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I’m guessing there’s something floating around on the internet giving veterans false hope that they are due some kind of extra Social Security benefits for serving in the military. Vets around the country are marching into their local Social Security office with their DD-214 (military discharge papers) demanding that this hyped up bonus be added to their Social Security checks. Or they are sending me emails asking me to help them get the extra money.

As is so often the case with these online rumors, there is a tiny kernel of truth to the story. But then exaggerated claims and false information take over and things get blown way out of proportion.

Here are the facts in a nutshell: If you were in the military anytime up until 2001, the government may add a small amount of additional earnings to your Social Security record. And here is the good news: Those earnings are added automatically. There is nothing you need to do to get the extra credits. But here is the bad news: The extra credits are relatively minimal and usually will have little or no impact on the eventual amount of your Social Security check.

Now here are the details: If you served on active duty or active duty training in the military service any time after 1956, you paid Social Security taxes on your earnings just like anyone else working at a job covered by Social Security. And since 1988, inactive duty in the armed forces reserves, such as weekend drills, has also been covered by Social Security. That’s the simple part.

What leads to all the confusion is that Congress decided to add extra earnings credits to the Social Security records of military personnel. And the amount of those credits varies depending on the time served.

If you were in the military between 1957 and 1977, the government adds $300 to your Social Security records for each calendar quarter in which you received active duty basic pay.

From 1978 through 2001, the government adds an extra $100 to your Social Security account for each $300 you earned in basic pay, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year. There are times when these extra credits aren’t granted. For example, if you enlisted after Sept. 7, 1980 and didn’t complete your full tour of duty, you won’t get the extra credits. Check with the Social Security Administration for more exceptions.

Beginning in 2002, the government stopped adding extra credits to Social Security records for military service.

As I said above, if you are due extra credits, you usually don’t need to do anything to get them added to your record. If you served from 1968 through 2001, those credits are automatically added to your Social Security account. If you served from 1957 through 1967, the credits will be added at the time you file for benefits. In some cases, you may be asked to provide your DD-214 (discharge papers) to verify your military service.

The story is a little different for older vets.

If you served in the armed forces between 1940 and 1956, Social Security taxes were not deducted from your military paychecks. But in most cases, the government did add $160 per month in earnings

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to your Social Security account for the time you That’s why many people still call them “quarters served. These credits were automatically added at of coverage.” And that meant you would had to the time you applied for Social Security benefits. have worked an entire year (four calendar quar So that’s the story. There are no big Social ters) to get the extra credits you need.

Security bonuses for vets. You don’t need to go to But now, the rules are different. Once you your Social Security office waving your DD-214 make $5,200 any time during a year, you get the and expect to get a big pile of cash. (Although, as I maximum four credits that can be assigned for pointed out above, folks who served between 1957 that year. The law actually says you get one credit and 1967 may need to show their discharge papers for each $1,300 you earn. But no one can earn at the time they file for benefits to get those extra more than four credits each year. earnings added to their Social Security account.)

Depending on the kind of job you get, you

And finally, it’s important that I repeat this could earn the four credits you need quickly or message: Those extra earnings you get for your slowly. For example, if you find work as a greeter military service aren’t going to make you rich. Be- at Wal-Mart, it could take you a while. But if you cause Social Security retirement benefits are fig- can get Bill Gates to hire you as his highest paid ured using a 35-year base of earnings, a few hun- executive assistant, you might get those four credADVERTISING PROOF dred dollars sprinkled here and there into your its in less than a week!

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I didn’t call the poison center or my doctor; I was too embarrassed. I did end up being sick for a long time. I had a fever (I got a new thermometer), sore throat, terrible headache that lasted for days, my blood pressure was elevated and I vomited on the fifth day after ingesting the mercury. I don’t know if some of the symptoms were from a reaction to the Nyquil I had taken, which has never bothered me before. Any suggestions?

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Here’s a clue to those who would seek to claim veterans benefits for blindness: Don’t drive yourself to your doctor appointments.

That’s just what one veteran in Kansas did.

He received monthly benefits (from 2009 to 2016) because he claimed to be blind and needed help with everyday activities, like reading pill bottles and getting to appointments.

In October, he was seen being helped out of the car by his wife before a doctor appointment, and she helped escort him inside. Afterward she helped him back to the car. So far, so good ... except that a few blocks away he was seen getting out of the car, swapping seats with his wife and driving off.

Subsequent investigation revealed that he drove everywhere and even had a state driver’s license, which did not indicate he even needed glasses.

If convicted, the veteran and wife could get five years in prison (and a $250,000 fine) for conspiracy, and 10 years for theft, as well as another $250,000 fine. The total benefits he stole came to $63,000.

Not far away, a Missouri man, age 80, was charged with health-care fraud. He ran a medical testing center that, among other services, provided disability exams to veterans to determine their level of impairment and eligibility for benefits. When the center’s doctor left in 2013, another man (age 74) was recruited to do the exams, in violation of the center’s contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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is in mint condition. It has been in our family for a long time; we think our great-grandmother purchased it soon after she was married, around the year 1913.

What can you tell us about the maker, vintage and value of our desk?

by Anne McCollam

Porcelain Decorated By Fire-Breathing Dragon Q:

This is a photo of a dragonware cup and saucer that are part of a larger collection. I have a variety of shapes and sizes.

Most pieces have a matte gray background and are decorated with dragons in relief. A few have a red-orange background.

Could you find information on dragonware and when it was made?

Stickley Brothers introduced the “Quaint” line of furniture in 1902.

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L & J.G. Stickley Furniture Co. made your desk. It was founded in 1902 in New York. You have a fine example of its “Quaint Arts and Crafts” line of furniture that was introduced in 1904. It used several types of marks, including brass tags, paper labels and marks burned on. Early “Quaint” furniture can be recognized by straight lines and handwrought copper hardware. By 1914, there was a swing away from the “Arts and Crafts” line to furniture reflecting earlier periods of design.

Your desk would probably fetch $1,000 to $1,500 in an antiques shop. * * *

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Dragonware was made in Japan.

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Porcelain dragonware has been made in Japan since the late 1800s. It can be recognized by the mythological fire-breathing dragon in relief that is outlined in white and against a gray background that fades to black, white moriage/dots and blue accents. Some pieces were made with a pink or red-orange background. Examples of dragonware include tea sets, cups, saucers, ashtrays, vases, covered trinket boxes, coffee sets, cream pitchers and sugar bowls. Most pieces were either marked with a paper label or signed in the glaze.

There was an increased demand for dragonware in the 1940s and 1950s. The quality of early pieces surpasses that of those made in mid-1900s. A few pieces were made in China.

Most pieces can be seen selling from $15 to $50. Your cup and saucer would probably sell in the range of $15 to $20.

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Enclosed is my drawing of the mark that is on our Mission-style oak desk.

The mark is a brass tag with a logo on the left side and the words “Grand Rapids, Mi.” at the bottom. The desk stands about 29 inches tall, 48 inches wide and 29 inches deep.

At each end is a bookshelf. In the front is a single drawer with a metal pull and wicker panels. The finish is original, and the desk

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rather mangey-looking dog. Surprised that they would bring a pet with them to dinner, the man politely said nothing and graciously invited them in for a get-acquainted chat until dinner was ready.

• As they sat talking in the living room the host kept glancing a nervous eye at the dog as it trotted freely through the house sniffing his expensive furniture and clumsily bumping things to the floor. Not wanting to embarrass the couple, the man politely held his tongue as the animal continued its snooping.

• Soon after the dog had trotted into the kitchen there was a loud crash. When the host jumped to his feet to investigate, he was aghast to see the dog up on the kitchen counter with its nose in the beef stroganoff, vigorously gulping the main entrée as fast as it could. “Stop!” shouted the man as he pushed the animal to the floor.

“Enough!” he yelled. “This is enough!” Turning to the couple he said, “Don't you have any control over your dog? Why did you ever want to bring this obnoxious animal with you?”

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Centrifugal forces in golf are attempting to pull the club away from the body into impact. Players can combat this force in several common ways: 1. Start with the ball on the toe end of the club like Zach Johnson and others.

2. Back away from the ball through impact by standing up or away from the ball.

3. Try feeling the club swing through a space interior of the ball by impact.

Usually players prefer ideas one and three, but many golfers do back away from their address posture/position in order to hit the ball more centrally on the clubface. The key is understanding these forces are normal, and if you suffer heel hits, it’s a concern to address.

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But if you’ve ever wondered watching the daily “rushes,” and he said he was where the cliché of sayingelse. “ka-ching!” in rejust as scared as everyone lation to money comes from, that’s the sound • Take a close look electric, at Michael mask in that the old-style not Myers’ electronic, cash the 1978 camp Halloween.

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The movie was filmed on manually punch a series of buttons to ring up such tight budget, that the department your apurchase, followed byprop a smack of the had to make do with what they had.

For Myers’ “total” button with the heel of the hand. disguise, they used an old Captain Kirk (Star • “Do you want your carbons?” used to be an Trek) mask, which they spray painted white and automatic question asked by merchants after then re-shaped the eyeholes. you’d signed for a credit card payment. At that turn the page for more! time, credit card receipts were filled out by hand in triplicate, with a small piece of carbon paper inserted between each sheet. It didn’t take long for thieves to realize they could retrieve the used carbons from the trash and steal valuable credit card information. Once that scam gained popularity, waiters and cashiers regularly offered the carbons to customers, giving them the opportunity to destroy them.

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