The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1999 Page: 7 of 48
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I am a little jealous as my sister
We all are deeply saddened by the experienced in Taos. I personally am jealous of!
Social Security
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just returned from skiing and tells I would rather be with Doreen Neely
me of all the wonderful powder she vacationing in Hawaii. Now that I
So, I miss skiing, but powder,
well, I don't know about that. I think
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Medicare eligibility start increasing
next year?
Answer: Although the age at
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starting next year, the age of
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which full, unreduced Social job, does that mean that I will quali- $9,600 this year without losing any
Question: Will the age of more information about this provi- benefits. Low much can the children
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This week I had a low moment in death of one of our young people in experienced skiing powder before
the grocery store brightened with Manvel, Angie Polasek. Our beans and I am afraid my sister and I have
one of the biggest smiles I have ever go out to Russell and children and different views on what is pleasur-
seen on the face of Kenny Hargrove, all of the Polasek and Moody fami- able.
proud father of a new baby boy, ly. My personal experience was that I
Harrison Kenneth Hargrove born Spring fever has struck me along could never find my skies buried in
February 1 to Kenny and Leslie with everyone else in these April the powder when I fell every few
Hargrove. Proud grandparents are temperatures. feet.
Kenneth and Patricia Johns. I brought home roses, berry vines. It was the only time I ever took the
As I was writing this the prospec- plants, seeds and everything needed lift downhill. I felt reassured when
five new pastor for the First Baptist to have a regular farm. Then it sitting next to me on this downhill
Church in Manvel stopped in with occurred to me that there was no journey was an employee of the ski
his family. garden for the seeds, no arbor for the resort who commented that if you
Sam and Becky White and family grape vines to climb, no beds for the had a bad accident your body would
bring youth and enthusiasm to roses and in essence, I am not pre- not be found until April.
Question: If my doctor says that I efits?
am unable to go back to my regular Answer: Each child can earn up to
Question: I lost my Social be unable to do any type of substan-
Security card recently. How much tial work activity, not necessarily
will it cost to get a replacement? their past work. In addition, the dis-
Answer There is no charge to get abling condition must be expected
a replacement card. In fact, most to last at least a year or longer or end
Social Security services are free of in death.
charge. Anything that you may have Question: Does Social Security
heard or received that indicates oth- have an Internet Website where I can
erwise is not true, and has probably get information about Social
been sent by a private organization Security benefits?
not connected to Social Security. Answer: Yes, it does. You can
Question: My uncle died recently, access the Social Security Website
Although he had Medicare, I paid at http:iZwww.ssa.gov. and find lots
several of his doctor bills. Can I be of information, not only about
reimbursed by Medicare? Social Security benefits, but also the
Answer: Yes. When someone who history of Social Security and the
has Medicare dies, and their bills current proposals to keep Social
were paid by another person, the Security solvent.
individual who paid the bill can Question: My children receive
receive payment from Medicare, monthly Social Security benefits
Call toll free 1-800442-2620 for due to my entitlement to disability
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