Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn’t take long for that passion to switch to hurt. She knows the names, ages, families and the intimate stories of each one’s scarred lungs. She worries about a […]
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A Georgia man has been arrested for at least the second time in four years, charged with posing as an insurance agent and selling fake workers’ compensation policies. Fernando Jose Cuellar Membreno, 54, was arrested in August after an investigation by the Georgia Board of Workers’ Compensation found that Membreno had been operating under several
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A Kentucky man entered a guilty plea to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in relation to an underground fire that occurred in the MC#1 Mine in Franklin County, Illinois, in August 2021. According to court documents, on Aug. 12, 2021, Timothy Parsons, 38, Louisa, Kentucky, was the Mine Manager
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Key Takeaways In contrast to most financial advisors, Munger called wide diversification “protection against ignorance,” useful only when you don’t have conviction. Holding too many positions, he argued, can raise costs, blunt big winners, and still leave you exposed to market shocks. Munger advocated a balanced approach—owning a few great companies plus low-cost index funds—that
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