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March 27, 2023 -- If that is an unpleasant question, it certainly is. Less than half of Americans have discussed their end of life plans with a relative. The result of that inaction is incalculable trouble and work for those left behind. Like finding out that all your money is a checking account you don't have access to. Or not…...
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Augusta, Georgia, the "Garden City," is a city of contrasts. On one hand it is home to the oldest autonomous African-American Baptist church in the country. Its new motto is “We feel good” in honor of native son James Brown. And yet it is home to the most prestigious golf tournament in the world – The Masters. Augusta (population 181,000)…...
Pikeville is a town of 6,400 people in extreme eastern Kentucky near the Virginia and West Virgina borders. Many people like living here because the pace of life is slow and the people friendly. The Town's nickname is "The City That Moves Mountains". Pikeville College, a small Presybterian college, is located in Pikeville. Photo of downtown Pikeville courtesy of Wikipedia…...
Goodyear has been one of the fastest growing cities in Arizona with a 20010 population of 66,000. It is named for the tire company, which bought land here to grow rubber for tires in WWII. Goodyear can boast of being the spring training home of 2 major baseball teams (both from Ohio) - the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinatti Reds.…...
Homer, a small fishing and resort town of about 4,000 people in Alaska, is a paradise for outdoor loving active adults 55+. Perhaps the one place in the world where there are so many unruly bald eagles that they could be satirized as pests (on John Stewart's “The Daily Show”). This town at the southwestern end of the road from…...