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It's Official - 2026 Social Security COLA Announced
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to nearly 71 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2026. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 31, 2025. (Note: Some people receive both Social Security…...
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Minneapolis is the major city in Minnesota with almost 400,000 residents. It has major league sports teams, a vibrant economy, and one of the great public universities, the University of Minnesota. The city not only has a number of beatiful lakes like Lake Calhoun, but it is also on the Mississippi River. It is one of the Twin Cities; St.…...
Bagaces is a district in Bagaces Canton, in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. This district in northwestern Costa Rica's Pacific coastal region occupies a lot of land but has fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. Principal industries include dairy farming, other forms of acriculture, and eco tourism. Costa Rica is perhaps the most stable and peaceful country in Central America, so…...
Frederica is a very small (less than 800) Delaware town just south of Dover and fairly near the Delaware River Bay. Formerly agricultural, the area is transitioning into suburbs and active adult communities are being built here as well. Picture of Barretts Chapel courtesy of Wikipedia (public domain); picture of Frederica Town Hall courtesy of Wikipedia and Smallbones (public domain)....
Negrepelisse is a small town of about 5,000 people in southern France. It is located in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne and the region Midi-Pyrenees. Formerly a bastion of Calvinism, the town was burned by Louis XIII in 1622....