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When Do Most Americans Take Social Security?

By Jim Miller You can sign up to begin your Social Security retirement benefits any time after age 62.

By Jim Sollecito Fifty percent of all Americans live within 50 miles of where they grew up. I fall

By Marilyn L. Pinsky Last spring I spent every day from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for three months

By Eva Briggs, M.D. My husband gave me a fine New Year gift — a nasty cold. Neither of

By Michele Bazan Reed | bazanreed@hotmail.com “I’ll pencil you in.” We say it constantly, casually. Even in this day

By Marvin Druger | mdruger@syr.edu Unfortunately, spouses do not usually die at the same time. When a spouse dies,

By Jim Miller Spousal benefit questions are among the most frequently asked and confusing parts of Social Security. The

By Jim Sollecito Sometimes I wonder what happened to people I gave directions to. I hope they got there.

Let’s talk about sex and why I don’t smile at old men anymore. By Marilyn L. Pinsky I suddenly

By Eva Briggs, M.D. At a recent medical conference, I listened to a talk about a relatively new cancer