Commentary

What Controls: The Will or "The Box"?

If someone has designated a former spouse as the beneficiary on a life insurance policy or retirement plan, can a new will designating a new spouse as the beneficiary of all the individual’s assets supersede the earlier designation?
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Speaking Kurtly

As we are diligent in being as prepared as we can be, and in helping our friends and neighbors prepare, there are experts to help us.
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The greatest good

Gifford Pinchot promoted the very practical uses of the forests for the sake of the American people.
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The horse and I

The Cowboy wanted me to see the trail from a rider’s perspective, astride a big old horse.
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Speaking Kurtly

It’s also difficult to understand when private businesses and organizations find themselves so incapable of self-regulation that they actually turn to government for help.
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Mount St. Helens

For two months everyone in the Pacific Northwest had been following the story of newly-reawakened Mt. St. Helens, which had been dormant for a century.
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Omu's Journal: Cougar

Cougars play a vital role in the health of the land. Our state legislature either doesn’t understand or doesn’t believe this.
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