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Children are awkward. They walk funny, fall over, flail their arms, shriek, clap, and their heads wobble all over the place. To a dog that hasn’t been raised around children, any of this may feel threatening. I have four fantastic dogs at home. One of them has never been around children, and one of them gets nervous around quick, jerky movements. When my small nephew visits, I keep those dogs away from him. This is not about aggression; it’s about fear. And it’s the kind of “better safe than sorry” judgment call that responsible dog owners should be equipped to make.

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earned income to the IRS using your Social Secuthem, that is not such a big issue. rity number. This could get you in trouble with the Anyway, back to the story of what the So IRS because it will make it appear that you didn’t cial Security Administration can do for you in cases YOUR report all of your income on your next tax return. If of identity theft. As a general rule, the SSA gets inyou think you may have tax issues because somevolved in your life for three reasons. Their first job SOCIAL SECURITY one has stolen your identity, go to www.irs.gov/ is to issue you a Social Security number. Their secidentity-theft-central. ond job is to keep a lifetime record of all the earnby Tom Margenau

Also, you should file an online complaint ings your employer reports under that SSN. Or, if you are self-employed, to keep track of the income with the Internet Crime Complaint Center, or the you report on the Schedule SE (the Social Security IC3, at www.ic3.gov. The IC3 gives victims of cypart) of your annual tax return. The SSA’s third job bercrime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting is to pay you monthly retirement or disability ben- mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected efits that are based on all those earnings that are criminal or civil violations. IC3 sends every composted to your Social Security account. Or if you plaint to one or more law enforcement or regula Q: My purse was stolen, and now I die, they pay your widow(er) and/or children sur- tory agencies with jurisdiction. According to their website, the IC3 reflects a partnership between the worr y that someone might be using my Social vivors benefits based on those same earnings.

I don’t want to sound too flip or dismissive Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National White Security number. I called the Social Security office and was told to contact credit-reporting about this, but if someone steals your Social Secu- Collar Crime Center, and the Bureau of Justice Asagencies and possibly the police. And they rity card, it’s really not the SSA’s problem. To put sistance.

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A: Yes, you probably were given correct you, they can work with you to correct that record.

But I doubt if that is your major concern your local police department. information. When a Social Security card is stolen, You wondered why the SSA didn’t just canso many people just naturally assume it is a prob- right now. You are probably much more worried cel your old number and give you a new one. That lem for the Social Security Administration to re- about someone misusing your Social Security numsolve. But when you think it through, it really isn’t. ber and other personal information to create credit is something that can be done, but it really should

And before I go on, let me give some ad- problems. The first step you can take to getting be a worst-case scenario solution. In other words, if vice. It’s too late for you. But it may help other this resolved is to go to www.IdentityTheft.gov you have taken all the steps you can to resolve your readers. There is no need for you to be carrying to report the theft and to start a recovery plan. (I problems with no luck, a new SSN can be issued to your Social Security card in your wallet or purse. am sure this was the website the Social Security you.

But you should keep in mind that a new I haven’t carried my card around with me in more people referred you to.) This website is a one-stop resource managed by the Federal Trade Commis- number probably won’t solve all your problems. than 40 years. And I’ve never needed it. You generAnthony Luis Madrigal, Esq. sion, the nation’s consumer protection agency. Or This is because other governmental agencies (such ally might need to show your Social Security card 1/16 pg call BWthem 6x Discount Rate as the IRS and state motor vehicle agencies) and at 1-877-IDTHEFT. you can to someone if you are applying for a job. Or maybe Oct. 18 Dec. 6, 2020 • Vol. 16: #43 #50 The identity thief also may use your SSN private businesses (such as banks and credit-re for some kind of government assistance. So, if you to get a job. That person’s employer would report porting companies) will have records under your are doing that, then carry your card with you on old number. Along with other personal informathat day. Otherwise, just keep it in a safe place at tion, credit-reporting companies use the number to ADVERTISING PROOF home. identify your credit record. So, using a new number Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

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Wright Advice Testament b) New Testament c) Neither I get a dozen such emails every day, supposedly 1/12 pg BW 13x rate Over 30 years experience. from my bank, my cable provider or one of my credIf we can’t win your case, Nobody Can! Sept.

13, 2020 • Vol. 16: #38 2. From Matthew 13, what baking item did Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices Hours it cardcompanies.

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FREE is fake. Just today, I got a message, supposedly from a) 3½ months b) 3½ years c) 7 months Phone: 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 my email provider, telling me this: “The Classic vervalleybits@msn.com d) 7 years sion of Your Email is being replaced by a NEW verAll Rights Reserved sion. It goes FAR in superiority. Click here before 4. Where does one go to find balm, acyou lose your access.” I’m guessing that email, with cording to Jeremiah? a) Babylon (Oct. 15 -- Dec. 7) such clumsy wording and misplaced capital letters, b) Judea c) Gilead d) Jerusalem was written by some Ukrainian hacker using some This is your once-a-year bad Russian-to-English translation software! opportunity to make any 5. Which of these women wore a nose Doug & Linda Wright

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DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Can you write a column on how to recognize elder abuse and what to do if you suspect it?

-- Concerned Relative

Dear Concerned: Elder abuse is a big problem in the United States that has escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Council on Aging, as many as five million seniors are victims of abuse each year, but studies suggest this crime is significantly under-reported. Only 1-in-14 cases of elder abuse ever get reported to the authorities because victims are usually too afraid, too embarrassed, too helpless or too trusting to call for help.

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small porcelain vase that I have. I bought it at an antiques shop at least 40 years ago. It is decorated with a mountain scene of a home along a stream. It stands about five inches tall.

It is a cylinder shape and has small handles to the top.

Does it have any value?

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A: The mark you provided was used by the Morimura Brothers. They had offices and showrooms in New York City and imported porcelain from Japan.”Nippon” is the Japanese word for “Japan.”

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Q: This is a photo of an antique child’s chair. It stands about 18 inches tall, and the seat is 11 inches by 11 inches. I think the thick seat is oak. The frame and spindles are some type of hard wood.

I was told that the frame, legs and spindles were sold by traveling salesmen in rural areas. All the buyer had to do was provide the wood plank for the seat and then glue it all together. We think it has sur vived in our family since the late 1800s. The chair is in excellent condition.

Anything you can tell me about our chair will be appreciated.

Nippon vase was made in Japan

In 1890, the McKinley Tariff Act was passed.

It raised taxes on goods from foreign countries and required all objects exported to the United States to bear the mark of the country of origin. William McKinley was the chair of the Ways and Means Committee and led the push to pass the act. He later became president of the United States.

In Japan in the late 1800s, brothers Ichizaemon and Toyo Morimura established their exporting business, Morimura Gumi, in Japan. They began exporting fine china marked “Nippon.” The Morimura had showrooms in both New York and London. The name was later changed to Noritake, and they continue to be in business.

Your Nippon vase was made between 1891 and 1921. It might be worth $50 to $75.

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Child’s smoker’s bow chair is circa 1900.

A: The design of your smoker’s bow child’s chair is rooted in the Windsor chairs made in the early 1800s. The curved back, also known as a smoker’s bow, was supported by spindles. It was made by softening the wood with hot steam to create the bow.

In the full-sized chairs, the back was called the smoker’s bow because the curved arms were the right size to support a person’s arm when smoking a pipe. The legs, stretchers and spindles were turned by the maker. A variety of woods was used, including beech, elm, ash, walnut and maple.

Your circa-1900s chair would probably be worth $275 to $375.

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