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The Perfect New Year’s Resolutions for 2016

Want a list of perfect New Year's Resolutions? Here is a list of some of the most important resolutions you could ever make. I coulsonelderlaw.com

The problem with most New Year’s resolutions is that they usually end up being just too darn hard to keep.  Sure, I definitely want to lose some weight, but gosh, those brownies look tempting!  Sure, I want to spend less time watching sports on TV, but now there’s a college football championship on top of […]

Ebenezer Scrooge lives on …

Ebenezer Scrooge lives on … in the form of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Office of the Inspector General I had planned to write a sweet Holiday newsletter, around the message of making sure that you make this Christmas or Hanukkah season special for any elders in your family, realizing that each […]

A Thanksgiving Message

A Thanksgiving Message: Sharing the important things with family while gathering at the dinner table may include talk about health care and long-term care. I coulsonelderlaw.com

Sharing the important things with family while gathering at the dinner table may include talk about health care and long-term care Saturday Night Live recently performed a sketch portraying a family sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner. Like most families, there were one or two relatives who wanted to bring up controversial topics like politics, race, […]

Veterans Day: A Personal Remembrance

On this Veteran's Day, let’s salute and honor our veterans, and especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation.

My Dad was always “the keeper of the papers” relating to my namesake, his late brother Wesley.  The family always knew him as Babe.  He was quite an athlete in his youth, and a very bright young man.  He showed a world of promise. After my Dad died a few years ago, I looked through […]

Finally – Some New Year’s Resolutions you can Keep!

Estate Planning and Asset Preservation Planning The problem with most New Year’s resolutions is that they usually end up being just too darn hard to keep.  Sure, I definitely want to lose some weight, but gosh, those brownies do look tempting!  Sure, I want to spend less time watching sports on TV, but now there’s […]

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