Opinion - November 2011 Archive

Marching Vikes Say Thanks

By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

The HNHS MARCHING VIKES wish to express their sincere thanks to the community and businesses for their support in helping the marching band this past season!

2011 Business Sponsors of our Fish & Tenderloin Auction
Bailey’s Coffee LLC
Bowers Jewelers
Brock’s Cakery
Burkhart Advertising
Chris Kramer
CME Corporation
Connie Abbett, ReMax Agent
Culligan Dealer Corporation
Diane Whitacre, Maple Grove Publishing
Dyer Health and Wellness
Dairy Queen (Etna Ave)
First Farmers Bank and Trust
FW Mad Ants
FW Tin Caps
Hairshapers
HCCSC
Herald Press
HH Niswander
HNHS Athletic Dept
Huntington University
JC Penney
Jiffy Oil
Lahr’s Mowing & Landscape
Little Blessings Daycare
Los Amigos
McDonald’s
Markle Health & Rehabilitation
McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home
Owens
Pathfinder Services
Painted Desert Indian Arts 
Pizza Hut
Rock of Elders
Schwartz Partners Packaging, LLC
Sheriff Terry Stoffel
Sodexo at Huntington University
Sportsmobile North, Inc... Read More...

Social Security is not an entitlement

By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Remember, not only did you contribute to Social Security but your employer did too. It totaled 15% of your income before taxes. If you averaged only $30K over your working life, that's close to $220,500.

If you calculate the future value of $4,500 per year (yours & your employer's contribution) at a simple 5% (less than what the govt... Read More...