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  1. 10 Questions To Ask Potential Care Providers

    Peter G. Violette, LCSW, is the owner of Comfort Keepers, a home care agency in southern Maine. This is his list of important questions to ask potental care providers. Is the agency certified by the State to … Continue

  2. Healthy aging: Tips for coping with change

    As you age, there will be periods of both joy and stress. It’s important to build your resilience and find healthy ways to cope with challenges. This ability will help you make the most of the good … Continue

  3. Life Has an Expiration Date

    Life has an expiration date This is a wonderful piece by Michael Gartner, editor of newspapers large and small and former president of NBC News. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. It is … Continue

  4. Scams: beware magazine renewal offers

    This article, Magazine Renewals are Often Not a Favor, was written by Russ Van Arsdale of Northeast CONTACT, and published on their blog as well as the Bangor Daily News Consumer Forum. Magazine Renewal are Often Not … Continue

  5. Heat Stroke: Guard Against Too Much Heat!

    We’ve enjoyed a really nice May and June, but summer is heat big time with this heat wave starting Independence Day weekend.Every summer, we have heat waves and hear about people suffering from various kinds of heat sickness, … Continue

  6. Veterans Improved Pensions: Navigating the Application Process, Part II

    My previous post discussed the application process for veterans pensions. In this posting, I will be talking some more about the service requirements behind the VA Improved Pension.   But before I get to that, you cannot apply for … Continue

  7. Veterans Improved Pension: Navigating the ApplicationProcess, Part I

    The process of applying to the VA for Pension benefits is like any other application process to a government agency.  It is confusing. There is so much information circulating online and yet it seems there are always … Continue

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