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Advance Directives Defined

A statement about a person's future wishes about treatment in the event that he or she is unable to make competent decisions. Examples include living wills, health care proxies, do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and durable powers of attorney for health care.

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Living wills protect you at all ages, stages of life

Published July 5, 2009, 1:41 am, Carteret County News-Times

(ARA) - "People act as if death is contagious. It's not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life," so said Morrie Schwartz in the 1997 best-seller by Mitch Albom, "Tuesdays with Morrie." The popular biography made death seem almost accessible given Morrie's comfort level talking about it.

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Business Insight: Law offices of K. Erik Wallin

Published July 4, 2009, 10:40 pm, The Westerly Sun

Erik Wallin knows the law and understands the local region he serves. If all you know about lawyers comes from watching TV’s L.A. Law, you might likely view this profession as a high profile, largely glamorous calling.

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Taking a trip, senior style

Published July 4, 2009, 9:01 pm, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Freelance writer Laurel Houck takes a humorous, yet realistic, look at traveling as one gets older.

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Rep. Cobb: Final Session Wrap-Up

Published July 3, 2009, 3:08 pm, The Chattanoogan

In the State House of Representatives, we worked hard this year to ensure a balanced budget during an unprecedented economic downturn. We enacted charter school reform, and expanded Second Amendment rights for Tennesseans.

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Protecting private wells

Published July 2, 2009, 6:20 am, The River Reporter

Part two: Which tests and why? PENNSYLVANIA — Residents of Meadville and Dimock continue to live with contaminated water wells as the companies drilling for natural gas nearby strive to meet Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) directives to restore those water sources.

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Community Calendar

Published July 2, 2009, 3:25 am, Niles Herald-Spectator

Submissions for Community Calendar are required 14 days preceding the date of publication. Send to: Niles Managing Editor, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495 or e-mailed to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com.

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Newell to serve on interim health care committees

Published July 1, 2009, 11:50 pm, Littleton Independent

Being a freshman legislator isn’t easy. For some it takes a while to learn the ropes — battling pressure from lobbyists, constituents and the other party, all the while trying to master the Capitol’s rules and procedures.

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Expert's report: Progress made at BSDC

Published July 1, 2009, 11:26 pm, Lincoln Journal Star

The state has made progress with the Beatrice State Developmental Center, but in a number of areas, “much remains to be done,” an independent expert has reported.

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Ask the Experts: Is an inheritance community property?

Published July 1, 2009, 12:03 am, The Sacramento Bee

This week, our "Ask the Experts" financial team tackles questions on divorce, attorneys' fees and college savings.

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Banks warn regulatory crackdown could stifle UK recovery

Published June 29, 2009, 4:56 pm, Independent

Britain's banking sector last night fired a warning shot across the bows of the Treasury, urging the Chancellor not to put the UK's financial services sector at a major competitive disadvantage with new regulation that could even choke the economy's recovery.

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  • Advance Directive Frequently Asked Questions: What Is An Advance Directive? An Advance Directive allows you to make your health care choices known in advance of an incapacitating illness. It is a legal document in which you state how you want to be treated in the event you become very ill and there is no reasonable hope for your recovery. Although laws vary from state to state in America, there are basically two kinds of directives: 1. Living Will is a legal document in which you state the kind of health care you want or don't want under certain circumstances. 2. Health Care Proxy (or Durable Health Care Power of Attorney) is a legal document in which you name someone close to you to make decisions about your health care in the event you become incapacitated.

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  • Advance Directives for Lesbian & Gay couples: Planning Ahead For Your Health Care In the absence of a Living Will or other legal arrangement, if you become disabled, your partner generally has no say regarding medical care or life support. Your partner cannot access your assets. Your partner cannot receive information on your medical status or medical care. Advance directives are very personal documents and you should feel free to develop one which best suits your own needs. All States have declared that competent adults have the fundamental right, in collaboration with their health care providers, to control decisions about their own health care. States recognize in their law and public policy the personal right of the individual patient to make voluntary, informed choices to accept, to reject or to choose among alternative courses of medical and surgical treatment. If you have a Living Will, you can designate your partner as a decision maker

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