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Barely Surviving A Crossword Puzzle Tournament
Posted on 15 September 2022.
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New Prescription Drug Pricing Law Brings “Substantial” Reform
Posted on 31 August 2022.
On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which rose from the ashes of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), a bill that failed to pass in 2021 after it could not gather enough support in the Senate.
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‘Getting Back’ with the Beatles
Posted on 17 August 2022.
Ever feel like you stumbled through some black hole in the universe, only to find yourself in 1969 London? I did when I spent a week watching all eight (!) hours of Get Back, the Disney documentary on one of the Beatles’ last recording sessions.
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Social Security Expansion Act: Good Bottom Line For Retirees
Posted on 04 August 2022.
It is fortunate for us that U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, D-VT, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are persistent advocates. These lawmakers have introduced their latest version of a bill to expand the Social Security program.
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Mouse In The House: What Should We Do?
Posted on 21 July 2022.
My son Patrick came into the kitchen, his face worried. “I caught a mouse in the basement.” I looked at him and shrugged. Mice come into our house all the time, part of life in the Connecticut woods.
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Health Care Debt: An Unexpected, Unhealthy Burden
Posted on 12 July 2022.
Politicians like to talk about how many Americans have health insurance. But what we don’t discuss is how many Americans — with and without health coverage — still go into serious health care debt.
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