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FREE Onesto Crackers A Martha Stewart All American Finalist September 23 - 29, 2015 Vol. 11, No. 47

By Stewart Lytle, reporter –––––––––––––––––

NEWBURYPORT – Fourteen months ago, Jane Ciccone stopped teaching children and adults to cook healthy foods for themselves and started cooking three flavors of healthy and delicious crackers that have attracted the interest of television kitchen diva Martha Stewart.

Ciccone’s Onesto Foods has been named a finalist this year in the Martha Stewart All American contest.

“Each year, Martha and the editors at Martha Stewart Living honor makers, small-business owners and creative entrepreneurs in the fields of crafts, design, food and style. These makers are recognized for their dedication to creating beautiful, quality products and building successful business and communities,” the contest web Jane Ciccone and her Onesto crackers.

Local Music Teachers Will Attempt World Record for Sea Shanty Sing-along NEWBURY – At the 5th annual American Music & Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 26 at Historic New England’s Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, Massachusetts, the Greater Newburyport children’s Chorus will lead the crowd in a traditional sea shanty, Haul Away Joe. The event will set a record for the biggest community sea Continued on page 2

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Voting by the public, and Ciccone is urging everyone to vote, begins this week and ends at midnight on Oct. 19. To vote, visit www. onestofoods.com.

The Audience Choice Award Winner will be announced on Oct. 23.

The winner gets $10,000 in cash and a trip to New York City for Stewart’s All American Summit.

It has been a short journey for Ciccone from testing recipes in their kitchen to selling bags of crackers in 125 stores from here to California.

She moved out of her home kitchen, first to a shared commercial kitchen space, then to the upgraded certified kitchen at the Central Congregational Church on Titcomb Street.

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In With the Old, In With the New

By Stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– AMESBURY – It was the old meets the new in transportation manufacturing at former ARC Technologies buildings in the Lower Millyard last week.

Three vintage horse-drawn carriages, about 150 years old, were moved along Water Street to a temporary storage facility, where they will be cleaned and restored for future exhibitions.

At the same time a flat-bed truck rolled down Chestnut Street hauling the chassis and power train of a stripped down 18-wheeler. It will be used to demonstrate new technology designed to reduce pollution and help truckers survive long-haul trips – problems never imagined in the horse and buggy Photo by Stewart Lytle days.

Moving the carriages were, from left, Susan Koso, Peter Hoyt Bob O’Brien, president of the Chestnut Innovation and Edith Maxwell.

Center, which now leases 85,000 square feet of what was ARC Technologies buildings to second-stage manufacturing companies, said the coincidence of the two events happening on the same day demonstrates the importance transportation manufacturing played in the history of Continued on page 3

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Singers will be led by a local men’s singing group, and the Greater Newburyport Children’s Chorus, whose mission is to provide an opportunity for students to enrich their lives with quality vocal music education, choral performances and a joyful, lifelong habit of participation in music and community. “This event is the embodiment of music and community coming together”, said GNCC founder Gina McKeown.

“Families can come hear amazing music all day, and sing together with the GNCC. Music education is an amazing community builder, in all of its forms.” The lyrics to the sea shanty, a traditional Irish ship-board working song, will be distributed to music teachers throughout the region, and students are encouraged to participate. All proceeds from advanced ticket sales support local education foundations.

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by Institution for Savings, the American Music and Harvest Festival is a day-long family event that will feature music, vintage base ball, and farm activities. This year’s gathering will feature Boston indie rock favorites Buffalo Tom, jazz brunch with Metzy’s Taqueria, a community drum circle and sea shanty sing-along, and live rock, funk, folk, and bluegrass music. For information on Buffalo Tom, visit http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ buffalo-tom-mn0000938638/ biography Keeping with and expanding upon festival tradition, proceeds from the American Music & Harvest Festival will be donated to the Amesbury, Georgetown, Gloucester, Ipswich, Masconomet, Newburyport , Pentucket, Rockport, and Triton Education Foundations, The Immaculate Conception School and the River Valley Charter School Foundation.

Saturday’s music line-up includes: Buffalo Tom, the Whammy Bars, Freevolt, Big Ol’ Dirty Bucket, The Accident That Led Me To The World, A Metzy’s Taqueria Jazz Brunch featuring Hot Jazz by Carubia Brass Bands

and Chuck Walker Trio, and Zach Field Drum Circle. The day also features triple-headers with the Essex Base Ball Association, which plays using rules and uniforms from the 1860’s, and teams from around New England.

Schedule for the day is: 9:00 Zach Fields Drum Circle 10:00 Jazz Brunch feat. Chuck Walker Trio 11:00 “Hot Jazz” with Carubia Brass Bands 12:00 The Accident That Led Me to The World 1:00 Big Ol’ Dirty Bucket 2:00 Freevolt 3:00 The Whammy Bars 4:00 Community Sea Shanty Sing 5:00 Buffalo Tom Tickets for the American Music & Harvest Festival can be purchased in advance at http:// www.newburyportef.org or at the event. Advance ticket prices are $15 individual/$30 fam. (2 adults & all kids), and day-of tickets are $20/individual, $15/Historic New England member, $40/family (2 adults & all kids). The event location is Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, 5 Littles Lane, Newbury, Massachusetts, 9:00AM – 7:00PM Saturday, September 26.

About the Newburyport Education Foundation (NEF) The Mission of the Newburyport Education Foundation is to bring philanthropy into the Newburyport Public Schools and generate financial resources that will enhance the quality of public education throughout the school system. Formed to enhance educational opportunities for the city’s public school children, the goal of the Newburyport Education Foundation is to supplement funding for programs which are already supported by public financing at a basic level, but which can be substantially improved by additional private sector financing, and to finance programs that might not receive funding from traditional sources such as the district budget or state aid.

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GNOCA 5K Run/Walk on September 27 To conclude its observance of National Ovarian Cancer Month, Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness (GNOCA) will hold its final event for 2015 on Sunday, September 27. The capstone event is entitled the “GNOCA 5K Run/Walk in Honor of Jackie Poor and Paula Holm.”

In the first three years, the event had consisted of just a 3-mile walk, but with the gracious assistance of Joppa Flats Running Club, last year the fundraiser was expanded to include a timed, competitive 5K run with prizes. Also actively participating and assisting were members of the Winner’s Circle Running Club. This year, both of these local groups will again be facilitating this major GNOCA fundraiser.

Although she did not live in Newburyport, Jackie Poor had family here and frequently enjoyed visiting the seaport. She worked, raised a family, loved animals and maintained a very positive attitude in facing the challenges of ovarian cancer. Her sister, Elaine Carroll, until recently of Newburyport, is a founding member of GNOCA. Cofounder Deb Green, of West Newbury, is an ovarian cancer survivor who sought treatment because she knew the symptoms of the insidious disease.

Paula Holm was a beloved educator, a mother of two children and an avid runner. She ran 16 marathons (13 of them Boston Marathons), served on the Board of Directors for the Winner’s Circle Running Club, directed a successful road race for many years, and always encouraged others in their pursuit of the sport. Each year, her husband Bruce Vogel has generously made his Newburyport coffee shop, Plum Island Coffee Roasters, available to GNOCA for their regular meetings and several other events.

The run/walk begins and concludes at Michael’s Harborside; it follows a scenic course through downtown Newburyport. As in previous years, Michaels’s is providing light refreshments for the participants at the finish line.

GNOCA works in partnership with Ovations for the Cure (ovationsforthecure.org), a Massachusetts nonprofit organization, in their promotion of knowledge of the disease, concrete hope and support for those already diagnosed and significant scientific advancements leading to the cure.

GNOCA also makes a point of reaching out to women with ovarian cancer in the Greater Newburyport area, offering them assistance in a variety of practical ways.

Each year, 21,000 women in America are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Awareness of the subtle symptoms of the disease and early detection are of vital importance in the quest for survival. In fact, with increased awareness of the earliest symptoms of ovarian cancer, a 93 percent five-year survival rate can be achieved.

The GNOCA 5K Run/Walk commences at 10:00 a.m.

Those wishing to run or walk may preregister online (www. ocawareness.org) by Thursday, September 24, at noon. Registration on run/walk-day itself begins at 8:00 a.m. Preregistration is $25, and run/walk-day registration is $30.

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Amesbury and hopefully will be again in its future.

Once the Detroit of the American carriage industry, Amesbury produced some of the nation’s finest carriages and sleds, thus its nickname Carriagetown. In the early days of the automobile, it also produced electric cars.

To showcase that history, the city and Chamber of Commerce are preparing to launch a fundraising campaign to renovate the 12,000 square foot Biddle and Smart carriage manufacturing building at 29 Water Street in the Lower Millyard into the Amesbury Heritage Center that will house its collection of about 33 carriages.

The heritage center building, which must be raised to protect it against flooding and make it handicapped accessible, will also house a visitor’s center and the Chamber of Commerce offices.

In anticipation of the extensive renovations required to the building, which is estimated to cost at least $5 million, the Amesbury Carriage Alliance moved three of its carriages to the nearby innovation center where they will be cleaned, restored and stored in air-conditioned space.

One of the three carriages will be housed in the innovation center’s cafe on the second floor, where it will be on display for fundraising events.

ARC Technologies owner Dan Healey, who agreed to a discounted rate for the non-profit Museum said this was an easy decision for him because he is a museum member.

“My goals have always been to preserve the heritage of Amesbury’s

gallons of diesel fuel per year and emits 11 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air.

Massachusetts and 29 other states have now outlawed idling trucks for more than one hour and issue $2,000 fines to trucking companies whose drivers violate the law.

“What are the truckers supposed to do?” asked Amigo. “If it is 90 degrees outside, it is 110 degrees in the cab. How are they supposed to get the required rest?”

Blackburn Energy’s solution is cheap and easy to install. It has created a device that attaches to the drive shaft that when it turn captures electricity and transfers energy to a battery. When the truck engine shuts down, the battery is activated and has enough power to keep the cab comfortable and the lights on until the driver turns the engine on again.

Unlike other solutions, Blackburn’s device is cheap. It costs about $4,000 and takes four hours to install, Amigo said.

Funded in part by state technology grants, Blackburn plans to use the stripped down 18-wheeler to demonstrate to trucking firms, manufactures and even the Defense Department that it has a solution that will reduce pollution and keep truckers comfortable on the road.

For more information about the Amesbury Carriage Museum, please visit http://www. amesburycarriagemuseum.com/.

For more information on the Chestnut Innovation Center, see http://chestnutic.com.

And to view more about Blackburn Energy, see www.blackburnenergy. com.

preconceived notion” about what her crackers taste like.

The crackers are anything but bland. All three flavors – best seller Sea Salt, Rosemary and Ancho Chile have great flavor and are great with cheeses and dips.

The Ancho Chile with bits of anchovy in the cracker has “a bit of a bite,” she warns.

The packaging, lined with recycled corn, is biodegradable, reusable and resealable. “We love hearing when our customers re-use the pack for another purpose,” she wrote.

Her first store was Joppa Fine Foods in the Tannery. Within a few months the crackers were on shelves in 25 stores across New England.

Now she employs seven people, including her mother, Linda Berube, who had retired from her own baking business, but came back to work three days a week with her daughter.

Onesto ships 10 cases of crackers a day. And she admits, the demand is getting ahead of her. “I am a little behind.”

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The church leaders thought it was a good idea. She bought commercial equipment, got the kitchen certified by the state and city and began cooking crackers.

Onesto in Italian means honest, which Ciccone believes describes her wheat-, dairy- and preservativefree crackers.

“We only use real ingredients and make our crackers in small batches, by hand, the way food was meant to be made,” Ciccone writes on her packages. “You won’t find any of the toxins (like bleached sugars, preservatives and partially hydrogenated oils) typically found in processed food today.”

The ingredients, which include crushed dates instead of sugar, are also free of genetically modified organisms. And the crackers are also gluten free, but she only lists it on the back of the package. She said she does not want buyers to have “a

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manufacturing past, champion present manufacturing endeavors, and encourage future economic growth in our City,” Healey said.

Mary Chatigny, president of the carriage alliance, said it will be a couple years before the heritage center is renovated and ready for us.

In the interim, the innovation center can house some of the carriages and host public events.

Innovation center CEO Robert O’Brien, who joined Alliance board members Susan Koso, Peter Hoyt, Edith Maxwell and Chatigny in moving the carriages lifted by an ARC Technologies forklift, said he is excited that the historic carriages will be housed at the innovation center. “Locals know Amesbury has always been a hub of manufacturing and innovation. Having the Amesbury Carriage Museum here will demonstrate that to our tenants, providing real-life inspiration for their everyday work,” he said.

O’Brien was equally excited to see the 18-wheel chassis arrive on a flatbed truck at an adjacent building where Andrew Amigo, CEO of Blackburn Energy, and his team of engineers and auto industry veterans are proving that their technology can solve a major problem the trucking industry faces.

“It is a big day for us,” Amigo said.

About 500,000 long haul trucks are on the road today. When the drivers shut down for the required eight hours of rest, they have to idle their engines to run electricity for the cabs to keep the driver cool or warm, run lights and television in what is a small apartment in the truck.

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RAMP UP FOR STAMPS: THE WIDE WORLD OF STAMPS Check out stamps from the Civil War and WWII, and learn about modern stamps designed by people right here in Merrimack Valley!

Thursday, September 24 4:00-6:00 pm, Join the Newburyport Stamp Club at the Newburyport Public Library for this fascinating, free event!

Everyone will receive a free packet of stamps, and drawings will be held for stamp albums and stamp collecting accessories. This program is aimed at anyone ages 9+, a fun hobby for kids, adults and the whole family!

KNIT-TO-GIVE With much appreciation last year from Emmaus House in Haverhill, Newbury Town Library’s knitting club returns this fall with Knit-to-Give.

Emmaus House in Haverhill provides short and long term assistance to those in need via emergency shelters, affordable housing, job training and the like. NTL’s knitting club will be knitting scarves, hats and other winter gear to donate to this valuable nonprofit. Please join us Fridays from 1-2 pm at the Newbury Library. Knitting lessons are available from experienced knitters.

BENEDICT ARNOLD The Seabrook Library will present a program on Benedict Arnold, Patriot on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 6:30 pm at the Seabrook Library, 25 Liberty Lane in Seabrook.

We all “know” Benedict Arnold, the traitor of 1780, but this ignores his many exploits of 1775, 1776 and 1777, when the dream of independence was at its most fragile.

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MONARCHS, MILKWEED AND MIGRATION! Come meet a monarch butterfly, learn about its life cycle, its migration to Mexico, and make milkweed seed balls to take home. Saturday, September 26th @ 10:00 am - Participants will even have the opportunity to help tag a monarch and release it to begin its 3,000 mile journey. Appropriate for children age SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th 2 and up. Meet in the refuge visitor center classroom.

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They are in their 121st year of operation. They bought the present hall from the disbanding group of Odd Fellows Organization in 1965 and they have doen a lot of refurbishing over the years and many suppers to help keep the hall in good condition. Why not visit them and find out what the Grange is all about?

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By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty Our real estate market has undergone an incredible transformation. We are in the middle of a suddenly booming real estate market. Properties are receiving multiple offers and buyers are waiving many common contingencies to get the home they want. With all that said there are still a number of homes that are sitting unsold, with little interest from buyers. Here are some reasons why buyers might be staying away from your home: 1. Pricing: Have you told yourself that even though the price might be high we can always “negotiate� or that buyers like to “negotiate�. Overpricing is the most common reason homes don’t sell. When you price your home too high it prevents buyers who might have qualified at a lower price from even looking at your home.

Also, the most activity you will receive, and certainly the most eyes on your home are right when you put it on the market. If it is overpriced, it will be dismissed or worse, not even looked at, and could sit for months. This doesn’t mean your home won’t sell after the first few weeks but you need to find a price that will make your home attractive to buyers.

2. Appearance: Every home could use a little bit of a

makeover. If it is time to paint, then paint it. If you need new carpets put them in. Convincing yourself that the buyers will want a different color or hardwood could put off a potential buyer. Making the house look fresh with new carpet and a new coat of paint can go a long way.

3. Location: Not much you can do about this one. A good REALTORŽ will accentuate the positive (“this home is near the park and schools�) and help to eliminate the negative (“you only smell the garbage dump next door when the windows are open or you are outside�).

4. Marketing: Selling a home is as much about marketing than selling. Gone are the days when realtors throw a sign out front and wait for the calls to come in.

Your REALTORÂŽ should develop a wide-ranging marketing plan to get your home out to the most and more importantly the right buyers.

5. The REALTOR: Like any profession there are all different kinds of REALTORSŽ. Beware of the one who tells you to list it for much more than what you think it is worth (“here is what we can get for you�). Make your agent

show you, based on what has sold, is for sale or under agreement, where your house should be priced.

Also, does your agent live nearby? Do they know the area? Do they actually have a track record of success?

Do they do real estate on a full-time basis? If they do than they are likely to know the market and therefore what your home is worth. Lastly, is the agent responsive to your calls and pleasant to work with? If not, then you can probably expect the same attitude to prospective buyers.

Finally, understand what kind of a real estate market you are in. Speak with your REALTORŽ often and find out what he or she is running into. Are there a greater number of buyers in the lower or higher price ranges? Are you in the right price range? Have your REALTORŽ update your market analysis on a regular basis to see just where you should be from a pricing standpoint. If you do all these things you won’t be worrying about your home sitting on the market any longer.

If you have any questions about this article, real estate in general or are looking to buy or sell a home please contact me, John McCarthy at Rowley Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley, MA 01969, Phone: 978 948-2758, Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at john@rowleyrealestate. com

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WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY The women’s Bible study women of the area is again meeting every Tuesday morning from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Meeting House, the chapel at New Creation Healing Center, 80 Route 125, Kingston, NH. No previous experience with Bible study is necessary. For more information call Veronica at 603-893-0725.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER BEHIND THE SCENES REFUGE 30th TOUR See Saturday, September 26th NEW! – EXPLORING GREAT BAY NWR BY BICYCLE THE WIZARD OF OZ Join a refuge ranger for a behind See Friday, September 25th the scenes tour, by bicycle, of Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, located MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th in Newington, NH. Participants will have an opportunity to visit areas GREAT BAY NATIONAL of the refuge that are not normally WILDLIFE REFUGE - BEHIND open to the public. See a diversity THE SCENES TOUR! of habitats while learning how Join a refuge ranger for a behind the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the scenes tour of Great Bay manages this very special landscape National Wildlife Refuge, located in for wildlife. Wednesday, September Newington, NH. Participants will 30th @ 9:30 am - Cyclists will travel have an opportunity to visit areas approximately 5.3 miles over surfaces of the refuge that are not normally that are variously paved and unpaved. open to the public. See a diversity The terrain is generally level with of wildlife habitats while learning a few gradual hills. The average how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife recreational cyclist would rate the Service is managing this very special tour route as moderate on a difficulty landscape for conservation. Monday, scale. Tour duration will be about September 28th – held from 9:00 am 2 hours.

Appropriate for adults – 12:30 pm. Consider bringing along and children age 16 or older. Each binoculars and a camera. The tour is participant must provide a either a limited to 14 participants; no more hybrid or mountain bike, helmet, than 4 individuals per sign-up. This and water bottle. Insect repellant, is a vehicle-based tour, with limited sun block, binoculars and/or a camera stops on the refuge. Meet the ranger are optional (provided these items in the lobby of the Parker River can be safely stowed while biking).

NWR visitor center in Newburyport Meet the ranger in the Great Bay no later than 9:00 am OR in the NWR parking lot 15 minutes before Great Bay NWR parking lot in the tour start time. Limited to 10 Newington, NH no later than 9:45 participants. Preregistration required. am. (Indicate location you prefer at For directions to the refuge, go to time of registration.) Preregistration this link: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/ is required for this program, as Great_Bay/visit/plan_your_visit. enrollment is limited. Be advised that html Anyone having a question about individual tours may be subject to a refuge program is asked to contact cancellation. *Please note: Those who the refuge at (978) 465-5753. call and leave messages after hours, your registration is not confirmed COCKTAILS AT THE CASTLE until you receive a confirmation call The 1634 Meadery will join The from a refuge staff member. Please call Trustees for the fourth and final (978) 465-5753 to register for this Cocktails at the Castle this year. program. Preregistration required. The Ipswich artisan winery will offer For directions to the refuge, click on samples of their mead made from this link: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/ locally sourced honey and fruits Great_Bay/visit/plan_your_visit.html and discuss their mead operation.

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I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find it difficult to keep up with technology. It’s not easy to decide when, how, and even if, to incorporate different technological advances into our lives. My dilemma, both personally and professionally, is often whether the cost and learning curve will be worth it in the end. How do we know whether the investment in time and money is really any better than an “older model�? Technology is great, but there is no arguing with historical success.

There are so many factors to consider. My parents visited me this past weekend. My father (age 77) asked me if I thought he should get a “smart� phone. When I asked him why he was considering the upgrade he said,� I feel like I’m missing out.� I think many of us feel this way when we are trying to decide whether to “upgrade.�

I just finished reading an article by a dentist who claims to have bought and implemented just about every new technology in dentistry. He says the technology has improved patient care, made him a better dentist, and helped his business grow. That sounds like a trifecta to me.

However, technology comes at a cost. While we would all love to have unlimited resources to purchase everything that catches our eye and try it out, this is not reality for most of us. Instead, we must try to envision whether a particular technology will make us better and more efficient at what we do, as well as not break the bank.

Like any other area, dentistry is full of old, new, and emerging technology.

The 5 major technologies being used on a regular basis in dentistry are digital x-rays, intraoral cameras, conebeam computed tomography imaging, CAD/CAM, and dental lasers.

Surprisingly, digital x-rays are still not used in all dental offices. When I first brought this into my office 10 years ago I was a little skeptical.

The cost was high and I didn’t fully understand how it was going to make anything better. It didn’t take long to realize it was way better.

Digital x-rays are faster, provide far less radiation to the patient, are easy to e-mail, and eliminated the chemicals needed to develop film – a plus for the environment.

Intraoral cameras are an essential tool in the dental office. They are essential for communication, and communication is everything.

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a newer 3D type of x-ray which is often used for dental implant planning as well as an aid in diagnosis of other dental issues. Although the cost

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CAD/CAM technology in dentistry allows the dentist to prepare, scan, design, manufacture, and deliver certain kinds of treatment in one visit. It has some limitations and is still expensive (over $100k), but the concept is the wave of the future.

There are many kinds of dental lasers. Lasers in dentistry can diagnose decay, aid in gum disease therapy, prepare teeth without a drill, relieve canker sore pain, and some even claim to whiten teeth.

They too have their limitations, but the technology keeps growing.

The other issue with technology is that you buy one model and the next model comes out six months later. Patients often wonder why dental treatment can be costly.

Everything described above costs money. The dental insurance industry certainly isn’t defraying any of these costs. That’s a subject for another column.

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The rate of divorce among older adults (over age 50) has doubled in the past 20 years. Among those who are in remarriages the divorce rate is even higher -- 2 1/2 times that of those in a first marriage.

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or her life. * Retirement -- Your assets will likely be halved, and as a senior, your ability to increase income will be limited. Your tax bracket will change to single, which is a higher tax rate.

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