You may think that retirement is a long way off, especially if you’ve recently changed jobs, started a family, or are sending children to college. While planning for retirement may not necessarily be at the top of your list, it’s definitely something to think about.

How concerned should I be about health care retirement planning?

Health benefits are normally worth thousands of dollars and, as such, protect you against financial risk in case of illness or accident. While it is easy to take health benefits provided by an employer for granted unless your company provides full retiree health benefits, once you retire, you’ll need to figure out how to cover these costs or a portion...

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and Edward Markey, D-Mass., sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission on Aug. 10 urging the Commission to enforce its existing regulations regarding consent for receiving telemarketing calls (robocalls). This letter was signed by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Peter Welch, D-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Angus King, I-Maine, Richard Durbin, D-Ill.,  Mark Warner, D-Va., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Gary Peters D-Mich.

The letter also asks the FCC to issue guidance along the lines of the FTC’s recent Business Guidance restating the FCC’s long-held requirements for these unwanted...

Parents and early educators from across New Mexico will meet with members of the Legislative Finance Committee to address their goals for the state’s early education system on Aug. 19. The meeting will take place at the Alamosa Community Center, 6900 Gonzales SW, in Albuquerque, at 1 pm.

During the meeting, parents and early educators will share personal experiences, challenges, and ideas concerning the early education system. They hope to relay their goals for early education funding, which includes the programs that must be protected, like zero copays for parents and increasing early educator wages. They plan to focus the meeting on the need for a wage and career ladder for early...

I have to admit—I don’t know much about Star Wars. Somehow I missed the window to watch them during my formative years. Although I have glasses, write about grammar and prefer staying inside, my lack of Star Wars appreciation makes others seriously second-guess my nerd street cred.

Here’s what I do know about Star Wars: Luke and Leia were brother and sister, which made things awkward, especially after they kissed. Darth Vader was Luke’s dad. We pretend Episode I never happened (especially Jar Jar). Han shot first. What shot second. And I don’t know is on third. Also, Yoda is an awesome green Muppet (voiced by Frank Oz, who also voiced Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Cookie Monster...