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  Big secrets withheld from close family members are difficult during life—and perhaps even more devastating upon death, when loved ones no longer have the hope of making peace with a surprising new reality. However,…
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An expanded resource center for veterans and a completely renovated building for studies in science, math and engineering (SEM) at Cypress College in North California exemplify efforts to strengthen the community college experience.  Reimagining and…
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  The University of Kansas has been chosen by the Federal Highway Administration for research on some of the root problems impacting aging bridges across the country. It is anticipated that the $500,000 research grant…
Read Moreabout Steel Bridges: Preventing Collapse

Here’s a reality no one likes to talk about: when a loved one dies, as if working through grief is not enough, there’s a lot of other work to be done. In addition to the…
Read Moreabout Death In The Family? Practical Advice

  No one wants to think about living with Alzheimer’s. Sadly, a growing number of people and their families have no choice but to make big shifts in their lives, as they cope with the…
Read Moreabout Alzheimers? Consider a Trust

  Although most of the funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has not yet kicked in, funds from 2021s American Rescue Plan (ARP) is in use for a wide variety of public…
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  It could happen. After years on the planning table, a high-speed train line connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles might see daylight—and soon. Builders say the $8 billion dollar construction could even start in…
Read Moreabout Zipping Along: From Desert To Ocean?

In Missouri the Circuit Court’s Probate Division oversees the distribution of assets after a death. If there is a will, assets are distributed accordingly, after debts are paid. If there is no will, Missouri’s intestacy…
Read Moreabout Missouri: Probate and Personal Representatives?

An Illinois probate court is trying to sort out who has the rights to the estate of outsider artist Henry Darger—and has so far found “lots of holes” in the court documents. When Darger, died…
Read Moreabout Lots of Holes: The Estate of Henry Darger