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know that she was still his girl even if they could only visit each other on Skype.
• She's back in town now to finish up her last year of college.  In the spring she'll be going back home to Nevada, where a job awaits her.
• My son has been saying things like "You know, programming is not as fun as it used to be."
• …I'm going to miss him.
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• Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated columnist, author & speaker.  You can reach Laura at lsnyder@lauraonlife.com Or visit her website www.lauraonlife.com for more info.

• Until last year, Social Security sent taxpayers an annual personalized statement showing a complete record of their taxable earnings as well as estimated retirement, disability and survivor benefits based on those earnings. Unfortunately, budget constraints brought put an end to those yearly mailings.
• But there's good news: Social Security has resumed mailing paper statements to workers 60 and older who aren't already receiving benefits. And, they recently launched a new Social Security Statement tool that allows you to access the same information online.
• Once you've created an account, you can log in anytime and:
• • Estimate the retirement, disability and survivor benefits available to you under different work, earnings and retirement age scenarios.
• • Estimate benefits for which your family would be eligible when you receive Social Security or die.
• • View a list of your lifetime earnings to date, according to Social Security's records;

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