5 things to know before claiming Social Security benefits
In the United States, men and women nearing retirement age may be thinking about when they should begin collecting their Social Security retirement benefits.
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Workers are pictured with a tractor and farm equipment belonging to Oscar Bloom around 1919 or 1920. Bloom was born in Illinois in 1876, and his farm was roughly 2 miles south of Paoli. — Source: Phillips County Museum
Peekin' into the Past
Five Years Ago
March 24, 2016
Kelly Kinnie and Joe Kinnie are pictured from left about a half hour before kidney transplant surgery Jan. 27.
Joe Kinnie and his son Kelly Kinnie are pictured from left at their farm Feb. 23, less than a month after Kelly donated one of his kidneys to Joe in a successful transplant. Joe said farming is where his heart is, and he looks forward to getting back to work there.
Kinnie overcomes setbacks to receive kidney from son
March is National Kidney Month, a time when communities work to raise awareness about kidney disease.
This graph shows the number of positive COVID-19 cases reported in Colorado since the first Colorado case was announced March 5, 2020. — Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
A year with COVID changes Colorado
March 5 marked one year since the state lab discovered the first case of COVID-19 in Colorado, and what a year it has been.
State makes vaccination progress
On Friday, March 12, Gov. Jared Polis provided an update on Colorado’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s efforts to vaccinate Coloradans.