The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released an advisory regarding a recent rise in medical scams related to COVID-19. The fraudulent activity centers around fake medical products and services, non-delivery scams, and price gouging of medical items. Fraudulent Medical Products Examples of fraudulent medical products and services related to COVID-19 may include false claims… Read more »
A few years back at my wife’s family farm, we found a big old bell. Her cousin Erik erected it on a pole and rang it out. Man, was it loud! It was the bell that had been used on the farm for years to call folks back in for a hearty farm lunch (or dinner… Read more »
World Password Day is the first Thursday in May every year, and it serves as a great reminder to check in on the strength of all of your passwords. You may already know that it’s a good idea to update the password to your online banking account once every couple of months, but it’s equally… Read more »
I recently read that this will be a tremendous year for gardening as folks are homebound and looking for activities that will get them outside. There is even talk about folks having Victory Gardens this year. A routine at our home for 25 years has been buying flowering baskets for display on our home’s wrap… Read more »
Our thought and prayers to you and your family as we continue the good fight. Perhaps when you were a kid, or now as a parent or grandparent, you spent time reading fables. Fables have been a part of humanity for centuries. In 600 BC, Aesop told of the Ant and the Grasshopper, The Brothers… Read more »
As many (if not most) of you know, I love history–Learning from those who faced challenges and interacted with friends (and former enemies) and learning why they did what they did. One aspect of being a lover of history is iconic pictures (pictures, after all, are worth 1,000 words) and paintings from those times. A picture that… Read more »
My wife and children (and others) poke fun at me for loving to mow so much. On the mower, with my iPod – for two hours (yep the yard is pretty big) I am in solitary bliss! They have often kidded me that I reminded them of Mr. Douglas (Eddie Albert) from the 60’s comedy… Read more »
Congress’s passage of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act) stimulus package on Friday, March 27 is a hopeful sign that our nation will take the necessary steps to mitigate the suffering of the Coronavirus pandemic and set the course for lasting recovery. The $2 trillion emergency stimulus package provides crucial relief… Read more »
1979 had not been a good year. The Three Mile Island plant had imploded throwing the Nuclear Power Industry into turmoil. Russia invaded Afghanistan sending ripples of fighting that continues to this day. Americans were taken hostage in Iran, and the country seemed impotent to get their release, and gas prices soared due to oil… Read more »
Through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, Small Business Owners are eligible to apply for a low-interest loan due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). This loan is intended to allocate for a sufficient amount of funds to cover 6-months of operating expenses for the small business. Loan Application Process The Small Business Administration has… Read more »