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November 9, 2025 -- The SSA recently announced the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Starting in late November, you can view your updated benefit amount online — up to three weeks before paper notices arrive in the mail. To receive your personalized COLA details early, you must opt in to receive secure online notices through your personal my Social Security account by November 19.…...
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Oro Valley is a rapidly growing region about 15 miles north of Tucson in southern Arizona. CNN/Money named Oro Valley #44 on its list of "Best 100 Places to Live and Launch". The 2020 population is over 44,000, median January temperature is 50, elevation is 2500'. The population is a bit older than Arizona in general, yet many younger families…...
Hoover is an affluent suburb south of Birmingham, AL. The population is about 71,000 and the median household income is $81,000. The town has grown and prospered thanks to good planning and the Riverchase Galleria shopping complex. Hoover also has a minor league baseball team. It is close enough to Birmingham for city type pleasures but far enough away to…...
Alamogordo is a town in southern New Mexico with a population of about 35,000. The area has a very diverse economy thanks to Holloman Air Force Base, the White Sands Missile Range, and a successful economic development commission which has brought several large businesses to the area. Alamogordo is the county seat and economic center of Otero County. Photos of…...