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Are you nearing retirement? Check out ICMA-RC's new Reaching Your Dreams Retiree Guide. This online resource includes a calculator to help you determine if you've saved enough for retirement; ten critical questions to guide your planning and key points to keep in mind when answering them; strategies for setting your goals; and a list of critical age-related benchmarks for retirement planning.

The Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship provides up to $10,000 to children or spouses of public-sector employees who died in the line of duty. The qualifying student must plan to be enrolled full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational school.

For more information and to download an application, please visit VantageScholar.org. The application deadline for the 2008 awards is March 15.

Save more money in your retirement accounts this year. IRA contribution limits rose to $5,000 in 2008 (or $6,000 if 50 or older). See the IRA Wizard for details. For the 2008 contribution limits for 457, 401(a) and other retirement plans, see "2008 Retirement Savings Plan Contribution Limits."