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  Roanoke Organizations Respond to Refugees and Migrants

  By Brenda Barnes, NOV 30, 2022

  More than 40 migrant groups have settled in the Roanoke area in recent years and are receiving assistance from a variety of local community organizations.
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  Mail Theft Leads to Check Fraud

  Scams aren’t always high tech – some of the most common are about as old fashioned as they come. In 2021 there were 33,000 reports of incidents involving mail carrier robberies and mail theft, up from 24,000 in 2019, according to the US Postal Inspectors (USPIS). What were the thieves looking for? Personal checks that can be washed and re-written to anyone for any amount.
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  Caregiving with Hope and Inspiration

  By Linda Lindberg, NOV 21, 2022

  Important developments in Alzheimer’s research and methods of caregiving are offering new hope for the treatment and care of dementia patients, according to experts who participated virtually in the 36th Annual Caregiver’s Conference recently.
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  Livable Appalachia: Creative Housing Solutions

  By Joyce E. Williams, NOV 21, 2022

  Community leaders from the Appalachian region of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee gathered in early November to address the needs of the 50-plus communities in the three states.
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  Online Holiday Shopping Scams

  The holiday deals have already begun, but buyer beware – not all of those great deals you see online are legit. Because if the online shopping season has started it means that online scam season has officially begun too.
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  Veterans and Active-Duty Military Members: Social Security Has Your Back

  By Jacqueline Weisgarber , NOV 9, 2022

  Veterans Day is on Friday, November 11, 2022. Every year on this day, we honor all veterans who served our country and risked their lives to protect us.
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  Honor Flight Honors Virginia Veterans

  By Karen Taylor Davis, NOV 8, 2022

  Seventy-two military veterans from Virginia embarked recently on Mission #3 with the Old Dominion Honor Flight, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization created to honor America’s veterans for their sacrifices.
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  Virginia Treasures: Enslaved and Free Servants in the Confederate President’s House

  By Brenda Barnes, NOV 8, 2022

  In August 1861, Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina and their four children moved into a house in downtown Richmond that would be known as the Confederate White House. It was the Confederacy’s second executive mansion, preceded by a house in Mobile, Ala., where the Southern states had their first capital.
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  Veterans Scams

  Veterans, active duty and military families are nearly 40% more likely than the general population to lose money to scams and fraud. According, to the Federal Trade Commission, reported fraud attacks against our nation’s heroes and their families jumped 69 percent from 2020 to 2021.
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  Disagree with Your Disability Decision? We Will Take Another Look

  By Jacqueline Weisgarber , NOV 2, 2022

  Social Security is here to help millions of people secure their today and tomorrow by providing benefits and financial protection. We continue to protect the integrity of our disability programs by ensuring we make the correct decision on each claim. However, if you disagree with the decision on your claim, you can ask for your case to be reviewed by filing an appeal.