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Review Your Estate Plan

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The human mind is fascinating, especially when it comes to how we read. Often, we do not read the actual words that are written on a page. We read what we think the words should say. We actually do not even need words to be spelled correctly. As long as the first and last letter of each word is correct, it does not matter in what order the middle letters are. We can instinctively understand the words. It is true. For example: You sohlud cehck yuor etaste paln for eorors. Undoubtedly, you read … [Read more...] about Review Your Estate Plan

Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

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Whitney Houston (1963-2012) - Singer, Songwriter, Actress Whitney Houston was an American recording artist, singer, actress, producer, model, and songwriter. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female of all time. Houston was one of the world’s best-selling music artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide. She released six studio albums, one holiday album and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

Only You Can Prevent Elder Abuse

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Do you remember the old Smokey the Bear commercials? They always said, "Only can prevent forest fires." Taken literally, of course, it's an absurd statement. You cannot personally be around to prevent all forest fires, and the truth is that you cannot prevent a spark of lightning from starting a forest fire even if you are in the area. However, the commercials made sense and had an impact because there are things that you can do to prevent forest fires. In the same sense, we can say that only … [Read more...] about Only You Can Prevent Elder Abuse

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Texas History – Do You Know There are Streets in Texas that are Paved in Gold?

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Proof of this can be found on a historical marker five miles south of Ringgold on U.S. 81. The pavement on sections of U.S. 81 and U.S. 287 in Montague County contains gold. When the two highways were being paved in 1936, sand for the concrete was taken from a nearby pit. Seeing glints of gold in the sand, the owner of the pit had samples tested, but although the laboratory confirmed that it was gold, there was only about 54 cents’ worth of gold per ton of ore, and it was very difficult to … [Read more...] about Texas History – Do You Know There are Streets in Texas that are Paved in Gold?

Tell Your Attorney About Everything

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If you have not heard of James Iredell, you are not alone. He is one of the forgotten Founding Fathers of the United States. Iredell was a British Customs employee and North Carolina citizen. He became a leading advocate for revolution in North Carolina. Later, he became a leading advocate for ratification of the Constitution. Iredell was highly regarded enough for President Washington to appoint him as one of the first Justices on the United States Supreme Court. Iredell left behind many … [Read more...] about Tell Your Attorney About Everything

Texas History – Who Created the Stetson Hat?

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The Stetson hat was actually the creation of Yankee ingenuity. John B. Stetson of Philadelphia, who went West to regain his health in the 1860's, fashioned himself a big hat that would protect him from rain, sun, and wind. After his return to Philadelphia, Stetson made a hat which he called "boss of the plains" and sent it to Western dealers. The Texas Rangers adopted the hat and found it could be used for many things: to drink from, water one’s horse, fan a campfire, blindfold a stubborn horse, … [Read more...] about Texas History – Who Created the Stetson Hat?