Local Photographer Martin Swett Named as Judge for the 6th Annual Being Here Now Art Show in May

Some of the most successful people recall the importance of someone in their life who helped them succeed.  Oprah Winfrey always felt guidance and support from author and poet Maya Angelou.  Former television anchorman Walter Cronkite was influenced by a newspaper editor named Fred Birney, who volunteered to teach journalism at his high school.  Music legend Quincy

Protect Your New Medicare Card
by Maggie Kraft, MSW

Medicare is mailing out new Medicare cards starting in April. They produced a nifty list of 10 things you need to know, which are reviewed below.  But first, a general fraud refresher:

By Maggie Kraft, MSW

by Maureen McGarry

Tis the season. Joy, peace on earth, sleigh bells jingling, chestnuts roasting, traffic jamming, amazon shipping. The mail arrives containing season’s greetings from your favorite charity and others you didn’t know existed. All need your critical year end donation. A veritable winter’s wonderland.

According to www.taxexemptworld.com, there are 1,337 nonprofits in Humboldt County with a total annual income of $781,997,824. The majority of these nonprofits do their work without paid staff, depending largely on extremely dedicated volunteers.