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Ask Rusty – How Do I Get My Social Security As Soon As Possible?

Ask Rusty – How Do I Get My Social Security As Soon As Possible?

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Ask Rusty – How Do I Get My Social Security As Soon As Possible?

News Staff
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Dear Rusty: I am a few weeks away from my 61st birthday in November 2022. I was wondering how far in advance of my 62nd birthday next year should I file my Social Security benefits paperwork in order to get my first check the same month I turn 62?
Panic buttons, locked doors for Texas schools

Panic buttons, locked doors for Texas schools

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Panic buttons, locked doors for Texas schools

Texas Press Association
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Texas public schools would have to install panic buttons in classrooms and ensure all doors and windows are locked and monitored under new proposed safety standards released last week by the Texas Education Agency.
Ask Rusty – Why Don’t I Get Annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)?

Ask Rusty – Why Don’t I Get Annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)?

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Ask Rusty – Why Don’t I Get Annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)?

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Dear Rusty: I get a NET amount of $210 from Social Security plus get an alimony check of $1,400. Other people I know get a COLA increase every year, but I was told I am not eligible? But no reason was given. Why am I not eligible?

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VISD voters reject school district's proposed $2.5 million bond sale by 2-1

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
5 YEARS AGO November 1, 2017: FEMA has set up a full Disaster Recovery Center at the Vidor Police Department to help Hurricane Harvey victims. 10 YEARS AGO November 1, 2012: A Vidor ISD school bus, that was enroute to Vidor High School, was hit from behind by a passenger car as the bus traveled...
Vidor Rotarians, left to right, Karla Rogers, Suzanne Harris, Curtis Collum, Randy Wright, dish up the fish and chicken for hungry supporters at their annual fund raising dinner Monday night at the Vidor Junior High School cafeteria. There was a repeat performance Tuesday evening.

Vidor Rotarians, left to right, Karla Rogers, Suzanne Harris, Curtis Collum, Randy Wright, dish up the fish and chicken for hungry supporters at their annual fund raising dinner Monday night at the Vidor Junior High School cafeteria. There was a repeat performance Tuesday evening.

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Rotarians dish it up

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Vidor Rotarians, left to right, Karla Rogers, Suzanne Harris, Curtis Collum, Randy Wright, dish up the fish and chicken for hungry supporters at their annual fund raising dinner Monday night at the Vidor Junior High School cafeteria. There was a repeat performance Tuesday evening.

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Better late than never

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Dubliner Shane Gaffney was visiting New York City. It was about 4:00 AM and he hailed a taxi cab. John McDonagh, an Irish American, was at the wheel, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].
Did Billie Sol give the senator $50,000?

Did Billie Sol give the senator $50,000?

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Did Billie Sol give the senator $50,000?

Texas History By Bartee Haile
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Did a swashbuckling swindler slip a certain Texas senator a big wad of cash on Nov. 6, 1960? Four years later, that was the $50,000 question that threatened to sink Ralph Yarborough’s reelection campaign.
Early voting underway across state

Early voting underway across state

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Early voting underway across state

News Staff
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Early voting in this year’s midterm elections began Monday and continues through Friday, Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8. Voters will pick the state’s next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and comptroller in statewide races.

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Cuban Missile Crisis prompts evacuation plan for VISD students, faculty

News Staff
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
5 YEARS AGO October 25, 2017: The process of tearing out the damaged in- sides of the flooded Oak Forest Elementary and Vidor Middle School is underway. 10 YEARS AGO October 25, 2012: The Vidor ISD Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a new, brighter and more energy efficient...
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