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you with your children. It is
important to be fety of both
you and your children that you
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a telephone number
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call (213)392-8381, they ill
help you find a 'safe' pl ce to
s y for you and your family
and will not tell your husband
if he should call or 100 for you.
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matter hat your financial
tatus. Pie rite again ..
Best of luck to you
and your family,
Erik Washington
fIN Medicare law
Dear s. earing,
Y I think you are wrong,
in fact I think you are heartle .
You have not been honest
with either of the two men
who are in love with you. You
are playing with their emotions
and in the end both guy will be
hurt by - your foolish game.
You don't de rve their love
and faith. You are right about
the world changing, but your
view of it needs desperate
rearranging.
Get yourself together
Erik ashington
y CHARLES STEWART t Fiftd Rep.
Benron Harbor District
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By CharI ewut
A new edicare la ent
in to effect in ovember that
should benefit orker ho are
bet een 65 and 70 years of gee
Older workers ho are covered
by employer group health in-
. urance will no have more
options in deciding when to,
enroll in Medicare medical in-
urance.
, edicare medical insurance
can be ery important to re­
tiree. It helps pay for doctor
office visits, medical supplies,
and many services within hos­
pi Is.
edicare beneficiaries pay a
monthly premium for this pro­
tection. I In the past orkers
have had to enroll in medical
in urance at age 65 or f ce a
10% a year increa in their
premiums for every year they
. ere not covered after age
65.
Working seniors were practi­
cally forced to enroll at 65
even if they were still working
and covered by a private
group insurance. Besides having
to pay a higher benefit for
delayed enrollment after age
65, they would have to ait
for up to a year and a half to
enroll if they declined at 65.
edicare only allowed en­
rollment during the first three
months of a calendar year and
the coverage would not begin
until the following July. If a
working nior chose not to en­
roll t 65 because he as ork­
ing he could find himself with
out any medical insurance if he
unexpectedly 10 his' b. The
only way to avoid the potential
gap in coverage from unexpected
job 10 to enroll at 65
and pay the monthly premiums
for insurance coverage he
wouldn't need as long he was
working.
Under a De persons who
are covered by an employers
health insurance becau til y
are working after ge 65 can
enroll in Medicare medical in-
ranee immedic tely if they
should op work. They no
longer will have to wait for an
general enrollment period.
The orker ill abo be
exempt from the 10% a year
penalty generally impo d for
late enrollments. Thi law
will give seniors who work after
65 greater range of choices
hen deciding when to e roll
in edicare medical insurance.
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1101 Pipestone
Benton Harbor
(616) 926-1066
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an answer? Then write to
Erik, Wamington in care of this
newqHlper or to: 'Dear Erik:
Times Square Station, P.O. Box
755, New Yo", New York
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On December 3 Indiana & Michigan
Electric Company will be serving you
from a different address. It's the new
Peoples State Bank BUilding in St.
Joseph at 830 Pleasant St. .
We've been looking forward to the
move because we feel we'U be able to
serve you better. You can now .pay
your electric biU at the bank's drive-up
window, which will be open Monday
through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to
6p.m.
If you prefer to come inside to pay
your bill, need to ask a question about
your account or learn about the
company's various programs, we'll be
open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
cOon ,BA.p.C.
And don't worry about parking,
because there's plenty of space.
Our main office address may have
changed, but our phone number the
same - 616/927-2461. Call us if you
have a question about your electric
service or just come in and see our
new facilities.
For your convenience, you can also
pay your electric hi at Consum
Currency Exchange, 90 W. Main St.,
Benton Harbor. There no ad­
ditional charge to cu orner for tho
service.
Tht new office will help us do our
job of providing the bes posslb
electric service to you . . . just a ttl
bit easier.