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Misleading Medicare Advantage Ads: What to Look Out For

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m currently enrolled in original Medicare but have been thinking about switching to a Medicare Advantage plan during the open enrollment period. Many of the Medicare Advantage ads I’ve seen offer lots of extra benefits beyond what traditional Medicare offers and no monthly premiums. What are your thoughts? — Considering a Switch Dear Considering, Be very leery of the Medicare Advantage ads on TV, radio, social media and that come in the mail. While many of these ads may tout free vision, hearing, dental and other benefits with zero monthly premiums, they ...

Antique American Flags Intrigue History Enthusiasts

Veterans Day is a time to reflect on American history and those who made it. Fighting in World War I ended with a ceasefire on the 11th hour of Nov. 11, 1918. In the following years, Nov. 11 was observed as Armistice Day. In 1947, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks organized ceremonies on Nov. 11 to honor veterans of all wars. President Eisenhower signed the bill that made Veterans Day a national holiday in 1954. Parades have honored veterans and celebrated patriotism since Weeks organized his first celebration, and long before then, too. We don’t know what occasion this 40-star ...

Moroccan Archaeologists Unearth New Ruins At Chellah

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Archaeologists have unearthed more ancient ruins of what they believe was once a bustling port city near the capital of modern-day Morocco, digging out thermal baths and working class neighborhoods that the country hopes will lure tourists and scholars in the years ahead. On Friday, researchers from Morocco’s National Institute of Archaeological Sciences and Heritage presented new discoveries made this year at Chellah — a 1.2-square-mile (3.15-square-kilometer) UNESCO World Heritage Site with a footprint almost five times the size of Pompeii. Scholars ...

Mexican ‘Muerteadas’ Parade To Portray How Death Can Be As Joyful As Life

SAN AGUSTiN ETLA, Mexico (AP) — Daniel Davila knew he would become a devil at age 12. He prepares his costume weeks ahead of Day of the Dead celebrations in San Agustin Etla, in southwest Mexico, where families take to the streets on Nov. 1 to remember how death can be as joyful as life. In the state of Oaxaca, where the 33-year-old lives, “muerteadas” are part of a festival that stretches for several nights and locals regard as part of their identity. Each celebration differs from one town to another, but most take off at the main church, where participants and musicians sing ...

A Great Man in Moscow

When the Trump administration obtained an indictment of Edward Snowden for violation of the Espionage Act of 1917, many of us who believe that the Fourth Amendment means what it says were deeply critical of the government, and we remain so today. Snowden is the former CIA and National Security Agency operative who blew the whistle on NSA and FBI mass undifferentiated warrantless spying on Americans. The spying consisted of capturing all fiber-optic data that was transmitted into, out of and within the United States. As no warrants were sought or obtained and no targets were named, it ...

Terms For A Ceasefire

By JOSH HAMMER Just as the Israel Defense Forces encircle the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, calls for a “ceasefire” are accelerating. For the first week or two after the Hamas Holocaust of Oct. 7, calls for a ceasefire were mostly relegated to far-left, self-hating “Jewish” groups such as IfNotNow and so-called Jewish Voice for Peace, along with the fifth column, jihad-sympathizing Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). In those halcyon days just a short while ago, even White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Hamas Caucus calls for a ...