Over the years I have had hundreds of conversations with clients and their loved ones about planning for their funeral, burial, cremation, celebration of life or other ways to dispose of their body when they are gone. Some clients are proactive and embrace this end-of-life planning as part of ...
LONDON (AP) — You can have your cake and eat it too — just do it slowly. Experts tend to focus on the kinds of foods you can eat to improve your health. But the speed at which you devour your dinner matters just as much. There are risks with eating too fast — think stuck food and the ...
PHOTOS PROVIDED Participants at Covenant Cafe recently celebrated Valentine’s Day at its February session. The group worked together to create Valentine’s cards to share with loved ones. Also at its session, the group heard a presentation from volunteer Pam Blesh about the certification ...
When I started practicing law 30 years ago, the Federal Estate Tax Exemption was $600,000, with a maximum tax rate of 55 percent. That meant that a deceased person could pay a maximum 55 percent Federal Estate Tax on the value of his estate in excess of the exemption amount. Today, the exemption has ballooned to $13.99 million with a maximum tax rate of 40 percent. With such a large exemption, the Federal Estate Tax affects very few individuals. The current administration in Washington has proposed to end the Federal Estate Tax. The Federal Estate Tax is a tax on the estates of the ...
PHOTOS PROVIDED Covenant Cafe’s first session of the new year brought with it lots of fun activity for participants. On Jan. 7, the group were led through an exercise class by Barbara Hendricks, of Clinton County STEP Office of Aging, using pool noodles. The group also participated in a ...
It is an unfortunate reality of aging. If we live long enough most of us will eventually have a chronic condition or illness that limits our ability to do some basic tasks. We may need help with household chores, shopping, money management, medications or transportation. Or we may need ...
