin Have a wonderful holiday season!! See you all May 7th at the Events Center Greetings to all of you!!!! I hope you have had a great year and are keeping on the Colorado State Fair grounds. the faith in these trying times. This year’s Senior Life Festival Show is going to be both exciting and educational. We have requested the Governor to attend for an open Is He Dangerous Yet!? forum to give you all a chance to ask questions and have answers to important issues Everyone has told me all my life, “If you don’t have your health, you don’t that will effect the coming election in 2010. If for some reason he is not available, have anything!” Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!?? So now we are going to give we will have the person of his choice to take his place. our healthcare to a bureaucracy that won’t care a wit about us. If you don’t believe the aforementioned, then why did a new government panel just reverse decades of accepted healthcare procedures as they pertain to mammographies and PAP smears? It’s so the government option won’t have to cover these tests and save money. Do you see what government has in mind for us? Listen, I watched my mother die from the vagaries of breast cancer. She was 48 and it was 36 years ago and it was not pretty. This healthcare bill is who BHO is; Dangerous! Remember, you who voted for him. You will not be exempt from this healthcare or all the other hatchlings being born. In fact, the only people who are exempt from this healthcare nonsense is BHO and our wonderful “leaders” in Congress who made a point of voting to not participate in this debacle. Next election remember that John Salazar and other Democrats in Colorado voted for this horrible bill and vote these bums out. Imagine! Our “leaders” sold us down the river. They voted for putting us in jail or fining us if we don’t bow to their authority. I am livid and so should ye be. From my small pulpit that is this column I will never let you forget what they are doing so as to defeat them and show them the door especially in 2010. It would be great if we could force them to live with this evil attack against the American people and let us have their healthcare packages!! This legislation is so very horrible. I am very sorry I couldn’t muster up a nice holiday story but these people are about to ruin our country and our well being. Don’t let them. Godpseed! Let me get this straight.....we’re going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn’t understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn’t read it but exempts themselves from it, to be signed by a president that also hasn’t read it, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn’t pay his taxes, all to be overseen by government bureaucrats and financed by a country that’s nearly broke!? What could possibly go wrong? Thanks! Tom K. from Pueblo

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Beacon makes no value judgements on US economy nearly failed. Obama ap- Fmr. Sen. from Maine. Left wing radical. John Brennan - Terrorism Czar. Anti-CIA these people. We are just trying to help pointed head of the Economic Recovery Has said Israel should be split up into “2 or activist. No training in diplomatic or gov. our readers who BHO is and who he has Advisory Board which engineered the 3 “ smaller more manageable plots.” Anti- affairs. Believes Open Borders to Mexico around him. We will be happy to print re- Obama economic disaster to US economy. nuclear anti-gun. and a dialog with terrorists and has suggest- sponses to each one of these in the same Member of anti-business “Progressive Pol- Kenneth feinberg - Pay Czar. Chief of ed Obama disband US military. format. Contact us through srbeacon@ icy” organization. Staff to the late Ted Kennedy. Lawyer who Aneesh Chopra - Technology Czar. No gmail.com Carol Brower - Energy and Environment got rich off the 9/11 victims payoffs. Technology training. Worked for the Ad- OBAMA’S CZARS Czar. Political Radical Former head of EPA Cass Sunstein - Regulatory Czar. Liberal visory Board Company, a health care think Richard Holbrooke - Afghanistan Czar. - known for anti-business activism. Strong activist judge believes free speech needs to tank for hospitals. Anti-doctor activist. Ultra liberal anti-gun former Gov. of New anti-gun ownership stance.. be limited for the “common good.” Rules Supports Obama Healthcare Rationing and Mexico. Pro Abortion and legal drug use. Joshua DuBois - Faith Based Czar. Politi- against personal freedoms many times–like salaried doctors working exclusively for the Ed Montgomery - Auto recovery Czar. cal Black activist-Degree in Black Nation- private gun ownership. Gov. healthcare plan. Radical anti-business activist. Affirma- alism. Anti-gun ownership lobbyist. John Holdren - Science Czar. Fierce ideo- Adolfo Carrion Jr.. - Urban Affairs Czar. tive Action and Job Preference for blacks. Cameron Davis - Great Lakes Czar. Chi- logical environmentalist, Sierra Club, Anti- Anti-American activist and leftist group Univ. of Maryland Business School Dean cago radical anti-business environmental- business activist. Claims US business has member in Latin America. Millionaire teaches US business has caused world pov- ist. Blames George Bush for “Poisoning caused world poverty. No Science train- “slum lord” of the Bronx , NY. Owns many erty. ACORN board member. Communist the water that minorities have to drink.” ing. lavish homes and condos which he got DuBois Club member. No experience or training in water manage- Earl Devaney - Stimulus Accountabil- from “sweetheart” deals with labor unions. Jeffrey Crowley - AIDS A Gay Rights ac- ment. Former ACORN Board member ity Czar. Spent career trying to take guns Wants higher taxes to pay for minority tivist. Believes in Gay Marriage and Special Van Jones - Green Jobs Czar (since re- away from American citizens. Believes in housing and health care. Status, including free health care for gays. signed under fire). Black activist Mem- Open Borders to Mexico. Author of state- Ashton Carter - Weapons Czar. Leftist. Alan Bersin - Border Czar. Former failed ber of American communist Party and ment blaming US gun stores for drug war Wants all private weapons in US destroyed. superintendent of San Diego . Ultra Liberal San Francisco Communist Party who said in Mexico . Supports UN ban on firearms ownership in friend of Hilary Clinton. Served as Border George Bush caused the 9/11 attack and J. Scott Gration - Sudan Czar. Native of America . No other “policy.” Czar under Janet Reno – to keep borders wanted Bush investigated by the World Democratic Republic of Congo. Believes Gary Samore - WMD Policy Czar. Former open to illegal aliens. Court for war crimes. Activist with strong US does little to help Third World coun- US Communist. Wants US to destroy all David J. Hayes - California Water Czar. Sr. anti-white views. tries. Council of foreign relations, asking WMD unilaterally as a show of good faith. Fellow of radical environmentalist group, Daniel Fried - Guantanamo Closure Czar. for higher US taxes to support United Na- Has no other “policy.” “Progress Policy.” No training or experi- Rights activist for Foreign Terrorists. Be- ence in water management. lieves America has caused the war on ter- Ron Bloom - Car Czar. Auto Union worker. rorism. Medicare Part D Deadline Approaches Anti-business & anti-nuclear. Has worked Nancy-Ann DeParle - Health Czar. Former (NAPSI)-The “doughnut hole,” a started: hard to force US auto makers out of busi- head of Medicare/Medicaid. Strong Health term coined to describe the gap in Medi- Review Your Current Medications ness. Sits on the Board of Chrysler which Care Rationing proponent. She is married care Part D prescription coverage, contin- CVS pharmacist Brian Berninger is now Auto Union owned. How did this to a reporter for The New York Times. ues to raise concerns for enrollees. Accord- recommends first asking your local phar- happen? Vivek Kundra - Information Czar. Born in Dennis Ross - Central Region Czar. Be- New Delhi, India. Controls all public infor- ing to the Kaiser Foundation, as many as macist for ways to save on your current lieves US policy has caused Mid East wars. mation, including labels and news releases. 14 percent of enrollees fall into the gap, medication regimen. “We see a lot of sce- Obama apologist to the world. Anti-gun Monitors all private Internet emails. which occurs when a person’s prescription narios where patients can often switch to a and pro-abortion. Todd Stern - International Climate Czar. costs reach $2,830. Coverage resumes when generic--new generic drugs are approved all Lynn Rosenthal - Domestic Violence Czar. 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“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.” Page 4 - Senior Beacon - Dec., 2009 Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info s h i n w o t e e r COMPILED BY CHUCK SHEPHERD e f w d FOR SENIOR BEACON LEAD STORY Afghanistan is about $400 per gallon, ac- began flirting with her, complimenting the aminer’s fault and sent the bill there. Their Health Care Is Just Fine cording to a U.S. House subcommittee in nurse’s looks and giving her neck rubs. DEFENSE Without “Reform”: (1) In September, the October, citing Pentagon officials (factor- When Manning then allegedly groped The first line of “defense” at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, along ing in the security necessary to bring fuel the nurse’s breast, she called for security, 400 Iraqi police checkpoints in Bagh- with four physicians and three surgical through Pakistan). (2) Patient Jim Bujal- and Manning was eventually arrested and dad are small wands with antennas that nurses, donated their services for delicate ski complained to St. Anthony’s Central taken to jail, thus missing the birth of his supposedly detect explosives, but which brain surgery on a 25-year-old silverback Hospital in Littleton, Colo., in September child. U.S. officials say are about as useful as lowland gorilla at the Cheyenne Moun- about the cost of his prescription Plavix -- After James Cedar admitted to Ouija boards. The Iraqi official in charge, tain Zoo in Colorado Springs. (2) Among and Crestor tablets, which he was forced police that he was the one spotted peep- Maj. Gen. Jehad al-Jabiri, is so enamored the health-insurance upgrades demanded to “buy” from the hospital because it ad- ing into his Toronto neighbor’s window of the devices, according to a Novem- by Philadelphia-area transit workers and ministers only drugs under its control. at night, the victim, Patricia Marshall, ber New York Times dispatch, that when agreed to by the Southeastern Pennsyl- The Plavix was $248 each (he pays $8 at installed a video camera at that window American experts repeatedly showed the vania Transportation Authority in No- home), and his Crestor ($3 at home) was to discourage him from re-offending. In rods’ failures in test after test, he blamed vember was removal of the 10-tablet-per- $65. The medications were part of his September, when all parties reported to the results on testers’ lack of “training.” month rationing of Viagra and similar $58,000, one-day hospital stay. court for a final resolution of the peep- The Iraqi government has purchased medications, to allow as many as 30 per Unclear on the Concept ing case, Cedar’s lawyer served legal pa- 1,500 of the ADE 651s from its manu- month (according to a Philadelphia Daily -- Nurses might best treat pa- pers on Marshall, threatening to sue her facturer, ATSC Ltd. of the UK, at prices News report). (The final contract, report- tients who have self-cutting disorders by over the camera. Since Cedar’s house sits ranging from $16,000 to $60,000 each. edly even more beneficial to the union, helping them in their endeavor, accord- within the view outside Marshall’s win- The suicide bombers who killed 155 in was being voted on by union members at ing to an October advisory from Britain’s dow, he complained that the camera could downtown Baghdad on Oct. 25 passed press time.) Royal College of Nursing. “Assisted self- capture images through his windows and two tons of explosives through at least Can’t Possibly Be True harming” should be considered as part of thus invades his privacy. one ADE-651-equipped checkpoint. -- In April, Richard Huether, the nursing care plans, according to the advi- Least Competent Criminals Cultural Diversity manager of the HoneyBaked Ham outlet sory, benefiting patients by having skilled Oops! (1) Three men and a wom- -- What a Difference a Day in Cary, N.C., was shot in the stomach professionals at their side, for example an from Atlantic City, N.J., were arrested Makes: (1) Charles Wesley Mumbere, 56, during a robbery of the store and hospi- supplying sterile blades and providing the in August and charged with robbing the was a longtime nurse’s aide at a nursing talized, with medical bills paid through quick stanching of blood and dressing of Artisans Bank in Bear, Del. Their escape home in Harrisburg, Pa., until July, when worker compensation and his employee wounds. after the robbery had been delayed when the Ugandan government recognized the health benefits. In September, when -- On July 13, William Thom- they accidentally left the keys to the geta- separatist Rwenzururu territory founded his worker compensation expired (and son, 55, feeling bad recently about having way car in the bank. (2) Andrew Burwitz, in 1962 by Mumbere’s late father. In Oc- though still at least three months away violently resisted arrest by the Salisbury, 20, was arrested in Appleton, Wis., in No- tober, Mumbere returned to his native from returning to work), HoneyBaked Mass., police in a drunk-driving incident vember and charged with drive-by shoot- country as king of the region’s 300,000 fired him (forcing him to begin paying in 1997, brought hot coffee to a Salisbury ings into two residences. No one was hit, subjects. (2) Jigme Wangchuk, 11, was 100 percent of his insurance premiums station house and sought symbolic for- and the major damage was done to Bur- a student at St. Peter’s School in Boston and making subsequent insurance pro- giveness from the officers on duty. The witz’s car, in that Burwitz fired the first when he was enthroned in November by hibitively expensive because of his new very next day, however, Thomson was ar- shot before he remembered to roll down a Buddhist sect in India’s Darjeeling dis- “pre-existing condition”). However, rested again in a drunk-driving incident, the window. trict as its high priest, covering territory HoneyBaked human resources executive and again he forcefully resisted, punch- Recurring Themes extending to neighboring Nepal and Bhu- Maggie DeCan told WRAL-TV that the ing a Breathalyzer machine, threatening Thousands of airline passen- tan. He will live in seclusion in his mon- firing was for Huether’s own good, in that an officer, and attempting to flood a lock- gers continue to attempt to bring prohib- astery, except for contact with Facebook it would clear the way for him to receive up cell in the station house. ited carry-on items on board. The New friends he made while in Boston. Social Security disability payments. Said Chutzpah! York Post reported in September that -- An unprecedented toilet-build- DeCan, “We couldn’t feel any worse -- In Ogden, Utah, in October, the Transportation Security Administra- ing spree has taken hold in India over the for Rich, and we would do anything we Adam Manning, 30, accompanied his tion had confiscated 123,000 items so far last two years, spurred by a government could for him (except keep him on the pregnant girlfriend to the McKay-Dee this year from just the three main airports campaign embraced by young women: payroll).” Hospital emergency room as she was go- serving New York City. Included were 43 “No Toilet, No Bride” (i.e., no marriage -- Those Overhead Costs! (1) ing into labor. According to witnesses, as explosives, 1,600 knives, a 10-point deer unless the male’s dowry includes indoor The price of gasoline for U.S. troops in a nurse attended to the woman, Manning antler, several fire extinguishers, a tree plumbing). About 665 million people in branch, nunchucks, a grill, a baby alliga- India lack access to toilets, according to tor, “unwashed adult toys,” a gassed-up an October Washington Post dispatch. chain saw and a kitchen sink. -- Tradition: (1) The town of A News of the Weird Classic (April Waiau, New Zealand, had once again 1997) planned an annual rabbit-carcass-tossing In Milwaukee, the family of contest, to a chorus of complaints from Robert Senz demanded shortly after his animal rights activists concerned that burial last July (1996) that Borgwardt children not associate dead animals with Funeral Home dig up the body because fun. (In New Zealand, rabbits are crop-de- Senz’s wallet was missing. Sure enough, stroying pests, doing an estimated NZ$22 the wallet containing $64 and credit cards million (US$16 million) damage annu- was still in Senz’s pocket. In February ally, but nonetheless, the town canceled (1997), Borgwardt sent the now-$64- the contest.) (2) As the Irish Parliament richer family a re-burial bill for $2,149, debated whether to lower the blood-alco- but after the family protested, decided the hol reading that would earn drivers a DUI whole thing was the county medical ex- SEE “WEIRD” PAGE 21.

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You also can call government earnings are affected. The to workers with low lifetime earnings. CIAL SECURITY PAYMENT – us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325- Government Pension Offset (GPO) reduc- Want to learn more? You can dig deeper, GET DIRECT DEPOSIT 0778). es the potential Social Security spouse’s/ and see some examples of just how the For years, Direct Deposit has To learn more information about widow’s/widower’s benefit amount two provisions work in real-life situa- been the safest, fastest and easiest way Direct Express, visit www.fms.treas.gov/ someone could receive if he or she also tions, at www.socialsecurity.gov/gpo- for people to receive their payments — directexpresscard. receives a pension from a federal, state wep. Or you can call toll-free, 1-800- and it still is the best way to get benefit In the unfortunate event that you or local government for work on which 772-1213 (for the deaf or hard of hearing, payments for people who have a bank ac- are displaced by a natural disaster, your no Social Security taxes were paid. The call our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778) count. Here’s why. benefits do not have to be. Your payments Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and ask for Social Security publications Direct Deposit is safe. Your money is will be safe and secure, and arrive on time can reduce a worker’s monthly Social on the Government Pension Offset or the deposited directly into your account at to your account with Direct Deposit or Di- Security benefit amount, if he or she also Windfall Elimination Provision. your bank or other financial institution. rect Express. receives a pension from work not covered There’s no pop quiz now, but the real test Because it’s transferred electronically, LESSON PLANS AND by Social Security. will come when you’re ready to retire. A there’s never a risk of your check being RETIREMENT PLANS What is the purpose of these provi- little time preparing for your retirement lost or stolen. If you’re a teacher, chances are sions? now can help you ace your final exam: Direct Deposit is quick. You’ll you know the lessons you’re going to GPO and WEP are designed retirement. To learn more about Social get your payment faster when it’s de- teach like the back of your hand, inside to ensure that all American workers are Security, visit www.socialsecurity.gov. posited directly into your bank account. and out. That’s because you took some treated equally under the Social Secu- RETIREMENT Your money is immediately available to time and prepared ahead with lesson rity program. GPO generally requires Question:How much can I earn and still you once it’s deposited. plans. that Social Security spouses’ or surviv- get Social Security retirement benefits? Direct Deposit is convenient. No But how much time have you de- ing spouses’ benefits be reduced by two- Answer: Starting with the month you more standing in line at the bank to cash voted to your retirement plan? thirds of the entitled person’s government reach your full retirement age, you will your check, or leaving your house when Whether you’re 30 years in, or in pension. Why? Because GPO removes get your full benefits with no limit on the weather is bad. It’s nice to know your your freshman year as a teacher, it’s im- an advantage that some government your earnings. Social Security uses the payment is safely in your bank account portant to spend time learning your retire- workers once had. Before GPO, a person formulas below, based on your age, to de- instead of the mailbox when you’re out ment plan. who worked in a government job that was termine how much your benefit may be of town or, worse, displaced from your You may be a teacher or other not covered under Social Security could reduced: home by a disaster. government employee covered by state or receive, in addition to a government pen- • If you are under your full retire- For those who don’t have a bank account, local government retirement plans instead sion (based on his or her own earnings), ment age: when you start getting your So- there’s Direct Express. With Direct Ex- of Social Security. And, even if you do a full Social Security spouse’s or surviv- cial Security payments, $1 in benefits will press, we automatically deposit benefit work at a second job and pay into Social ing spouse’s benefit. No other workers be deducted for each $2 you earn above payments to a person’s Direct Express Security, your benefits would most likely had this option because Social Security the annual limit. For 2009, that limit is card account. The card can be used to be affected by your other retirement plan. benefits payable to a person as a spouse $14,160. The earliest age you can re- make purchases, pay bills or get cash at So take a lesson from us and learn about or surviving spouse must be offset, dollar ceive Social Security retirement benefits thousands of locations, and most services two important provisions that may affect for dollar, by the amount of that person’s remains 62, even though the full retire- are free. To learn more or to sign up for you: the Government Pension Offset own Social Security benefit. ment age is rising. Direct Express, visit www.fms.treas.gov/ (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Pro- Similarly, WEP takes away an advantage • In the year you reach your full directexpresscard. vision (WEP). that the regular Social Security benefit retirement age: $1 in benefits will be de- To learn more about Direct De- Who is affected by GPO and WEP? ‘formula’ would give people who have ducted for each $3 you earn above a dif- posit of your benefit payments, and to Government employees who substantial pensions from non-Social ferent limit, but only counting earnings Security covered before the month you reach full retirement jobs. Without age. For 2009, this limit is $37,680. WEP, a worker Keep in mind that although your who spent most of benefits may be reduced due to earnings, his or her career in you may receive a higher benefit later. employment not After you reach full retirement age, we covered by Social will recalculate your benefit amount to Security and who give you credit for any months in which worked for a short you did not receive a benefit because of time to get Social your earnings. In addition, as long as you Security cover- continue to work and receive benefits, age would end up we will check your record every year to with much higher see whether the additional earnings will benefits than if all increase your monthly benefit. Find out of his or her work your full retirement age at www.social- were done under security.gov/pubs/ageincrease.htm. Social Security. This is because we Learn more by reading our publication, calculate Social How Work Affects Your Benefits, at Security benefits www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10069. 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Rather, they recommend recommended by the tire manufacturer. their flexibility, which keeps more rubber you install four winter-season tires for • Make sure the wheels are prop- Ann Coulter: Diversity Could Spell Disaster Here AT THE END OF THE DAY, DIVER- it up: Never in recorded history has diver- the perfectly good word “horrible”?), “not country of origin. They SITY HAS JUMPED THE SHARK, sity been anything but a problem. Look at so much,” “I am shocked, shocked to find reject diversity when we HORRIFICALLY Ireland with its Protestant and Catholic that gambling is going on here,” and “that need it, such as in “di- It cannot be said often enough populations, Canada with its French and went well,” as America’s most irritating cli- versity” of legal forums. that the chief of staff of the United States English populations, Israel with its Jewish che. After confer- Army, Gen. George Casey, responded to a and Palestinian populations. We should start making up other ring with everyone at massacre of 13 Americans in which the sus- Or consider the warring factions nonsense mantras along the lines of “diver- Zabar’s, Obama decided that if a stand- pect is a Muslim by saying: “Our diversity in India, Sri Lanka, China, Iraq, Czecho- sity is a strength” and mindlessly repeating ard civilian trial is good enough for Mar- ... is a strength.” slovakia (until it happily split up), the Bal- them until they catch on, too. tha Stewart, then it’s good enough for the As long as the general has brought kans and Chechnya. Also look at the fester- Next time you’re at a cocktail par- mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. So Kha- ing hotbeds of tribal warfare -- I mean the ty, just start saying, “Chocolate pudding is lid Sheikh Mohammed is coming to New beautiful mosaics -- in Third World hell- dramatic irony” from time to time. Eventu- York! BIG BURGER holes like Afghanistan, Rwanda and South ally other people will start saying it, with- Mohammed’s military tribunal Central, L.A. out anyone bothering to consider whether was already under way when Obama came WORLD “Diversity” is a difficulty to be it makes sense. Then we’ll do another one: into office, stopped the proceedings and, Have a Happy and overcome, not an advantage to be sought. “Nicolas Cage is a two-cycle engine.” eight months later, announced that Mo- True, America does a better job than most Before you know it, liberals will hammed would be tried in a federal court Safe Holiday at accommodating a diverse population. react to news of a mass murder by mut- in New York. Closed Dec 20 - Jan 5 We also do a better job at curing cancer tering, “Well, you know what they say: In a liberal’s reckoning, diversity is Closed and containing pollution. But no one goes Nicolas Cage is a two-cycle engine,” while good when we have both Muslim jihadists around mindlessly exclaiming: “Cancer is a everyone nods in agreement. and patriotic Americans serving in the U.S. Sun & Mon strength!” “Pollution is our greatest asset!” Except mere nonsense makes military. But diversity is bad when Martha 1205 S. 9th St. By contrast, the canard “diversity more sense than “diversity is a strength.” Stewart and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are Cañon City, is a strength” has now replaced “at the end If Gen. Casey’s wildly inappropri- subjected to different legal tribunals to ad- CO 81212 of the day,” “skin in the game,” “blood and ate use of this lunatic cliche in the after- judicate their transgressions. treasure,” “jumped the shark,” “boots on the math of the Fort Hood massacre doesn’t Terrorists tried in civilian courts 275-8079 ground,” “horrific” (whatever happened to kill it, nothing will. will be entitled to the whole panoply of Among the worst aspects of Amer- legal protections accorded Stewart or any ica’s “diversity” is that liberals’ reaction to American charged with a crime, such as a heterogeneous population is to create a the presumption of innocence, the right pecking order based on alleged victimhood to a fair trial, the right to exclude evidence -- as described in electrifying detail in my obtained in violation of Miranda rights, book, “Guilty: Liberal ‘Victims’ and Their the right to a speedy trial, the right to con- WON’T YOU HELP THE MEALS-ON-WHEELS PROGRAM? 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(66 percent of adults ages 35-44). signs of economic recovery in some sectors, A recent SunTrust Solid Index in- To help get retirement savings such as the stock market, Federal Reserve dicated that more than half (51 percent) of back on track in the coming year, people officials say unemployment is expected to Americans are worried they are not on track planning for retirement may want to take remain higher than normal for the next to retire in the way they want to, with mid- a step back to see if their plans take into several years, which may affect Americans dle-aged Americans the most concerned account major obstacles that may be on the horizon. Here are five things they should consider: Where Are They Now? 1. Plan for longevity: People are by Marshall Jay Kaplan living longer than ever. Be sure you plan to GERALDINE CHAPLIN save enough money. The daughter of Charlie Chap- 2. Factor in inflation: Inflation lin, who became a film star in her own can affect retirement in two ways: It in- right, continues to act and is very much creases the future cost of goods and serv- involved in the judging of international ices, and it potentially erodes the value of films. assets set aside to meet those costs--if those Geraldine Chaplin was born on assets earn less than the rate of inflation. ing money for you. July 31, 1944 in Santa Monica, Califor- 3. Don’t forget health care: While “Many people spend more time nia. She was the daughter of the legendary health care reform could reshape Medicare planning their next vacation than for the silent film comedian, Charlie Chaplin and and the way America’s health system oper- 30 or more years they will be living in re- Oona O’Neill (daughter of playwright Eu- ates, for now, those planning for retirement tirement,” said John Rhett, chairman of gene O’Neill). Geraldine was educated at need to consider health care costs as part of Sun Trust Investment Services. “Having a a boarding school in Switzerland where their retirement expenses. consultation with a retirement specialist to her parents had a home. Through school- 4. Don’t count on just Social Se- find out where you stand and what steps to ing she became fluent in both French and curity: Social Security may not be available. take to improve your future takes less than Spanish. There is uncertainty about how Social Se- an hour.” When Geraldine was eight years curity can be financed in future years and A sensible long-term solution to old, she appeared (uncredited) in her fa- whether benefit levels and eligibility- re retirement planning is the best defense ther’s film, Limelight (1952). She trained quirements may have to be changed as the against the threat of another recession and to become a ballet dancer with the Royal population continues to age. other obstacles that may curtail retirement. Academy of Ballet in London, but even- 5. Avoid excessive withdrawals: To learn more about planning for retire- tually decided to follow her father into Don’t take out too much money from your ment, visit www.suntrust.com retirement the acting profession – especially after retirement nest egg when it could be mak- or call (866) 589-8220. director, David Lean discovered the 20- ter of such a famous icon? “I’d thought year-old dancer in Paris – leading to her it would be easy to get into movies as most famous film role. Charlie Chaplin’s daughter. And I sup- Figuring Out Your Finances Geraldine was cast in Doctor pose it was. However, I soon realized that (NAPSI)-When it comes to ma- retirees often find they miss the depend- Zhivago (1965). This epic film starring I wasn’t such a good actress, and it took jor lifestyle changes, planning ahead can ability of an income to cover monthly Omar Sharif and Julie Christie was a years of hard work to prove to myself that ease financial stress. And no event re- expenses. A single premium immediate cinematic masterpiece, earning awards I was.” quires more early preparation than retire- annuity (SPIA) can help. This is an insur- and critical acclaim worldwide. Due to Geraldine’s long-time relation- ment. ance product that can guarantee a source the film’s success, Geraldine became a ship with Saura brought her a son and her According to experts, retirees of income in star. She recalls that time, “The first time second long-term relationship with Chil- should give plenty of thought to matters exchange for I watched the film, was at is premiere at ean cinematographer, Patricio Castila such as health coverage and seek a com- a lump sum Cannes. When I appeared on-screen, I (whom she married in 2006) gave her a bination of income and asset protection premium pay- fainted! I woke up in the ladies room!” daughter, Oona. to ensure their savings will last through- ment. You can Geraldine Chaplin’s career is Geraldine currently resides in a out retirement. select an SPIA quite unusual, as to date, her career con- beach home in Miami, Florida. She con- John Haver, senior vice presi- to provide in- sists of an incredible 114 films, yet none tinues to act and volunteers much of her dent at Mutual of Omaha, offers the fol- come for a cer- are as memorable as her first. She was time with international film festivals, lowing information to help retirees plan tain number of a favorite of Robert Altman, appearing such as being on the jury for the Cannes well for their financial future (additional years or even in nine of his films, including Nashville Film Festival, or recently as President of information can be found at mutualofo- for the rest of your life. (1975) and A Wedding (1978). Many of the jury for the Chilean International Film maha.com): Asset Protection her films are in foreign languages, due Festival. Health Coverage According to Haver, retirees to her fluency in numerous languages Surprisingly, Geraldine admits, Many people age 65 and older choose need to plan for long-term care needs. and her relationship with her former hus- “Daddy never saw anything that I did. Medicare as their health coverage. With longer life expectancies, the likeli- band, Spanish director Carlos Saura. In But he was my best critic and coach, However, even with Medicare, hood of needing some sort of long-term 1992, she played her grandmother, Han- teaching me the philosophy of ‘slugging out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles, care services increases. And, with the cost nah Chaplin, in the Sir Richard Attenbor- your guts out’ as an actor.” Geraldine coinsurance and co-payments can add of such services on the rise, self-funding ough’s award-winning film, Chaplin (star- continues slugging her guts out appearing up. That’s why some 10 million Medi- long-term care is unrealistic for most peo- ring Robert Downey Jr. as her father). in five foreign films released in 2009 and care participants also choose a Medi- ple. What was it like being the daugh- two Spanish films to be released in 2010. care supplement insurance policy to fill “Long-term care insurance pro- many of the gaps in coverage. 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However, if only advanced AMD is con- are at a higher risk of developing the dis- What is age-related macular With wet AMD, loss of central sidered, about two-thirds of patients have ease. degeneration? vision can occur quickly. Wet AMD is the wet form. Because almost all vision • Gender. Women appear to be at Age-related macular degenera- also known as advanced AMD. It does loss comes from advanced AMD, the wet greater risk than men. tion (AMD) is a disease associated with not have stages like dry AMD. form leads to significantly more vision Can my lifestyle make a difference? aging that gradually destroys sharp, cen- An early symptom of wet AMD loss than the dry form. Your lifestyle can play a role in tral vision. Central vision is needed for is that straight lines appear wavy. If you Can the dry form turn reducing your risk of de- seeing objects clearly and for common notice this condition or other changes to into the wet form? veloping AMD. daily tasks such as reading and driving. your vision, contact your eye care profes- Yes. All people • Eat a healthy AMD affects the macula, the part of the sional at once. You need a comprehensive who have the wet form diet high in green leafy eye that allows you to see fine detail. dilated eye exam. had the dry form first. vegetables and fish. AMD causes no pain. What is dry AMD? The dry form • Don’t smoke. In some cases, AMD advances Dry AMD occurs when the light-sensitive can advance and cause • Maintain nor- so slowly that people notice little change cells in the macula slowly break down, vision loss without turn- mal blood pressure. in their vision. In others, the disease gradually blurring central vision in the ing into the wet form. • Watch your progresses faster and may lead to a loss affected eye. As dry AMD gets worse, The dry form also can weight. of vision in both eyes. AMD is a lead- you may see a blurred spot in the center suddenly turn into the • Exercise. ing cause of vision loss in Americans 60 of your vision. Over time, as less of the wet form, even during Current Re- years of age and older. macula functions, central early stage AMD. There search AMD occurs in vision is gradually lost in is no way to tell if or when the dry form What research is being done? two forms: wet and dry. the affected eye. will turn into the wet form. The National Eye Institute is Where is the macula? The most common The dry form has early and interme- conducting and supporting a number of The macula is symptom of dry AMD is diate stages. Does the wet form have studies to learn more about AMD. 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Even though this means adding new home ports so passengers can Depending on the season, you the first day at sea usually is may cruise from Se- sweater weather -- at best -- the ward (Alaska), Seat- popularity of driving to the port, tle, San Francisco, and letting the ship take you Los Angeles/Long south, still is rising swiftly. Beach and San Diego This winter, ships will on the West Coast; be operating regularly, snow from Galveston/Hou- storms and all. Here’s a sam- ston, New Orleans, pling of cruises available in two Mobile (Ala.), and northeastern markets: Tampa on the Gulf New York area: The Coast; from Boston, Norwegian Gem cruises on sev- New York/Bayonne en-night trips to the Bahamas 2096609 (N.J.), Philadelphia, and Florida in December, Feb- Baltimore, Norfolk ruary and March, with 10-night (Va.), Charleston trips to the Caribbean in January (S.C.), Jacksonville, and early February. 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(In February, March and April, to pay up. the ship will sail into the Caribbean for A winter cruise out of New York 10 nights and 11 nights out of Charleston, harbor “is a cool thing,” says Kevin Shee- S.C.) han, chief executive officer, Norwegian Carnival offers the most cruises Cruise Line. His image is sitting on the from home ports scattered around the deck with plenty of blankets and brandy. country. In 1993, the cruise line used four Sheehan’s first cruise was on a Norwe- home ports. Now there are 15 in the con- gian ship out of New York. “I took a taxi tinental United States. to the dock from my apartment for $7.” Norwegian says that 80 percent Which brings us to ... of its passengers cruising out of New Price: Flying to the port can cost York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore as much as the price of a cruise. For a drive to the port. family of four, driving is substantially cheaper than flying. Parking usually is PLANNING A CRUISE $150-200 a week at the port, so if you For travelers, the home port is- have a friend who lives nearby, park in sues are weather, price and convenience. his driveway for a week and take a taxi to Weather: One disadvantage in the port. A survey in September for cruises in December through March indicated prices as low as $100 a night, per person for two people, in an ocean view cabin -- or even a balcony cabin on some cruises. Convenience: Cruise experts always advise passengers to arrive a day early at the port, before their cruise, to get into the vacation mood and to ease any anxiety about being late or rushed to the ship. Yet when vacationers fly to the ship’s port, they add days on both ends that can be long (up early to get there, late coming home) and stressful -- and out of their control (Will the flight be delayed? Will the luggage arrive? How do we get around in the port city?). These issues can be lessened by driving, and arriving a day or more early with a car offers an opportunity to explore a city, adding another piece to a vacation. (David Molyneaux writes monthly about cruising. He is editor of TheTravelMavens.com.) Page 12 - Senior Beacon - Dec., 2009 Visit Us At http://www.seniorbeacon.info Designing A Smart Garden Takes Work by Marty Ross without being chaotic, and the lawn is a fertilizing, and it will not die if it is ne- Smart garden design takes a lot cool, carefully framed green picture, but glected. It looks perfect year-round, and of the work out of gardening. If you plan it doesn’t gobble up your time, money every summer the garden’s owner plants it right, you can have a beautiful garden or energy. 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Gettel and Chrisilla Beaschochea, niversary production of Nutcracker, The Based on the original 1816 E. T. and the Sugar Plum Fairy Cavalier Ballet. Enjoy this holiday tradition on A. Hoffmann story, The Nutcracker and is danced by returning guest dancer, Dec. 3-6 in the Arts Center Theater under the Mouse King, the Ballet Theatre ver- Jonathon Guise. Anneliese Carlson, dents from the School of Dance. Artistic Director, Karen P. Schaffenburg. sion reflects the ballet as it was first per- Rebecca Higgs and Rebecca Van Do- This year’s performances are Megan Duling reprises the role formed in 1892. It is set to the famous ver share the role of the Snow Queen, sponsored by The Chamberlain Founda- of Clara, which she danced at the age of score by P. I. Tchaikovsky. The ballet be- while the Snow King is danced by Clay tion. Tickets are $8 for children and $10 eight in the company’s very first perform- gins with a Christmas party at the Stahl- Evans. for adults. To purchase, call 719-295- ance of the holiday classic. Now a sea- baum household, where Herr Drosselmey- The role of the Dew Drop Fairy 7222, or come by the Sangre de Cristo soned17-year-old dancer, this is her third er is a favorite visitor. The Stahlbaum’s is shared by Mimi Diawara, Paige Cip- Arts Center Box Office, located at 210 N. appearance in the title role. Four other daughter, Clara, falls asleep, and the au- perly and Grace Lobato. Herr Dos- Santa Fe Ave., Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 dancers from the first production also re- dience is soon swept up in her dreams of selmeyer is portrayed by Robert J. p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. For turn to this year’s performance. Gradu- an enchanted world. Scenes include an Doyle. Completing the ensemble are the more information, visit online at www. ating from supporting roles as stars, an- epic battle between the Nutcracker and the talented Ballet Theatre residents and stu- sangredecristoarts.org. gels and flowers in the 2000 premiere to Mouse King, the magical transformation lead roles as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow of Clara into a grown-up ballerina and the Queen and Dew Drop Fairy this year are Nutcracker into a handsome prince, and Cashing In On Clutter To Grace Lobato, Mimi Diawara, Sydney a journey through a snowy wonderland Gettel, and Rebecca Higgs. to the Land of Sweets, where a series of A decade of performances has whimsical dances unfolds. Pay For Holiday Shopping only served to enhance the experience of A highlight of every year’s pro- (NAPSI)-If you’re like the aver- enjoying this holiday classic. The Ballet duction is the guest appearance of commu- age American, you’ve got 35 unused items Theatre tenders fresh appeal to its Nut- nity members in the role of Mother Ginger sitting around your home with a potential cracker every year through choreogra- in Act II. Mother Ginger represents a gin- resale value of $670. That figure--along phy, staging and costume cultivations, gerbread house, from underneath whose with the economic downturn--helps ex- while maintaining the integrity of the voluminous skirts appear dancing ginger- plain the heightened interest this holiday original story. “In 2000, we did only Act bread children. This year’s Mother Gingers season in local online classifieds sites as II, plus an original ballet, Glazanov’s The are Kathie Bassett (appearing in the Thurs- consumers seek ways to fund their gift Seasons,” says Artistic Director Karen P. day, Dec. 3 performance at 7:30 p.m.), Ju- shopping. More than 179 million adults  have bought, sold or browsed for items on  such sites in recent years. Kijiji.com, for  example, which strives to be safe and fam-  ily-friendly, allows users to post ads for free.  “Online classifieds sites are great  for helping you generate cash and restore some order to an otherwise chaotic home  during the holidays,” says Lisa Zaslow, founder of Gotham Organizers, which what you should keep. Should you decide  provides customized clutter-cutting solu- those bulky dining room chairs simply tions for homes and offices. can’t fit enough people around the table, According to a recent survey by say, consider listing them on Kijiji in ex-  the research firm Chadwick Martin - Bai change for sleeker ones. ley, nearly 85 percent of consumers polled  say their personal financial situations have Step No. 2: Know Your Competi- stayed the same or gotten worse in the past tion. Understand that you’re not the only year, and 60 percent plan to keep to a hol- consumer looking for some extra holiday  iday budget. Here are some tips from the cash this year. Therefore, reconsider placing experts on how to maximize your profits. a $500 price tag on your antique rocking   chair if a similar item is being offered for Step No. 1: Make an Honest $200 elsewhere on the site.  Assessment. Admit it: You’re never going to use that exercise bike you bought on Step No. 3: Know Your Buyers.  a whim for anything other than a giant Try perusing a site’s “wanted” ads to help clothes hanger. Nor will you be using that get a better idea of what’s in demand. If  surround-sound stereo you never figured you see numerous ads seeking a pull-out  out how to install correctly. If you’re ex- sofa to accommodate guests, it might be a  pecting guests for the holidays, that’s all good idea to list the one that’s been gather-  the more reason for you to re-evaluate ing dust in your basement the last year.

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The Steward has been the only locally owned loss may have occurred in the last few and managed funeral home, have become Free Grief Support for the Holidays weeks, the last few months or even years a leader in providing numerous innova- Knowing that the holidays can be overwhelming, Montgomery & Steward ago. For those who have suffered a loved tive services to families that have suf- provides a free grief support series that is available to anyone who has lost someone one’s death, holidays can be a time of an- fered a loss. they love. “Surviving the Holidays,” is a three-day series that begins Saturday, Dec. 5 ger, pain and sadness The funeral home was the first and continues the following two Saturdays, Dec. 12 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in The holiday season can be a in the community to offer an obituary In- the banquet room of the funeral home. painful reminder of those who are no lon- ternet web page and online condolences, The series will be facilitated by Ami Romero, who holds a master’s degree ger around and what should be a festive state-of-the-art audio and visual equip- in social work and has more than 14 years experience in grief counseling. Romero and happy time does not feel like it for ment for personalized memorials, a Kids’ formerly was the Director of Social Services at Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative those who are grief-stricken. Many grief Kove for children, a funeral museum and Care. counselors will tell you that expressions a grief library. Topics during the sessions will include helpful suggestions including healthy such as “keep a stiff upper lip” and “get- “You never become used to peo- coping skills, formulating and including a plan for the holidays, the importance of ting back to normal” and “closure” are ple suffering the loss of someone they holiday rituals and paying tribute to a loved one. not helpful to those suffering a loss. Try- love,” said Gerry Montgomery. “No one “There is no such thing as closure, but grief support groups can help because ing to be cheerful can seem like an insur- gets past the pain; they must go through you have a safe place to talk where it is okay to be yourself and feel sad,” said Rome- mountable task and can be exhausting. it, hopefully, with the ultimate goal being ro. “There is no right way or wrong way to handle the day. Anticipation of the holiday Gerry and Dian Montgomery and to live life to the best of their ability. For is actually worse than the actual holiday, but at the sessions I offer suggestions on how Marvin Steward, owners of Montgomery many people, this time of year is espe- to survive it.” & Steward Funeral Directors, understand cially hard to get through and that’s why Romero said that the grieving process takes time. Healing happens gradually; these feelings and see grieving family we decided to offer grief support. it can’t be forced or hurried – and there is no “normal” timetable for grieving. Follow- ing a death, people sometimes need help to learn how to handle the difference in their lives constructively both during and after the holidays. Tips To Get More From Medicare “Grief groups not only offer a chance to meet with others sharing a sense of (NAPSI)-Whether you’re newly understand all the plan options available: loss, but offer tools to help with the healing process,” she said. “Losing someone isn’t eligible for Medicare or a long-time benefi- • State Health Insurance Assistance Pro- easy and how people grieve depends on many things including personality and coping ciary, there may be ways to ensure you’re gram--All states have a State Health Insur- getting the most out of your plan. Experts ance Assistance Program (SHIP) that gives style, life experiences, faith and the nature of the loss.” offer these five simple steps: free local health insurance counseling. For The grief sessions are open to the public and will be held at Montgomery & Step One: Review your medical contact information, visit www.medicare. Steward Funeral Directions, 14th and Main Streets. Pre-registration is suggested by spending--Review your records and receipts gov/contacts/. calling 542-1552. to see how much you spent on health care. • The Medicare Web site (www.medicare. Include charges from physicians, hospitals gov)-- This helps you find and compare and pharmacies. Many insurance compa- Medicare prescription drug plans and nies provide annual summaries that track health plans in the area. You can also call Minnequa Medicenter... your spending for you. You can also ask 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). Whether your need is for short-term, skilled, your doctor’s office or pharmacy for infor- • AHIP--The Web site www.healthdeci- respite or long-term care, we provide: mation. sions.org/guide links to an interactive on- • Compassionate 24-hour nursing care Step Two: Identify future health line publication from the health insurance • Daily in-house physical, occupational care needs--Think about whether you have industry trade group, America’s Health In- & speech therapies a condition that requires ongoing care, surance Plans. • Daily life-enhancing programs whether you need to stay on your current Once you understand the options medications or if you need annual screen- available to you, you can visit the Web sites • Intergenerational activities with our ings. of the specific health plans and compare. on-site children’s Day Care Step Three: Think about what Use tools such as those available at www. • Monthly community events you need from your Medicare plan--Here humana-medicare.com/humana-medicare- • Hospice/Palliative care are some things to consider: drug-plan/medicare-rx.asp to compare • Free medical transportation Transitional Care Unit • Cost--How much will you pay for premi- plans, calculate prescription costs and learn • One block W. of Lake on Elko & California offering: private rooms, ums, deductibles and copayments? about value-added wellness programs. • Benefits--Does the plan include prescrip- Step Five: Find out if you qualify • On-Site Child Day Care flat screen TV, telephone, private dining tion drug coverage? 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I the stock and bond market return while your neighbor was fully invested in the many good ones from money-zine.com, read a lot of investing industry magazines holding onto more of your principal dur- S&P and you had this asset allocation you smartmoney.com, yahoo.com and others. and I have run across quite a few heading major market meltdowns. “outperformed” her by over 20 percent. The next step is to see what per- lines declaring asset allocation dead. You The key benefit of asset -allo In dollar terms $100,000 would centages are recommended for the vari- may have seen some yourself. It makes cation is MINIMIZING RISK. And in have turned into about $76,000. Your ous asset classes. It may range from a few for a sensational headline but I have to practice it does actually work. For ex- neighbor’s hundred thousand would have percent to over 15 percent into certain disagree on this short-sightedness. Fortu- ample, a growth-oriented client of mine been $52,000. Right away we can see the assets. Some of the investments may be nately, some things really do last the test was down in value by about 24 percent benefit of losing less…minimizing risk. different-sized stocks, different styles of of time. And this strategy is one of them. during the big drop earlier this year (he Also, your higher account value has less stocks, US corporate bonds, government It was even promoted by Warren Buffett’s was fully asset allocated into more than a of a struggle back up. If your more-con- bonds, international stocks and bonds, mentor Ben Graham. dozen unique categories and investment servative portfolio went up only 30 per- commodities, cash, foreign currencies, As a reminder, asset allocation is styles). Well, that’s nothing to be proud cent you would have $98,800. If the S&P “short” investments and more. These al- the process of determining your risk tol- of. I don’t want any clients’ accounts 500 investor went up 45 percent they locations assume a certain amount of in- erance and crafting a portfolio of unique down even a fraction of a percent. But we would still be below your value during vesting knowledge. asset classes that work together to pro- have to look at the performance relative the decline: $75,400. Next you simply invest as rec- vide upside return and minimize down- to a benchmark. The S&P 500 was down So how do you create an asset ommended or tweak it to your liking. allocation? Here’s to a prosperous new year and to The first step is to figure out minimized risk. Using A Pro In Elder Care your risk tolerance. In my book there is Ron Phillips is an Independent Financial (NAPSI)-A growing number of families are finding help an entire chapter on this strategy along Advisor and a Pueblo, Colorado native. in caring for an older loved one. 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While almost every other U.S. policy demands we move away from a dependence on oil, our transportation Once a Year Sales Event system is almost entirely funded by using more of it. Let’s consider an increase in the gas tax. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but it’s the only way in the short term we can Save safely maintain our roads and ease congestion, which costs every U.S. traveler % $750 a year. A gas tax increase between up to 50 5 cents and 8 cents each year during the next five years will cost only $10 to $20 each month per car. In the long term, we should move toward solutions that actually charge people for the roads they use, including a vehicle miles traveled user fee, conges- Tick Tock Shop tion pricing for peak hours and more toll roads. 7 N. Circle Drive, Colorado Springs Such efforts will encourage Americans to be less dependent on oil, 719.475.8585 use more public transit and properly invest in infrastructure. To learn more, visit Time Pieces of all Sorts and Sizes www.hntb.com, www.ibtta.org and www. artba.org. Jack Finn is the national director of toll services for HNTB Corporation. Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Dec., 2009 - Page - 17 Senior Community Update STROKE SURVIVORS SUPPORT beginning at 2:00pm in the Meeting Room 3879 for questions about any of Pueblo League’s Operation School Bell. Join the GROUP “B,” Robert Hoag Rawlings Library, StepUp’s Health & Fitness Programs festivity December 5, 2009; doors open The Stroke Survivors Support 100 Abriendo Ave., Pueblo. There is PEOPLE ON MEDICARE 11am at the Pueblo Convention Center. Group has two chapters. The Pueblo a continuing Refresher/Beginners class People on medicare.! It’s nail- Decorated in a winter wonderland filled West Chapter meets at 2:00 pm the first starting at 1:00PM. Call 250-5782 for biting time again for Medicare consum- with holiday delight, experience a delec- Thursday of every month at the Pueblo details.” Guests welcome and there is no ers wanting to enroll or make changes in table gourmet meal prepared by top chefs West Library. The Pueblo Chapter meets charge. their prescription drug plans. the Annual of the Pueblo Convention Center. at 2:00 pm the second Tuesday of each SRDA DECEMBER CALENDAR enrollment period begins November 15 Enjoy a professional fashion show month at the Joseph Edwards Senior SRDA at 545-8900 has activ- and ends December 31. presented by Dillard’s. Entertainment, Center in Pueblo On Union Ave. itites for seniors every weekday of the Starting October 1, - but not prizes, gifts and fun! Purchase tickets Call Chuck at 583-8498 for all month. From quilting to bridge and from before! (emphasis added) - sales agents beginning October 2009 for $45.00. the information. computer classes to movies with popcorn can and will target seniors to favor their Please call Pat Klomp for more informa- PUEBLO WEST SENIORS and exercise classes, SRDA tries have plans. dick jackson from the state division tion (719) 543-2043. The Pueblo West Seniors get offer something for everyone in terms of of insurance will be speaking to medicare Ent Service Centers to together for a luncheon on the second activities throughout the month. people on where the sales agents’ market- collect for Colorado Tuesday of each month at 11:45am. They LIVING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS? ing “boundaries” are. He will be making Food Banks meet at the Memorial Recreation Center Osteoarthritis does not only three presentations including: the golden The season of giving is approach- at 230 E. George Drive. strike the knees, hips and hands. In an age center in Cañon city on monday, ing and Ent Federal Credit Union is For all the info on this Senior estimated one million Americans, it also september 28, 2009 at 12:30 pm; Salida making it easy to give. Now through Citizen organnization call Katherine at affects the small, vulnerable joints of the community center on September 29, December 31, Ent’s Colorado Springs 647-8969 or Nan at 547-3944. neck, and can cause sudden attacks of 2009 at 12:45 pm and; leadville senior and Pueblo locations will again par- LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE severe pain that may radiate into the head center on September 30 at 12:45 pm. the ticipate in the annual Care and Share SUPPORT GROUP and arms. But what can patients them- presentation will last approximately one Holiday Care Drive – which makes it Support group for Lou Gehrig’s selves do about this form of arthritis? hour and It’s free. Call 1-877-610-3341 possible for Care and Share to partner Disease (ALS). Second Thursday each How can they ease the pain, deal with the with your questions. with over 400 human services agencies month, 6-7 PM. Thatcher Bldg. 503 limitations it causes, and support their Alzheimer’s Support and provide food to nearly 25,000 people N. Main, Suite 103, Pueblo, CO . Call doctor’s treatment? With the help of The second Tuesday of each every week in Southern Colorado. Peggie at 719-584-3068 for all the info. some of the world’s leading spine spe- month at 7 pm at the Ecumenical Church Donations in the Denver area can OWLS MEETING cialists, the American Arthritis Society located at 434 S. Conquistador Room C be dropped off at Ent’s Denver service The OWLS (older-wiser-liveli- has compiled twelve practical tips for an Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group centers to benefit Denver’s Food Bank er-seniors) invites new members for their self-care that are effective and easy to will meet Call 544-5720. Tom Reyes, of the Rockies – an agency that provides social group that has activities including follow. Please visit the Society’s website Facilitator. food supplies to more than 1,000 hunger- dining out, bowling, movies, picnics and at: www.americanarthritis.org. YOUNG PHILANTHROPISTS relief programs. Last year, the Food Bank others. For more information please call AARP Schedule of Activities The Young Philanthropists of the Rockies distributed over 26 million Joe or Marie @ 545-2803 for DECEMBER 2009 Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization pounds of food to those in need. RIDE TO CHURCH? Pueblo Information Center AARP whose mission is to give kids the power Most needed non-perishable food Looking for a ride to church? PHONE: (719) 543-8876, 1117 Prairie to change our world through philanthropy items include canned meat and tuna, Call Wesley United Methodist Church at Avenue. HOURS: Mon-Sat 10-3pm and volunteerism. The organization has a canned fruits and vegetables, canned 561-8746 and we can make arrangements Pueblo, Colorado 81005 goal to bring the Penny Harvest program meals, canned and bagged beans, canned to transport you to worship and fellow- Safe Driving Classes, Benefits statewide within 10 years. soup, pasta, peanut butter and powdered ship.” Check-up, exercising, Tai-Chi, eating For more information about milk. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY right, Census Bureau testing, Model T the Young Philanthropists Foundation, For more than 11 years, Ent “The Southeastern Colorado care group, Convergys recruiting, clas- please visit www.ypfoundation.org. service centers have served as drop- Genealogy Society holds regular meet- sic cars, Food Share America, Better For more information about the off locations for non-perishable food ings on the second Saturday of the month Breathers, preparing taxes, quilters group, Penny Harvest, please visit www.penny- and monetary donations to benefit local medicare and financial planning assis- harvest.org/colorado. families in need. To learn more about tance and more available this month. BELLS OF CHRISTMAS the agencies Ent has partnered with, May The Clouds TOASTMASTERS CRAFT SHOW visit www.CareAndShare.org and www. What: Pueblo Toastmasters Thanksgiving is almost here and FoodBankRockies.org. Never Burst And #179 Public Speaking Class Christmas is sneaking up on us. If you To easily locate an Ent Service Where: 310 East Abriendo Ave. are interested in purchasing a variety of Center, visit Ent.com/locations. The Son Next to the Dept. of Revenue/Driver’s holiday gifts, the 4-H Leaders Group HOLIDAY FASHION PREVIEW & License Office (in the Conference Room Bells of Christmas Craft Show might be GOURMET LUNCHEON on the 2nd floor of the Security Service for you! Proceeds benefit the Assistance Always Find You! Federal Credit Union’s building) The sale will be held December 5 League’s Operation School Bell. Join the When: 2nd & 4th Mon., of and 6, 2009 at the Creative Arts Building festivity December 5, 2009; doors open We Wish You every month, 6:15 - 7:15PM at the Colorado State Fairgrounds from 11am at the Pueblo Convention Center. Contact: Robert W. Johnson, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on Saturday and Decorated in a winter wonderland filled Peace And Joy 719-251-8841 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Sunday. with holiday delight, experience a delec- STEP-UP PROGRAM There is no admission. GREAT FOOD table gourmet meal prepared by top chefs During The Contact: Cindy at 719-545-1184 for their will be served both days by the 4-H youth of the Pueblo Convention Center. entire schedule. Get Moving with Pueblo who are raising money for the 2010 4-H Enjoy a professional fashion show Christmas Season! StepUp Community Exercise Programs: Exchange Group. Come support the 4-H presented by Dillard’s. Entertainment, Please call Emily Johnson @ 557- leaders and youth. For more information prizes, gifts and fun! Purchase tickets on the sale, contact the Extension Office beginning October 2009 for $45.00. at 583-6566. Call Pat Klomp for more infor- HOLIDAY FASHION PREVIEW & mation (719) 543-2043. GOURMET LUNCHEON Proceeds benefit the Assistance

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What are the signs of oral cancer? • Oral cancer most often occurs in people over 40 years of age. • See a dentist immediately if you notice any red or white patches on your gums or tongue. • Watch for oral sores that fail to heal within two weeks. Should I be concerned about dry mouth? • Dry mouth happens when salivary glands fail to work due to disease, certain medications or cancer treatment making it hard to eat, swallow, taste and speak. • In certain cases, such as radiation therapy, dry mouth can lead to severe com- plications, which is why it is important for you to see a dentist immediately before beginning any form of cancer treatment. • Drinking lots of water and avoiding sweets, tobacco, alcohol and caffeine are some ways to fight dry mouth. • Your dentist can prescribe medications to fight severe dry mouth. Maintaining your overall health. • Studies have shown that maintaining a healthy mouth may keep your body healthier and help you avoid diabetes, hearth disease and stroke. • The best way to achieve good oral health is to visit your dentist for an examination and cleaning at least twice a year. * Source: Academy of General Dentistry This oral health tip comes from Oral Health Awareness Colorado!, a coalition of federal, state and community organizations that developed the state’s first formal oral health plan aimed at improving the general health of Colorado residents. For more information about oral health, go to the website www.beasmartmouth.com Selling Jamis Bicyles & Eastern BMX. From kids bikes to full suspention racers. In store service on all brand names. Page 20 - Senior Beacon - Dec., 2009 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Understanding Osteoarthritis For You! (NAPSI)-Osteoarthritis (OA), for you. the joint to reduce pain and stiffness. One biking and swimming, are ideal for knee the breakdown of cartilage in the joint, is What kind of doctor should I see about such treatment, Euflexxa® (1% sodium OA sufferers because they the most common form of arthritis among my knee pain? hyaluronate), is used in cases of mild to allow the knee to move Americans today. The disease primarily For the most part, your primary moderate knee OA after unsuccessful while reducing stress affects weight-bearing joints such as the care doctor can diagnose osteoarthritis of treatment with exercise and simple anal- on the joint. Whereas knee. Although a variety of conditions the knee, but for more in-depth treatment, gesics. low-impact activities are can result in knee pain, it is important to your doctor will most likely refer you to I have food and medication aller- beneficial to the arthritic pay careful attention to your symptoms an orthopedic surgeon or a rheumatolo- gies. Is there anything I should be aware knee, activities with a to determine if your pain is a result of gist. The specialist will help you begin of when deciding on a treatment option? great deal of pounding OA. Dr. Robin West of the University of the course of action that is best for you It is always important to pay on the joint, such as basketball and ten- Pittsburgh Medical Center answers a few based on the current state of your osteoar- close attention to the medications that you nis, can increase the knee’s wear and tear, questions to help you better understand thritis. put in your body. Make your doctor aware furthering the progression of the disease. knee OA and the available treatment op- With so many treatments out there, how of all of your allergies. When it comes to For more information about os- tions. do I know which one is right for me? viscosupplementation treatments, people teoarthritis, talk to your doctor, and visit What are some of the symptoms of knee Only your doctor can tell you with allergies to avian products, including www.euflexxa.com to learn more about osteoarthritis? which type of treatment is right for you. eggs, or manufacturing chemicals such as this treatment. The most common symptoms of Doctors often recommend over-the-coun- formaldehyde should ask for a therapy It is recommended to avoid stren- knee OA are pain, swelling and stiffness ter pain relievers for mild OA. But as the that is not manufactured using those ele- uous activity or prolonged weight-bearing of the knee. As the disease progresses, disease progresses, it is important to visit ments, such as Euflexxa, to eliminate the activities such as jogging or tennis within other symptoms may include limitations your doctor regularly to make sure that risk of related reactions. 48 hours following intra-articular injec- in range of motion and clicking or catch- you are using the most appropriate treat- What activities will contribute to the tion. ing of the joint. If you are experiencing ment. progression of OA and which ones will Ed. Note: You simply MUST speak with any of these symptoms, contact your doc- Viscosupplementation is a com- not? your doctors before taking this or any tor to determine which treatment is best monly prescribed treatment that lubricates Low-impact activities, such as medication. Charlene Dengler: Navigate The HolidaysWith No Dietary Hangover Here it is once again; the most ness while still savoring the delicacies Another effective method which done. The unhappy fact is that the more wonderful time of the year! At least in which delight so much. It has been said also encourages natural detoxification is sugar and fat you consume, the more the many ways it is the best time of year with about business many times, but the saying to only eat fresh fruit and fruit juice until body craves those selections; thus, the family reunions, friendly celebrations applies as well to this situation: Those noon every day. There aren’t many office ongoing challenge of adding unwanted and lavish parties that herald the arrival who fail to plan, plan to fail! Thinking parties or open houses before noon dur- pounds. Ensuring that about 75% of your of a newborn King and a new year. In ad- through the week ahead, being aware of ing the week and it is one way to avoid intake is fresh fruit and veggies will not dition, for some, the holidays bring some all the opportunities for “falling off the the typical donuts or special holiday cof- only reduce the intake of the unwanted difficult memories and emotional eating health wagon” and planning in advance feecakes that only serve to clog up the calories, but keep your digestive system concerns. However, after all the massive can allow you to be in control of what to digestive track and contribute bloat, con- regular, keep the scale in a holding pat- merrymaking and memory minding is avoid and where you can feel free to let stipation and pounds. While mentioning tern, and boost your immune system to over, often one is left with the aftermath yourself go a bit. coffee, one might consider a healthy al- boot! of dietary indiscretions and a not so hap- Since everyone has a different ternative to drinking regular coffee which One last recommendation that is py full year of resolutions to undo what schedule, these are general guidelines to only dehydrates the body, wreaks havoc vital to beating the battle of the bulge dur- took only six weeks to acquire. assist in being victorious over the holiday on the pH of the system and, for some, ing the happy holidays is to get some form This year let’s examine ways to hullabaloo. Way back last January I tout- can cause the jitters or a caffeine crash. of exercise every day. At least 20-30 min- avoid the pitfalls of holiday food mad- ed the benefits of keeping a food journal Recently available on the market, is a utes is the minimum that should be rou- and for those who implemented that tech- much better coffee that is actually helpful tine for every living, breathing human be- One in every 154 families nique it is a habit by now, and hopefully for many health imbalances in the body. ing. The body was designed to have some faces a possible foreclosure one that is serving you well. Research While munching on a whole va- form of aerobic, strength and stretching continues to indicate that keeping a food riety of delicious fresh fruit, you can plan movement on a regular basis. Even 10 in Pueblo, diary is a proven method to holding one the rest of your day’s intake and gauge minutes broken into 2 or 3 segments is Don’t Be One of Them! accountable for their intake, revealing which delectable delights you will par- better than nothing. Studies have shown patterns that lead to emotional eating, and take of. Remember, avoiding the dietary that no matter what age, everybody ben- If you think you might have to file for a keeping a food journal helps one to lose hangover is not about total deprivation, efits from some form of physical activity. foreclosure, find out what your options on average 15% more weight (15% of but about reasonable indulgence. If you Give yourself a gift this season, a gift of are. Call NeighborWorks® of Pueblo 10 pounds is 1½ pounds) than those who have an evening party where you know good health by following a new wellness for free foreclosure mitigation counseling. don’t. This is a difficult time of year to try you want to let your guard down more, tip. With some careful forethought, the 544-8078, Ext. 102 developing such a discipline, but it may keep lunch choices to a minimum while bloat, water retention, weight gain and work to provide some restraint for those still getting all three food components of guilt can be held at bay so that it will truly who find it particularly difficult to focus protein, carbohydrate and small amount be a happy new year. Cheers! on their health during this time of year. of fat. Although you should never skip Charlene Dengler is a former registered A Colorado non-profit serving Pueblo for over 30 years meals, calories do count and the grand to- nurse who has also been a model, tal could end up on your hips unless you nutrition consultant, fitness instructor and educational consultant. keep a gate on your lips. She is currently a nutrition consultant Before leaving for the evening and certified personal trainer whose main event, try to have a healthy snack that is focus is a natural approach to health and low in sugar, salt and calories but high in wellness. She can be reached at (719) fiber. A salad or crudités, better known 250-0683 as raw veggies, would be a great choice. or [email protected] Arriving at the party famished could be embarrassing and also cause your best efforts at restraint to come completely un- Assisted Living At Its Best!

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A Good News! identified only as “Mrs. Wang” and pho- colleagues to keep the current, more gen- sports podiatrist told the New York Times (1) The epic drought that hit tographed in jeans, a T-shirt and baseball erous standards: “(Modest drinking) can in October that many “ultras” consider central Texas this year, causing a 30-foot cap, purchased an 18-month-old Tibetan make people who are jumpy on the road, their toenails “useless appendages, rem- drop in the water level of Lake Travis near mastiff in September for a reported 4 mil- or nervous, be more relaxed.” nants of claws from evolutionary times,” Austin, also helped police solve three sto- lion yuan (about $585,000). She ordered Latest Religious Messages but on the other hand, said one ultrarun- len-vehicle cases. Of the three exposed at a motorcade of 30 luxury cars to meet -- “Bonnet books” are a “boom- ner, “You know any sport has gone off the the bottom of the lake in July was one, her and the dog on their arrival in Xi’an, ing new subcategory of the romance rails when you have to remove body parts with key still in the ignition, missing since in Shaanxi province. The price is almost genre,” reported The Wall Street Journal to do it.” 1988. (2) Emergency-room doctors writ- four times the previous reported high for in September, describing “G-rated” Am- -- After her two kids, ages 5 and ing in the Archives of Surgery in Septem- the purchase of a dog (a cloned Labrador, ish love stories that sell well among out- 3, died in a house fire in Rialto, Calif., in ber reported that light alcohol-drinkers by a Florida family). side readers but have found an even more May, Viviana Delgado, 27, worked her survived brain injuries better than either Hyperactive Seniors avid audience among Amish women way through the stages of grief until de- non-drinkers or heavy drinkers. -- Not Too Old to Do Her Own themselves. The typical best-seller is by ciding in October on one final tribute. She Animal Weird News Hit: Elsa Seman, 71, was shot and killed a non-Amish writer, perhaps involving a turned the vacant, charred dwelling into a -- CNN, reporting from the Lon- in North Versailles, Pa., in September, woman inside the community who falls showcase haunted house for Halloween. don Zoo in August, described the ex- when she was mistaken for a prowler. in love with an outsider. In one book de- To the average visitor, it’s just a spookily citement surrounding news that the zoo According to police, Seman had gone scribed by the Journal, the lovers “actu- decorated house, but neighbors know that would soon acquire a 12-year-old male to the home of her ex-boyfriend at night ally kiss a couple of times in 326 pages.” kids died inside, and they know what the gorilla from a preserve in France. Zoo and, dressed in black, commando-style, -- More Sharia Weirdness: (1) two tombstones in the front yard repre- officials were pleased, but its three old- was lying in wait in his yard with a pistol, The radical Islamist group Al Shabaab sent. er female gorillas were almost ecstatic. intending to kill him. A neighbor called in Somalia recently began accosting and Least Competent People Shown posters of “Yeboah,” the male, in the report of a prowler, and a police beating robed women whose bras made (1) Walking: Daredevil Scottish female “Zaire” “shrieked in delight”; officer arriving at the scene fatally shot their breasts (even though covered) look stunt bicyclist Danny MacAskill, whose “Effie” wedged the poster into a tree and Seman. too provocative. One mother told Reuters electrifying feats are featured on popular stared at it; and “Mjukuu” held the photo -- Not Too Sickly for a Career in October that police told her that any YouTube videos, suffered a broken col- close to her chest, “then ate it.” in Bank Robbery: Police in Southern “firm(ness)” must be natural and not bra- larbone in October when he tripped on a -- Gay Vulture Tricks: The California know what the man looks like enhanced. (2) In September, prominent curb while out for a walk in downtown births of two chicks on the same day at (from surveillance video) but have not yet Egyptian scholar Abdul Mouti Bayoumi Edinburgh. (2) Truck-Driving: Phillip the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in April was apprehended the well-dressed, 70ish man of al-Azhar University urged the death Mathews, 73, whose logging truck is unusual enough but especially notewor- who has robbed four banks since August, penalty for people selling virginity-fak- equipped with a tall boom arm to facili- thy because of the birds’ lineage. Their with the latest being a Bank of America ing devices that make women appear to tate loading, forgot to lower the arm after fathers were a gay vulture couple about in Rancho Santa Fe in October. The man bleed on their wedding nights. One such finishing a job in Bellevue, Iowa, in Octo- 10 years ago, according to a report in has shown special dexterity to pull off the gadget, made in China, was openly for ber, and when he returned to the highway, the Israeli daily Haaretz, and zoo care- robberies, since he is on oxygen and has sale in Syria for the equivalent of about the boom proceeded to snap lines on util- takers provided them an artificial egg to to carry around his own tank. $15, according to a September BBC ity poles he passed for the next 12 miles “incubate” until they could replace the Fine Points of British Law News report. until motorists finally got his attention. egg with a just-hatched vulture, as if the (1) A September inquest into the Questionable Judgments Recurring Themes male-male couple had birthed it. In “an 2007 suicide of a 26-year-old woman -- “Ultrarunning” (whose sig- The British Health Care Bureauc- insane coincidence,” said a zoo official, found that doctors at Norfolk and Nor- nature event is the 100-mile marathon) racy: (1) When social workers praised the the two males eventually separated and wich Hospital could have saved her, but takes such a degree of commitment that 5 progress 10-year-old Devon Taverner was paired with females, and those females that because she had executed a living to 10 percent of participants are said even making with her prosthetic leg (necessary hatched eggs on the same day last April. will ordering no treatment, they rebuffed to have permanently removed their toe- because of a birth defect), bureaucrats ter- Two weeks ago, according to Haaretz, the the pleas of family members to treat her minated her disability payments, which two chicks achieved independence on the because, they said, they feared the wom- instantly made her life harder. 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Children were given names that Father but by ing me laugh at myself and over these were sometimes prophetic or had special me” (Jn. 14:6). “NO OTHER NAME” years has changed my way of thinking meaning for the family or even to describe James says DECEMBER 2009 about many things, including my name. the child’s appearance or personality. just believ- “I hate this name!” I whined Claire is actually a beautiful name but I Esau, for instance, means hairy. ing is not enough. “Are there still some to my mother. “I don’t know why you am still dealing with Janet. My friends He must have had thick hair on his skin or among you who hold that “only believ- couldn’t have given me a pretty name like call me Jan. Sometimes Rick teases with: Jacob couldn’t have deceived their nearly ing” is enough? Believing in one God? my sisters have! Especially Anita! I like “Janet E-Claire Alexander McLaughlin blind father, Isaac, by covering his own Well, remember that the demons believe Sonja’s name, too, but no one knows how Forman Cream Puff... whoever you are...! arm with goat skin for Isaac to feel. this too-so strongly that they tremble in to spell it and since she changed her name And we both laugh. Since I had been a Jacob’s name is both prophetic and de- terror! Fool! When will you ever learn to Toni when SHE was in high school, she McLaughlin for over 42 years with 4 chil- scriptive. He was born the second twin that “believing” is useless without doing must not like her name either.” dren and 14 grandchildren, most of them of Isaac and Rebecca and came out of the what God wants you to? Faith that does Mother listened to my spouting com- McLaughlins when we married, I kept womb holding tightly to the heel of his not result in good deeds is not real faith” plaints and then said emphatically, “Janet that name. brother, Esau. His name literally means (James 2:19-20 TLB). is a beautiful name and so is Claire. I Rick is generously gracious. Es- “holder of the heel” or “supplanter.” Now Today, we celebrate the birth of named you after my favorite Aunt Claire pecially when we go to the drive up win- who would name a child “holder of the this precious Savior. There has never and I always loved the name Janet.” dow at the bank and he hands the teller heel?” You have to admit it is creative been anyone like Jesus. What a Name. UGH! I thought. I will go a deposit for my personal bank account. and different. Supplanter is derived from There is such power in His name. It stands through my entire life with this terrible “Thank you, Mr. McLaughlin,” she says, the word supplant and describes Jacob’s alone as a prayer. Demons tremble at the name and people won’t even want to talk and he smiles and answers, “You’re wel- actions perfectly. Supplant means to take mention of the name of Jesus. When you to me. No one will even like me. To come!” by force, to trip up, cause to stumble and breathe the name of Jesus peace replaces Mother I retorted sarcastically, “And be- I had fun looking up the meaning to supersede especially by force or treach- anxiety, courage replaces fear, joy replac- sides! The preacher didn’t even spell my of names and realizing how most of them ery. Jacob not only grabbed Esau’s heel es sorrow and faith pushes away doubt. name right on the Bible I got when I was fit the person so perfectly. Like Rick’s but later grabbed his birthright and their There is hope in the name of Jesus. baptized! Jannette! YUCK!” I stomped name: powerful rich ruler. Those adjec- father’s blessing meant for the firstborn As stated in Rev. 2:17 and 3:12 off in a huff certain my parents had ruined tives fit Rick because he has been pow- and he did it by treachery and deception. Jesus has promised to give each of His my entire life by giving me this horrible erful in Christ to overcome adversity and These are only two examples of hundreds. children who overcome in the last days name, Janet Claire. he is rich in faith and passion for Jesus. But the most important name is Jesus a new name I look forward to that day That was years ago. I still prefer I smiled to discover my granddaughter’s which comes from a Greek translation of and my new name. Something happened to be called Jan and since having mar- name, Megan, means soft and gentle. She the Aramaic short form Yeshu’a which recently that sent dove bumps from the is all that and more. The meaning of the was the real name of Jesus. Yeshua ben top of my head to the tips of my toes. At name Margaret (my daughter-in-law) fits Yoseph, better known as Jesus Christ, was a worship service at Territorial Prison, HOURS her perfectly. It means pearl. the central figure of the New Testament a young man who had just been moved WEEKDAYS 8:00-5:30 I looked up the meanings of all and the source of the our Christian reli- SAT. 8:00-3:00 to that facility said, “Jan, I have prayed of the children’s names and some fit per- gion. The four Gospels state Jesus is the for you every day since I first met you in • ALL TYPES OF MIXED fectly while others are questionable. Like son of God and the Virgin Mary and that 1998.” I was astounded. He knew my GRAINS mine - Janet means God’s gracious gift He fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies name and was praying for me by name • PET FOODS & HEALTH and Claire means clear or bright. It is of the Messiah. every day. More importantly he knows the PRODUCTS doubtful that Mother knew the meaning The Name of Jesus is above eve- name of Jesus and prays in His name. • SCIENCE DIET of these names or she would have prob- ry other name. Scripture tells us that eve- The Lord assured me other pris- • PRO PLAN ably had my name changed. But these ry man, woman and child will bow their oners pray daily for me. I am convinced are wonderful adjectives and I would love knees to Jesus, God in the flesh. “The that because of their prayers I remain in 719-275-7557 to live up to them. There may be times Word became flesh and made his dwell- 3275 E. Hwy 50 - Canon City, CO 81212 good health and the ministry continues to (Across from McKenzie) when Rick feels I am a gift from the Lord ing among us” (John 1:14). “Therefore grow as it does. There is such power in and other times when he wishes he hadn’t God exalted him to the highest place and prayer and in the name of Jesus. Only one gave him the name that is above every name has the power to move mountains name, that at the name of Jesus every and hearts. That is the name of Jesus. knee should bow, in heaven and on earth May you be blessed by His presence in and under the earth, and every tongue your heart and life as you celebrate His confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the birth this Christmas. glory of God the Father” (Phil 2:9-11). Jan McLaughlin is Director of Prayer For Peter declares, “Salvation is Prisoners International and can be found in no one else, for there is no oth- reached at 719-275-6971 or by e-mail, er name under heaven given to men by [email protected] which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). And Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the Page 24 - Senior Beacon - Dec., 2009 Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Reeling “GANGSTER LAMENT” by Film Critic Betty Jo Tucker, Pueblo

GANGSTER LAMENT lence when provoked. Too bad the rest named bank robber John Dillinger as Enemies” (available December of this eagerly awaited crime drama Public Enemy No. 1, and Michael 8th on DVD), Johnny Depp proves comes across as a mixed bag, mak- Mann’s (“Collateral”) movie focuses why he still rules filmdom for me. His ing it difficult to invest emotionally on the FBI’s relentless campaign to brilliant performance here contains the in what’s happening on screen during bring him down. Key figures in this same impressive attention to detail he’s much of the film’s two-hour-plus run- zealous crusade are G-Man Melvin brought to so many other movie char- ning time. Depp and Marion Cottilard, Purvis (Christian Bale) and his boss, acters. As we watch Depp’s expressive as Dillinger’s spunky love interest, J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup). Both face, we know Dillinger gets a kick cause a few sparks to fly in their of these ambitious men realize fund- out Allowing of movies, enjoys singingyou while or scenesyour together, loved but that’s one not enough ing for their crime-fighting activities driving away from a crime, loves the to evoke a strong emotional attachment depends on the outcome of their work public’sto attention,receive and -- though the calm care to “Public you Enemies” need throughout. in on this case. But they’re up against most of the time -- is prone to vio- Back in the 1930s, the FBI America’s obsession with gangsters -- the environment that you love. which reached a peak during the Great Allowing you or your loved one to receive the Depression -- and Dillinger’s favor care you need in the environment that they love. with the public. 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