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On Monday, December 8, the Colonel Daniel Appling Chapter, NSDAR and the local UDC members held their combined annual December meeting at the First United Methodist Church Social Hall. [Full Story »] 

As my wife, Amy, and I began reviewing new health insurance policies last week my anger began to grow. Following passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) my family has had to change our insurance coverage twice and each time the premium goes up. This year we will be paying almost $400.00 more per month for coverage that is inferior to what we had before. Why are we having to change? Long story short, we would only have access to two local doctors under our current policy next year. Our coverage for a family of four will now cost over $1,000.00 per month. I am convinced that the insurance provider we currently have coverage with had to adjust to mandates required by Obamacare.
As I’ve already stated, this left me furiously scratching my head and wondering just how “affordable” this new law really is. [Full Story »] 

The temperature was dropping fast on that fateful day. Suddenly my sweatshirt failed at keeping me warm, so I hurried inside for a coat. I picked up the phone to check the forecast and shivered. The weather channel was predicting a low of 22. I pulled the hood of my warm parka over my head and went back out to feed the cats. We are now down to 2 elderly cats, both 16 years olds. The sister cats we call them. When the temperature drops, my old bones ache, so I decided to add some warmth for them. [Full Story »]