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Social Security “Notch Baby” seeks restitution
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- Written by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor
- Published: 09 August 2018 09 August 2018
Washington, DC - Dear Rusty: My husband was a "notch baby" and has been collecting less Social Security than his brother-in-law who had a lesser profession. Is there any hope for correcting this? ~ Wondering and Hopeful
30 Traditional Crops to Celebrate Indigenous Farming
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- Written by Michael Peñuelas, Eva Perroni, and Katherine Walla Michael Peñuelas, Eva Perroni, and Katherine Walla
- Published: 09 August 2018 09 August 2018
Washington, DC - This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 9, is an opportunity to celebrate the ecological and cultural value of indigenous foodways. In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared the day to encourage the world to protect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples. Celebrating their cultures means preserving their time-tested farming practices, agricultural knowledge, and traditional crops that can help address global climate change and food insecurity.
Hardly Anyone Wants to Admit America is Beating Poverty
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- Written by Bruce Meyer and James Sullivan The Wall Street Journal via White House Bruce Meyer and James Sullivan The Wall Street Journal via White House
- Published: 07 August 2018 07 August 2018
Washington, DC - In fact, poverty has declined significantly over the past 50 years, but neither side has recognized the major progress that has been made. So it is heartening to see that the White House, through the CEA, has taken the step of recognizing that progress—and recommending that the existing safety net be adapted and improved in light of it.
Record decline in the ag barometer as trade war concerns and low commodity prices weaken producer outlook
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- Written by Kami Goodwin Kami Goodwin
- Published: 07 August 2018 07 August 2018
Chicago, Illinois - The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined 26 points, down to 117, in July making it the largest one-month decline in producer sentiment since data collection began in October 2015. The drop in sentiment was fueled by increasing trade war concerns and decreasing commodity prices.
Presidential Message on Purple Heart Day
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 07 August 2018 07 August 2018
Washington, DC - "On this day in 1782, General George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit. This decoration, consisting of a simple, heart-shaped purple cloth, recognized soldiers who went above and beyond the call of duty in service to our new Nation.