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And by the way, if you think the govern- not getting spousal benefits, but rather was getment is out to cheat a dying person out of his or her ting her own Social Security check. And her check last Social Security check by not prorating benefits, was smaller than Jorge’s monthly payment. That YOUR you’ve got to understand that the lack of proration means she is now due the difference between can help a person when benefits begin. In our ex- her own retirement check and Jorge’s check in ample, Sally was getting widow’s benefits. Let’s say widow’s benefits to be added to her own Social her husband died on March 29, 2012. Sally would Security benefit amount. But in this case, she will have received a widow’s benefit for the whole NOT be automatically converted to widow’s benby Tom Margenau month of March, even though she was a widow for efits. 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How and When to Apply for Social Security Retirement Benefits DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: What is the easiest way to apply for my Social Security retirement benefits, and how far in advance do I need to apply before I start collecting? I would like to know what all of my options are so I can plan ahead. -- Approaching 62 Dear Approaching: The Social Security Administration offers three different ways you can apply for your retirement and/or spouses benefits, depending on your preference and how much help you need. Here’s a rundown of the options, along with a list of information you’ll need to apply, and when to fill out the application. How To Apply The easiest and most convenient way to apply for your Social Security benefits is to do it yourself online at SocialSecurity.gov. It takes less than 15 minutes to complete the application, as long as you’ve gathered all of the required information and documentation (more on that later in this column).

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Social Security recommends that you apply for retirement benefits three months before you want your payments to start. So if you want your benefits to begin as soon as you turn 62, you should apply at 61 years and nine months.

* A copy of your U.S. military service papers if you had military service before 1968.

It’s also worth noting that if you start receiving your Social Security retirement benefits before age 65, you will automatically be enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B, and you’ll receive your Medicare card about three months before your 65th birthday. It will include instructions to return it if you have work coverage that qualifies you for late enrollment. But if you decide to delay your retirement benefits, you’ll need to sign up just for Medicare at age 65, which you can also do at SocialSecurity.gov, over the phone at 800-772-1213 or through your local Social Security office.

* Proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful alien status if you were not born in the United States.

* A copy of your W-2 forms and/or selfemployment tax return for last year. * Your bank information (including your account number and the bank routing number) you want your benefits direct deposited to. For a complete checklist of information you’ll need to complete your application, see ssa.gov/hlp/isba/10/isba-checklist.pdf.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering adding eight new presumptives to the Camp Lejeune toxic chemical-exposure list, and invites your input. DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently went to This proposed rule would add eight sermy family doctor, complaining of left-arm pain vice-related illnesses for those active duty, reserve and heartburn-like pain in my throat area. He and National Guard members who served at Camp said that he could admit me to the hospital for The electrocardiogram is not a perfect test, two days of testing or that it could be a pinched and although it might have been abnormal at the Lejeune for a minimum of 30 days between Aug. 1, nerve in my neck. It was my choice not to go to time, it also is possible that it could have been per1953 and Dec. 31, 1987. Those illnesses are: adult the hospital, so he recommended meloxicam fectly normal. In hindsight, I wonder if your knowing leukemia, aplastic anemia and other myelodysplasfor a possible pinched nerve. As it turns out, my your EKG was normal would have kept you from tic syndromes, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver symptoms later became so uncomfortable that I going to the emergency room when you did. cancer, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphodecided to go to the ER three days after seeing ma and Parkinson’s disease. To me, this isn’t so egregious that I would my doctor. It was a serious blockage of a main Camp Lejeune was found in the 1980s to suggest you find a different doctor, but only you can artery to my heart, and emergency surgery was have toxic chemicals -- such as dry cleaning fluid, decide whether you still have confidence in him. performed to put a stent in. I am lucky to have benzene and vinyl chloride -- in the water supply. made it in time. *** The Hadnot Point and Tarawa Terrace wells had I realize that it was my decision to not been used since the 1950s, and affected tens of READERS: Heart disease remains the be admitted -- I guess I was in denial. 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“N” mark. Your figural group was made in the early 20th century and would probably be worth $225 to $500. *** This mark is on a china platter with a matching cream pitcher and sugar bowl that I have. It is all that is left of my grandmother’s set of dishes. I can remember as a child having Sunday dinner at my grandparents’ home and the table always being set with these dishes. They are decorated with garlands of blue and pink flowers against a white background; they all have scalloped edges and are trimmed in gold. What information can you provide about the dishes’ histor y?

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Winemakers Porcelain Is Capodimonte Style Q:

I have enclosed a photo of a porcelain figural group my mother passed down to me. It has been in the family for years. On the side of the piece there is a crown above the letter “N,” and it is in perfect condition. It stands about 9 inches tall and 5 inches wide. My mother passed away when she was young, and I have no information on its maker, vintage or value. My daughter is getting married, and I would like to pass it along to her. I would be so happy to tell her all about it, but I don’t know where to start. Please help!

Pope Gosser China Co. was founded in Coshocton, Ohio, in 1903.

Pope Gosser China Co. made your dishes in the 1950s. The pattern is “Blue Belle.” The company was founded in Coshocton, Ohio, in 1903. After the Great Depression, it merged with several other porcelain factories. In 1958, it closed its operations. Your three pieces can be found selling in antiques shops for $25 to $50. * * * Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

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I once knew a kid whose favorite part of watching a video -- any video -- was the FBI warning screen. It was so weird an affliction that if he was out of the room making, say, microwave popcorn, he would beg us to rewind back to the screen upon his return. Apparently his dad or uncle was in the FBI or something. I was reminded of this as I watched Carrie Underwood sing the opening theme song for the Sunday Night Football game. I know this puts me in a tough spot, so before any of you Carrie Underwood fans get upset, I am not making fun of her ... just the spot she is in. To set the scene, my brother-in-law and I are sitting down, ready to watch the Cardinals lose to the Patriots. There is a brief introduction from Al Michaels, and then all of sudden, you’ve got Carrie Underwood in a sparkly cocktail dress shimmying through locker rooms, singing some peppy song, telling us there’s a game and the Cardinals and Patriots will be the participants. We didn’t even have a bet on the game (though I was insistent that New England would win), but we did have an argument about Carrie Underwood that escalated into a wager. For one thing, we didn’t know it was Carrie Underwood. I’m a country-music fan, but I’m into Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash, so every new female country singer is Miranda Lambert as far I know. My brother-inlaw disagreed. “It’s Shania Twain,” he insisted. We came to a loose agreement that it could be Taylor Swift.

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“America’s game, been waiting all day / the best of the best have come to play / the gang’s all here, let’s turn it up / it’s the NFL, can’t get enough!” I have a few issues with this seemingly innocuous beginning of what is simply supposed to be a warm welcome. For one thing, unless you are a fan of the Patriots and Cardinals or had to spend your entire day working, chances are you haven’t been waiting all day for the game. (Yes, we know you fantasy footballers have a stake in the game, too ... we know this because you won’t ever SHUT UP about your starters.)

You have a Capodimonte style figural group. It is called “the Winemakers.” Capodimonte porcelain was made by the Royal Factory of Capodimonte that was established by Italy’s King Charles VIII in 1759. Early pieces were not always marked. The crown above the letter “N” was first used in the late 1700s. The letter “N” represents the city of Naples, Italy. The Royal Factory closed around 1800. In the early 1900s, several porcelain factories in Italy and Germany began making porcelain in the Capodimonte style and using the crown and

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• Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn met on a cruise ship where Seigfried performed magic and Roy was a waiter. Shortly after Siegfried sought Roy’s assistance during a show, they began performing as a duo. Roy had been around exotic animals since he was ten years old through a family friend, who was the founder of the Bremen Zoo in Germany. The pair worked together for more than 40 years, totaling 5,750 shows together, primarily at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. • In 2003, while working with the show’s trademark white tigers, Roy was bitten on the neck during a performance by a seven-year-old male tiger. The pair claim that Roy suffered a stroke during the performance and that the tiger picked him up and merely moved him to safety. Roy suffered severe blood loss and was partially paralyzed for many months. • As a result of the tragedy, the Mirage was forced to lay off 267 crew members associated with the show, and suffered a loss of more than $45 million in annual ticket sales. • Nearly everyone has seen a Christmas card with a picturesque image of a Currier and Ives winter scene. In 1828 Nathaniel Currier was 15 years old when he became an apprentice in a Boston lithography shop learning the art of engraving and printing. Seven years later he had opened his own company at 1 Wall Street in New York City, where he printed and duplicated pictures, paintings, sheet music, architectural plans, and myriad other graphics. Currier became the first to provide illustrations on engraved printing plates for use by newspapers, which until that time had no means to display graphics to accompany news stories. • At age 39, Currier hired a new bookkeeper by the name of James Ives, who also happened to be a talented artist. The two eventually formed a partnership that produced more than 7,500 different images, and over one million prints using hand-colored lithography. • After their deaths, the business was run by both Currier's and Ive's sons until it was liquidated in 1907 after advancements in offset printing and photoengraving made their methods obsolete. But their names live on and remain synonymous today with the classic prints that made them famous more than a century ago. ‫‫‬

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Miracle-Ear is field testing revolutionary new technology with one of the most powerful microchips on the market. It has four verturial directional microphones on each side. Hear on the phone with better clarity & 3 new music program options available music can sound great again. You could be understanding 25% better in noise than people with normal hearing^. Your hearing will be tested free of charge†, your results will be reviewed and explained to you by our licensed staff. We will custom program the instruments with our state of the art process and demonstrate our remarkable new technology. You won't believe your ears! ^Studies at the University of Northern Colorado(2014) and Oldenburg Horzentrum (2013) showed that speech Reception Thresholds (SRT) in cocktail-party situations improved 2.9 dB for wearers with mild to moderate hearing loss using Genius with Directional Focus, compared to people with normal hearing. This corresponds to a 25% improvement in speech understanding.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Special Grand Opening Offer

$1500

Off MSRP

and the Battery Charger is FREE

On Our Most Advanced Hearing Systems** ME Solution 1* or ME Solution 2*

You Won't believe your ears! Call Today To Schedule a Free Hearing Test †

by Linda Thistle

We look forward to meeting you!

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September 19, 2016

* Valid on our 2 top models, 5400® and 4400® hearing aid system only,** 2 hearing aids. Valid at Palm Desert and Yucca Valley Miracle-Ear locations only. Limit one coupon per purchase. May not be combined with other offers and does not apply to prior sales. Cash value 1/20 cent. Offer expires 10/16/2016

Hearing is believing! Right now, for a very limited time, you can get a fully digital, genuine Miracle-Ear® ME-1 or ME-2 Solution hearing aids. This offer is good on any model Behind the Ear or Custom. Complete with Miracle-Ear sound quality, October 23-29, 2006 custom fitting and a 3 year comprehensive service and warranty program. And, as always, life time cleaning service and adjustments. Don’t wait,Gothis special offer Figure! answers ends October 16th, 2016!

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†Hearing Test & Screenings are for amplification purposes Only

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