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WASHINGTON — People with old Social Security debts are getting a reprieve – for now. The Social Security Administration had been participating in a program…

GEAUGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – The Geauga County Sheriff issuing a warning about a scam circulating the county. A man claiming to be an investigator is calling residents telling them they could be in trouble with the county sheriff’s office. The scammer then requests Social Security number, name and other personal information. According to the Sheriff, this is a scam and says […]

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today applauded the expected news that Ohio’s nearly two million Social Security recipients will see a 3.5 percent increase in their Social Security benefits beginning in 2012. “The economic downturn has been particularly hard for seniors, who often struggle to balance the high cost of their prescriptions against grocery and utility […]