BENEFITS
SOCIAL SECURITY: INFORMATION & UPDATES Can a grandchild receive SSA benefits?
Q: I have custody of my young granddaughter and raising her without assistance from her parents. Can she receive benefits through my record when I start Social Security retirement next year? A: In ve...
Posted on 6/17/13 at 11:05 AM
HOME IMPROVEMENT WITH ANDY LINDUS Why You Should Install Double Hung Windows!
You look through them every day and how often do you think about what impact your existing windows have on the beauty, value, and inside comfort of your home? Replacing your windows can help improve...
Posted on 4/5/13 at 8:44 AM
NDAD INSIGHTS 19th 'Escape to the Lake' set for mid-June in Center, N.D.
This might help take your mind off of winter. NDAD's annual "Escape to the Lake" extravaganza is no ordinary trip to the lake. It provides individuals with physical disabilities the opportunity to...
Posted on 3/5/13 at 4:00 PM
GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD BUSINESS Benefits Brokers Posing as Consultants
Is your benefits consultant really a benefits broker? Would you know the difference, and should you care? I work with brokers and consultants as both a vendor and as an employer, and most have been up...
Posted on 2/28/13 at 1:34 PM
CUTE N' COMFY Three benefits of having a photographer boyfriend
Shortly after I started my blog, I started datingRobert Swansen-a wonderful photographer. I remember I was extremely nervous when he first asked to take my photos. Until then, I had taken all of my ow...
Posted on 11/14/12 at 10:56 AM
Iraq, Afghanistan veterans using VA benefits at higher rate 
They’ve been to places most Americans will never see, under conditions no one wants to think about, in countries with names most people cannot spell. Now more than half of the country’s nearly 22 million living veterans are receiving at least one benefit or service guaranteed to them because of their service to the nation.
By Betsy Simon , June 01, 2013
Locked-out Crystal workers 'overjoyed' after N.D. Supreme Court says state owes them benefits
In a reversal, the workers stand to get $4 million in unemployment benefits, which the state denied them after Crystal management locked them out in August 2011.
By Patrick Springer and Emily Welker , February 26, 2013
Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
The Pentagon is detailing a number of other benefits that will be extended to same-sex partners including identification cards that will provide access to commissaries and other services.
By Lolita C. Baldor , February 11, 2013
Proposal may be too late to help American Crystal workers
A Portland, N.D., Democrat has introduced a bill that would extend unemployment benefits to workers locked out of their jobs, but is not sure if American Crystal Sugar workers would qualify.
By Christopher Bjorke , January 24, 2013
Benefits could expire for 12,200 Minn. unemployed
Unemployment insurance benefits will expire Saturday for thousands of out-of-work Minnesotans if Congress doesn't renew a program that gives extra aid to those who have used up their six months of state unemployment checks.
By Associated Press , December 25, 2012
OUR OPINION: Council right to raise the ‘raise’ issue
Kudos to Grand Forks City Council President Hal Gershman, who called for a review of the city’s processes for giving raises and promotions.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , September 18, 2012
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Government workers’ pay, benefits need reform
Unless the governor and Legislature undertake the challenge to make substantial changes to the state employee compensation system, there will be a growing animosity toward public sector workers, who get higher wages and better benefits than those who are paying the taxes that keep them employed.
By Phil Krinkie , September 18, 2012
HELPING HANDS: Area benefits, charity fundraisers
By Herald Staff Reports , April 12, 2012
SOCIAL SECURITY Q&A: Benefits only payable if person is alive for entire month
Q. Are Social Security benefits payable for the month a person dies?
A. Social Security benefits are payable to a person only if he or she is alive for the complete month.
By Howard Kossover , March 30, 2012
SOCIAL SECURITY Q & A: Marriage does not reduce benefits
Q. My husband and I each will receive our own Social Security retirement. Will our combined benefits be reduced because we are married?
By Howard Kossover , February 17, 2012
SOCIAL SECURITY Q & A: Children's benefits vary
Q. How much would Social Security pay my young children if I died?
A. How much depends on your average lifetime earnings. Higher earnings provide higher benefits. If you have enough work to be insured, Social Security calculates a basic amount as if you reached full retirement age, or FRA, at death.
By Howard Kossover , February 03, 2012
SOCIAL SECURITY Q & A: Benefits don't increase based on age
I started SSA retirement at 62. Will my benefits increase when I reach my full retirement age of 66?
By Howard Kossover , January 27, 2012
HELPING HANDS: More Sunshine Walk & Fun Run, Grinde benefit, etc.
Saturday events include the second annual More Sunshine Walk & Fun Run and a benefit for liver transplant recipient Kevin Grinde.
By Herald Staff Report , January 20, 2012
Benefit for former Herald managing editor set for Saturday
An event to raise funds to benefit the family of former Herald Managing Editor Kevin Grinde, a recent liver transplant recipient, is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, his birthday, at the Knights of Columbus club in Grand Forks.
By Herald Staff Report , January 19, 2012
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