Las Vegas started as a cowboy town. When the Hoover Dam was built, it became a gambling destination. Not long after, the general tourist crowds followed. The dining scene too has grown from afterthought coffee shops and buffets to celebrity chef-helmed meccas and so-called “Gourmet Rooms” galore. Today Las Vegas covers just about every genre of food imaginable at every price point.
Tax documents. Tax documents, including W-2s, 1099Rs and 1095s, are now available through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s online myPay system.
If you get your documents in the mail, they should be on their way no later than January 31.
Retiree Update. Recently, Retiree News was doing research for a future article, and ran across the name of a former Hawaii Air National Guard member, Kelly Wilkinson. After leaving the Hawaii in the early 2000s, Kelly transferred to the 133d Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard. She retired as a Chief in April 2016. Earlier in 2015, she started in the Family Readiness Office where she continues today. Great catching up with the Chief.
From the Consumer Reports website
Many medical problems—such as heartburn or a fall—are easy to bounce back from when you’re a teenager or young adult. But as we get older, seemingly small problems are more likely to balloon into serious ones, says Michael Hochman, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science at Keck Medicine of USC.
More about Marion E. Carl’s military career
MG Carl was the Marine Aviation’s first ace. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe was rededicated in his name in 2009.
From The New York Times website
Your smartphone is one of the world’s most advanced surveillance tools. This week, Times Opinion is reporting on a huge trove of location data showing the precise location movements for millions of Americans.
Once your location is shared with the companies, there’s no way to delete that information or get it back. Your best bet is to avoid sharing your location in the first place — at least until the government bestirs itself to begin regulating how that information is collected, used and sold.
From the Kaiser Health News website
Much of what we accept as legal in medical billing would be regarded as fraud in any other sector.
I have been circling around this conclusion for the past five years, as I’ve listened to patients’ stories while covering health care as a journalist and author. Now, after a summer of firsthand experience — my husband was in a bike crash in July — it’s time to call out this fact head-on. Many of the Democratic candidates are talking about practical fixes for our high-priced health care system, and some legislated or regulated solutions to the maddening world of medical billing would be welcome.
My husband, Andrej, flew over his bicycle’s handlebars when he hit a pothole at high speed on a Sunday ride in Washington. He was unconscious and lying on the pavement when I caught up with him minutes later. The result: six broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken finger, a broken collarbone and a broken shoulder blade.
The treatment he got via paramedics and in the emergency room and intensive care unit were great. The troubles began, as I knew they would, when the bills started arriving.
Seems like corrections to the existing medical billing system is definitely needed.
From the This Day in Aviation website
3 January 1981: Pan American World Airways retired its last Boeing 707 airliner. Pan Am had been the launch customer for the 707. On 20 October 1955 the airline ordered twenty 707s, and later ordered 130 more. The first one, Clipper America, a 707-121, N707PA, was delivered 15 August 1958. On 26 October 1958, N711PA, also named Clipper America, made the first regularly scheduled transatlantic flight by a jet airliner.
The start of a new year—and a new decade, to boot—is a great time to assess your financial situation and look ahead. You’ll want to consider moves for the long term, but it’s also critical to pay attention to the details in the short term so you don’t miss an important deadline. This calendar highlights significant dates pertinent to pre-retirees and retirees, giving you a jump-start on getting organized. May the coming year and decade prove fruitful for your finances.
From the Federal News Network website
The Space Force will get its own National Guard branch if Congress decides to create the new military service in its 2020 defense policy bill.
The Defense Department will establish the Space National Guard in tandem with the Space Force and will have basic headquarters and staffing set up by the beginning of next year if Congress gives it the green light, Brig. Gen. Patrick Cobb, special assistant to the National Guard Chief for space, told Federal News Network in an exclusive interview.
Thanks to Gordon Lau for submitting this article.
From the Images of Old Hawaii website
“Housing was a critical problem at the beginning of the war.”
“On December 7, 1941, the only project operated by the Hawaii Housing Authority was Kamehameha homes consisting of 221 units for families in the low-income bracket.”
“Prior to the declaration of war, plans had been prepared for the construction of a low income family project of 368 units to be known as the Mayor Wright homes. The war prevented this development from going ahead since the buildings in the slum area on the site could not be demolished. Tenants living there were permitted to remain.” (DOI Annual Report, 1946)
Six Suggestions for the Conversation: If you have loved ones in denial about their hearing loss, here are six suggestions from the Rosenthals and from CHC audiologist Ellen Lafargue, who serves as co-director of the Shelley and Steven Einhorn Audiology and Communication Center and director of the Berelson Hearing Technology Center.
Retiree News extends a Happy New Year
to Hawaii National Guard retirees, members and friends
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