From our recent Newsletter After the holidays are over we might just want to forget all the craziness and get on with our new year. But it’s likely you received a gift or two that should be noted on your homeowners insurance. Jewelry losses are among the most frequent of all home insurance content-related claims,… Read More
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Your insurance company says “Let us handle it”, but should you?
Waiting For Insurance To Pay Medical Bills Can Make Your Credit Report Sick Your credit report is supposed to be a predictor of how likely you are to pay back a debt, but medical debt may be making you appear, inaccurately, to be a worse credit risk than you really are. How prevalent is the… Read More
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13-year-old invents Lego Braille printer
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Year End Moves to Trim 2014 Taxes
No one wants to pay more taxes than they have to, so use these five strategies to lower the size of the check you write to Uncle Sam next April. 1. Pay Bills Early If you itemize, pay bills early to increase your deductions. Pay your January 2015 mortgage payment and your 2015 property taxes… Read More
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25 Years Ago Today the Berlin Wall Began to Crumble
The infamous Berlin Wall served to physically divide the city of Berlin into Soviet occupied East and the free West, and effectively cut off Berlin residents from interaction with each other. Anyone identified as a West Berlin resident was not allowed to travel in the Eastern sector, for other citizens of West Germany entry was… Read More
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The Code Talkers, Part I
I’ve always been fascinated with the whole code-talker concept. I read last month that the last original code-talker, Marine Cpl. Chester Nez, passed away in June of this year at the age of 93. It’s disturbing, though I suppose understandable, that they were not allowed to reveal, even to their families, what they were doing…. Read More
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Happy to Help!
We had a fantastic time (and unbelievably good pizza) at the fundraiser for Gilbert Classical Academy 🙂 Our thanks to all the members of AZVHV who sponsored and especially to Brooklyn V’s Pizza, without whom there would be no fundraiser. Brooklyn V’s generously donated 20% of each participating customer’s total purchase!
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What are the best colleges for veterans?
ASU is right up there at #2 of the best Colleges for Veterans, participating in the four main federal programs regarding veterans and offering numerous on-line courses. ~Bill By: Carly Stockwell September 24, 2014 / USA Today College The post 9/11 G.I. Bill was set into place to help transition veterans into civilian careers after… Read More
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10-year-old’s push ups help military families – HLN
This kid is AWESOME!! ~Bill ————————————- By Mark Morgenstein / HLN /updated4:25 PM EDT, Wed September 17, 2014 NEED TO KNOW 10-year-old gymnast Kaylyn Mintz did 84 push ups, beating a JROTC cadet in a faceoff Mintz performed impressive planking as well at a charity event for military families North Carolinian Mintz is hoping to… Read More
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With planes, saws and chisels, veterans craft support – Lowell Sun
By Amelia Pak-Harvey, apak-harvey@lowellsun.com Updated: 09/13/2014 07:55:12 AM EDT0 Comments AYER — Veteran Lee Curll stands in Steve Branam’s basement, watching him shave a block of wood. Beforehand, Branam offers a little safety lesson on the chisel — a small tool that doesn’t look nearly as intimidating as the saws, hammers and metal that… Read More
