insurance industry

Here’s how to find interesting volunteer opportunities

QUESTION: Can you recommend some good organizations or websites for locating interesting volunteer opportunities? I’ve been doing some volunteer work since I retired last year, but most of the jobs I’ve tried haven’t been fun or satisfying. ANSWER: For many retirees, finding a volunteer opportunity that meets their interests, utilizes...

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June 18, 2023

Hartlepool

The rarity for one Central Illinois town?

Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...

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June 18, 2023

Hartlepool

Just how clever was Abe Lincoln in Metamora?

Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...

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June 17, 2023

Wells

Bank probes missing contents of safety-deposit box

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. What happened to Sally Gravely’s former safety deposit box at Well Fargo’s Tanglewood branch? What was in it? Where are its contents? Those are a few of the outstanding questions being raised by her surviving brother, Archer “Twig” Gravely III. Wells Fargo Bank...

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May 28, 2023

Abingdon

Supervisors reject paying Winek family claim

JOE TENNIS BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ABINGDON, Va. — Washington County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to deny paying any claim for damages involving the actions of a former county deputy last year in California. A claim for damages has been filed on behalf of the estates of three members...

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