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4 May 20<strong>22</strong> PUBLISHER/EDITOR PRESIDENT VP ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Pat Alexander Adrea Barrera John Bielun Liz Breier Yvonne Cloutier Dianne Davis Sandi Davis Chuck Dean Jan Fair Howard Galin www.thevegasvoice.net www.vegasvoicetv.net ANY CONTENT EDITOR (ACE) ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR NIGHT LIFE EDITOR TRAVEL EDITOR RADIO HOST GRAPHICS EDITOR VIDEO PRODUCTION AD MANAGER OUR 19th YEAR OUR FANTASTIC COLUMNISTS Susan Goldfein Linda Gomez Ali Guggenheim Dianne Hahn Dan Hyde Pat Landaker Heather Latimer Gayla Kalp BJ Killeen Kathy Manney Dan Roberts dan@thevegasvoice.net Ray Sarbacker ray@thevegasvoice.net Debbie Landry debbie@thevegasvoice.net Bill Caserta bill@thevegasvoice.net Rana Goodman rana@thevegasvoice.net Evan Davis evan@thevegasvoice.net Sam Wagmeister Stu Cooper Rich Natole / Jon Lindquist Michael Roberts Jason Roberts Betsey Bell betsey@thevegasvoice.net Mike Parker mike@thevegasvoice.net Kyo Mitchell Liz Palmer Mary Richard Renee Riendeau Diane Rosen Crystal Sarbacker Jim Valkenburg Beverly Washburn Vicki Wentz Kate Wind About The Vegas Voice There is nothing more gratifying than to be honored by your fellow senior publishers. With that humble statement, we are very proud to announce that The Vegas Voice received 10 national awards from the North American Mature Publishers Association (NAMPA) in 2021. Everything from General Excellence to Senior Issues to Editorials to Graphics, the judges held (and it remains our unconditional commitment) that “every issue demonstrates that The Vegas Voice is paying attention to the needs and interests of its readers.”
Liars, Thieves and Whores By: Dan Roberts / Roberts Rules “ They’re all thieves” I screamed to my Rana. While my PILL (partner in love & life) has learned to ignore my temper tantrums and crazy outbursts, even she had to admit that our recent encounters were shockingly outrageous. It all began last month when Rana was, once again, asked to do guardianship seminars at various senior communities. Such presentations have been on “hold” for two years due to the COVID pandemic. With life starting to return to “normal,” the requests started to come in and Rana was more than willing to resume her Guardian Gladiator role. As her loyal servant, we updated the presentation to include the latest guardian information as well as senior scams and, her new Don Quixote quest – Concerned Friends & Family Program. Anyway, in preparing the update, Rana thought it was very important to include the long-sought, much needed “Guardianship Hotline” telephone number. This was our state government response to “protect” the public from the dangers of guardianship abuse. I called the number. Twice. Both times were recordings advising that “they” would get back to me. After 3 weeks, I’m still waiting. What a waste of time. Another “looks good, and see how we help our citizens” but in reality total BS. I’ve said it before and will continue to do so. If you rely on the government (or judicial system) to protect you from guardian predators, you’re going to get screwed. And yes, I know what you’re thinking. Perhaps you’ll get one of those attorneys that specialize in guardianship protections. You know the ones – those that will include the guardianship nomination form at no charge so long as you retain them to prepare a trust agreement for you. Forget the fact that such form is free. And then I heard from a reader who wanted to engage an attorney for such a trust agreement. She was skeptical of the lawyer’s ability (and ethics) when the firm had the audacity to not only charged thousands What Do You Think? Do you agree with our columnists? Did anyone get you angry, make you think or simply put a smile on your face? Please tell us by forwarding your comments, thoughts or suggestions to Publisher Dan at: dan@thevegasvoice.net. of dollars for a simple trust agreement (which is basically a fill-inthe-blanks form) but would charge an additional $50 to notarize her signature plus an additional $25 to have one of their employees serve as a witness. Talk about greed. And then not 24 hours later, The Vegas Voice received another (we now average 9-12 per month) request for advice and assistance. It seemed that this Sun City resident wanted to update his trust since his wife recently passed away. The lawyer (who we have dealt with in the past on guardianship abuses) strongly advised (it’s called strong-arm tactics) to immediately come in and revise the agreement. It would “only” cost $10,000 for the initial consult and then another $10,000 upon completion. And that included a new, beautiful binder for the trust agreement. Was that reasonable he asked? When I asked if he wanted my opinion, I quickly remarked that the “lawyer is an absolute 100% liar, thief and a whore.” All the while my Rana was trying to wrestle the phone from me since she wanted to give her two cents about this lawyer. While Rana agreed with my sentiment, she scolded me for not being strong enough! So who’s looking out for you? At the very least, The Vegas Voice (and especially my Rana) returns all phone calls (and emails). And unlike those bottom-feeder lawyers, there is never a cost or a fee to help - although she does not provide fancy binders. Silverado Red Rock NOW OPEN NEW Memory Care Assisted Living Community Stop by to meet our community leadership and see how Silverado is redefining memory care. Silverado delivers world-class care that is recognized for an approach blending compassion and clinical excellence. Schedule a tour today! Call (702) 337-2480 to learn more red rock memory care | community silverado.com/redrock 5
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