The construction of a new hotel in downtown Evansville has the community buzzing with excitement. The five-story tower of rooms for lodging and convention space has been highly anticipated, discussed, encouraged, and disparaged since the beginning, and now we’re beginning to see the actual project taking shape. Like the construction of the adjacent Ford Center, the whole community will...
Continue ReadingIt might seem like the Tri-State has two seasons – winter and construction season. Orange barrels tend to sprout up every spring and remain visible all the way through the fall months. Tri-State drivers are accustomed to narrowed lanes, traffic cones, orange barrels, and alternate routes – so much so that we’re likely to not give construction zones a...
Continue ReadingYou’ve heard the statistic: up to 70% of all Social Security Disability applications are denied the first time around. At first glance, it seems unfair. Doesn’t Social Security Disability exist to help people who can’t work because of an injury or illness? Don’t Social Security taxes come out of your paycheck every pay period? How can the Social Security...
Continue ReadingPutting a loved one in a nursing home for long-term or end-of-life care is a heart wrenching decision even under the best of circumstances.You want to make sure your loved one receives the best care possible, and yet you don’t know, exactly, what to expect. Your choice of facility may be limited by insurance requirements or financial concerns, or...
Continue ReadingAnyone with small children knows how important it is to protect them. From the moment we bring them home from the hospital, our lives are spent in protection mode – locking up medicines and household chemicals, plugging off electrical outlets, wrapping the corners of the coffee table with foam bumpers. And when you take your little bundle of joy...
Continue ReadingImagine a physical illness so debilitating that you’re unable to sleep, suffer extreme mood swings, and feel pain and tenderness throughout your body. Would you be able to work in such a condition? Fibromyalgia is a mysterious illness that affects quality of life as well as ability to work, and an estimated 2% of the American population is affected....
Continue Reading“Can I still apply for disability even though I’m working?” That’s a question we get asked a lot, and the short answer is “yes.” Or, more accurately, “yes, but…” We’ve already talked about how the SSDI process can be a lengthy one. SSDI decisions can be rendered in as little as 30 days or the process can take up...
Continue ReadingWe see it in the news with alarming regularity: someone accidentally shot by a gun, many times with tragic consequences. Often these news stories involve children, which makes the tragedy even more heart-wrenching. Recently, an Evansville couple was arrested after a cell phone video showed their one-year-old child holding and playing with a gun. The story was picked up...
Continue ReadingOne of the distinct advantages of living along the Ohio River is that we have miles and miles of open water available to us for recreation, right at our doorstep. Hot weather drives us toward the water, and the Independence Day holiday is a prime time for boating, skiing, and fishing. Many boaters are out on the water well...
Continue ReadingYou may have heard that getting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a hard road to travel, if not practically impossible. The SSDI process can take anywhere from30 days to two years for benefits from an initial claim to be approved, and along the way there will be denials and appeals. It seems unfair – you’re hurt, or you’ve...
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