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Lawmakers discuss Social Security, have no plan to prevent insolvency

The program’s insolvency will automatically trigger a benefit cut of 22% or more, impacting more than 60 million American retirees, 43% of whom rely on Social Security for the majority of their income. Yet lawmakers barely touched on ways to address the fund’s depletion during the two-hour Wednesday hearing.

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John W. Osborn

John W. Osborn, 74, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2026 at Clinton Regional Hospital in Wilmington with his devoted wife by his side. 

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June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month

The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) joins the nation in observing June as World Elder Abuse Awareness Month.