How to Appeal Medicare Surcharges When Your Income Changes

Dear Savvy Senior, Is there anything I can do to reduce my high Medicare premium surcharges? Because of my past income, I pay $329.70 per month for my Part B premium and $64.50/month for Part D, but my income has dropped since I retired. Do I have any options?

George Hallmark’s Life in Art

George Hallmark of Meridian is one of the most accomplished and awarded artists in America. “As an artist you first try to do something that you like and that you hope appeals to people,” he says. “I think a painting should be something that stops you, something you’d like to step into.

A name to remember

C.S. Lewis. Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lee Lewis. Huey Lewis. Ray Lewis. Carl Lewis. John Lewis. Meriweather Lewis. All but the first name are Americans, individuals who have made contributions to our country in entertainment, music, sport, and public service. Leon Lewis? Not a household name.

Faces & Places

“How do you surrender when every cell of your being is screaming that your life is not working and that you need to do something to make it work? How do you surrender in that moment when jealousies, envy, doubt, rage, resentment all rise up inside you?

Old Glory News

This has been an interesting week, a cloud with lot of thunder and lighting and strong wind and several minutes of hard rain. We got around three quarter of an inch, but the trail of the heaviest rain missed us, but I am so proud of the amount of rain we got.

Getting Paid as a Family Caregiver

Dear Savvy Senior, I have been taking care of my elderly father for over a year and it’s taking a toll on my finances because I can only work part-time. Are there any resources you know about that can help family caregivers get paid?

2 Cents Worth

If you missed the talent show Friday night you missed a good time. As usual Nathan and his crew outdid themselves once again and had a wonderful time and a wonderful show. So many of the performers were kin to some of the residents as daughters, grand daughters, grand sons, and they all had a ball.

Faces & Places

“The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.

The National Museum of the Vietnam War

I have seen The National Vietnam War Museum grow from a vacant lot with a mobile home on it to an impressive complex of weapons, vehicles and artifacts from the Viet Nam War. The museum is located between Mineral Wells and Weatherford near Fort Wolters where helicopter pilots trained.

Take a break

Regardless of your status (with regard to school-age children), spring break provides a welcome pause. Treating yourself to an afternoon drive or a week-long getaway is fun. We live in a beautiful state. Most of you also reside in an area of Texas rich in history.