Letter to the Editor: Perhaps Religious and Charitable Donations Shouldn’t be Tax Deductible
By DON NEEPERThurman Talley suggested (5/16/13 Los Alamos Daily Post) any 501c organization that made political contributions should lose its tax-exempt status.
Heart to Heart: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Heart to Heart: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
As I looked in the mirror at the new me, I could see that I looked a lot better. But for some reason what I felt was nervous. I looked better, but did I look good enough yet? Was this the best I could look? Could I reproduce the effects Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Hunting With Turkey One
How the Hen House Turns: Turkeys are not ChickensTurkey One, we called her Turkey, arrived from the feed store with one other turkey poult and three chicken chicks. She didn’t bond with the latter three, not even after the second turkey poult refused to live.
They do that. Some newly hatched turkeys give up. It doesn’t make sense after all that work getting out of the shell. Some simply refuse to eat. Websites tell me that commercial turkey raisers run colored beads through the feed so they will be stimulated to “hunt.”
When our two new turkey Read More
Letter to the Editor: 501c4 Organizations!
501c4 Organizations! I believe the IRS should withdraw all tax exempt status from any organization which endorses any political candidate.
This should extend to other categories in addition to this particular 501c organization group, including religious and social organizations!
No 501c organization should be allowed to make contributions to PACs or to candidates. Certainly political action groups are allowed to do whatever they want but they should not be tax exempt. Any tax exempt 501c organization should make public their financial contributors!
Other Read More
Money IQ: Financial Institution Lingo – Jargon and Acronyms
Money IQLet’s begin this week’s Money IQ column with two examples of financial institution lingo.
- It is a dark, cold afternoon when you notice that your deposit account is overdrawn. You call your financial institution to ask about the situation. You are told, “Your DD wasn’t received from the FRB ACH and a POS posted against your DDA, which caused an OD and NSF item.”
You stop by your financial institution to ask them what the status is on your mortgage loan refinance Read More
Column: Stressed Lately? Stress Busters to the Rescue!
The month of May can be a stressful time for youth and adults alike. There are deadlines and exams and reports due, field trips and awards ceremonies, banquets and graduations to attend. Sometimes it can all seem like too much!
Stress is a normal part of life and can actually have a positive effect on motivation and performance. There are, however, times when stress becomes too much and we begin to experience negative health effects: headaches, Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: A Little Light Summer Reading List
Hannemann’s Music Corner: A little light Summer Reading List
