Month: August 2021

After the Blackhawks acquired Marc-Andre Fleury from the Vegas Golden Knights, rumors began to surface about the 36-year-old netminder considering retirement instead of playing in Chicago. Fleury’s agent, Allan Walsh, confirmed the goalie’s uncertainty regarding future plans shortly after the trade became official. While Marc-Andre Fleury still hasn’t heard from anybody with the Vegas Golden …

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Metro Transit Police Department Chief Ron Pavlik is retiring effective Sept. 1 after 25 years. Metro Transit Police Department Chief Ron Pavlik is retiring effective Sept. 1 after 25 years. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced the news Thursday in an email to staff. “Ron has been an extraordinary leader on whom I have relied …

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MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has announced the 2021 season will be his last after confirming his retirement from motorcycle racing on Thursday in Austria. Spanning 26 seasons, Rossi is one of the most decorated competitors in world motorsport, the Italian winning a record-equalling seven premier class title and nine overall across MotoGP, 250cc and 125cc. …

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Manuel Diaz is preparing for another school year at Georgia in what will be his 40th season as a men’s tennis coach, 34 as the head coach after six as an assistant. He’s planning on coaching well beyond that. Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks and Diaz said the school and Diaz agreed to a two-year …

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Enjoying Morning Chalk Up? Access additional exclusive interviews, analyses, and stories with an Rx membership. As the hype from the CrossFit Games settles and athletes take to social media to reflect on their experience, 4th place Fittest Woman on Earth, Kristin Holte, announced she is stepping away from competing and retiring. Her career by the …

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Dear Quentin, I’m 41 years old, father to two lovely teenage daughters, and married to my second wife for a little over a year. I’m sitting on about $10,000 of credit-card debt, and I’ve still got about $4,500 to pay off for my student loan. Our combined income is just about $100,000 a year.   I’ve …

‘Who knows if I’ll live until retirement?’ I have $10K in credit-card debt and $4.5K in student loans. Should I tap my $24K 401(k)? Read More »

The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is pictured in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Aug 4 (Reuters) – U.S. energy company Exelon Corp (EXC.O) said on Wednesday it still plans to retire uneconomic nuclear reactors at Byron and Dresden in Illinois this autumn unless some state or federal program is …

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Chad Mendes will fight again – only this time it will be with bare knuckles. The 36-year-old former UFC featherweight title challenger announced Wednesday on “The Joe Rogan Experience” that he has elected to end his retirement in favor of a multi-fight stint with BKFC. MMA Junkie learned from a person with knowledge of the …

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Longtime Russell County District Attorney Kenneth Davis has announced his intentions to resign from the post in the next two months because of health concerns. He is in the fifth year of a six-year term he was elected to in 2016. He is the longest-serving district attorney in Alabama history and …

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As someone who writes about retirement frequently, I’m well aware that Social Security won’t pay me enough money to maintain the sort of lifestyle I know I want. Instead, I’ll have to assemble an investment portfolio that continues to generate income for me. And here are three investments I intend to hang onto once retirement …

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